Open-Source - Note Apps

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A collection of 15 posts

Logseq and you shall find

Welcome to my 56th Android note-taking app review! Logseq has been on my backlog for a very long time and ticks off most of the checkboxes for what I'm looking for in the best note-taking app. I didn't realize they had an Android app until someone on reddit corrected me.

Is the 54th note app the best one?

Clipto errata, cross-border notebook shopping, tags on posts, Obsidian doings, and app review #54 : jtx Board.

Notally

Welcome to pit stop # 51 of this odd adventure that I'm on to find the best note-taking app for Android. Thanks for coming along for the ride. This week I tested Notally, I read a new book about taking notes and writing, and I sinned. Before I tell you about

Notesnook

edit: this post was originally published as part of my weekly review. I've separated out the newsletter content from the app review for people only interested in the app. Notesnook is a privacy first, zero knowledge, and open source app for Android that is well designed and easy to use.

Grafobook

Grafobook is very good considering it was built in 10 days. It's open-source and free but unfortunately it appears that the development was a one-time thing and there have been no changes for a year.

SilentNotes

SilentNotes is a great, fast, Open-Source, secure, text-only note taking app that supports Markdown and tags and has many public cloud or private sync options. If it had image and audio attachments and sharing options it would be near the top of my list. Screenshots Meta * Score: 7/10 * Version:

neutriNote

neutriNote is a great open-source and free note taking app that supports Markdown, export to PDF or HTML or Markdown, backup and restore, inline images, location, and more! The UI isn't as fancy as some other apps and there's no WYSIWYG editing but this is definitely a top-tier app with

Omni Notes

This is one of the best note taking apps that I've used and it runs on older versions of Android from 5 and up. I love that it's fast, it's open source, it's free, and it has no ads! All that plus it supports inline tags, colored categories, audio recordings,

Orgzly

Orgzly is a completely free and open-source note taking and to-do app with an incredible amount of customization and multiple synchronization options including Dropbox, WebDAV, or a directory. On the downside the app does not support image or audio attachments, is not extremely attractive, and is not that easy to

Standard Notes

A security and privacy first app with end-to-end encrypted sync across devices as part of the free plan, incredible! The flipside is that basic functions like text formatting and checkboxes are an upgrade. I love that it's open-source, has 30 days of change history on notes, is available on every

GitJournal

GitJournal is for more than Developers. It's a great open source app which is well designed and easy to use. It has a journal mode, linking of notes, Markdown support, inline images, fast search, and 11 languages. You can sync notes to github, Gitlab, Gitea, or self hosted which is

Joplin

A few folks online suggested that I review this app. It's open-source, has Markdown and inline image support, linking of notes, tons of sync options, as well as desktop, mobile, and Web apps. I couldn't figure out how to export from the Android app besides sharing the markdown version of

Markor, just use it

The Markor Android note taking app is incredible! No ads, completely local, Markdown support, audio recording, and tons of custom settings. A few usability issues but those are far outweighed by the functionality and endless customization. You can import markdown or other formats and then export to PDF, image, Markdown,

Quillnote

Quillnote is a free note taking developed by a Comp. Sci student at the University of Thessaly. It's fast, easy to use, and has tons of functionality including audio recording, markdown support, tags, and image attachments. Best of all it's Open-Source (GPL-3.0) and supports synchronization with Nextcloud (experimental)! On

Carnet v0.24.1 Scores 6/10

Carnet is a fairly good open-source app although has some usability items to be addressed. It has enough text formatting options and Nextcloud integration which is great. I sent them a bug report Sep 18 and more than two months later I haven't heard back #fail About * spipinoza@gmail.com