# Beaver-Notes/Beaver-Notes

Open-source notes that live where you choose: your device, your server, or ours.

Repository: https://github.com/Beaver-Notes/Beaver-Notes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/beaver-notes
Homepage: https://www.beavernotes.com
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: notes, open-source, privacy, note-taking-app, linux-app, macos-app, windows-app, beaver-notes
Last push: 2026-08-25T16:56:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 68, longevity 81
- inputs: {"age_days": 1147, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 138, "gap_med": 66.0, "n_releases_24m": 9}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1334, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:24.743142+00:00)

## What it is
Beaver Notes is a local-first, markdown-native note-taking application for macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS. It emphasizes privacy with no telemetry or accounts, offering folders, tags, note linking, locked notes, and flexible sync options including self-hosted servers.

## Use cases
- take private notes locally without an account
- sync notes across devices via my own server or cloud storage
- write markdown notes offline
- keep a journal that no one else can read
- replace proprietary note apps with an open-source alternative
- organize notes with folders, tags, and links
- lock sensitive notes with a password

## When to choose
- you want local-first notes with no telemetry or vendor lock-in
- you need cross-platform support including mobile
- you prefer markdown files you fully control
- you want self-hosted or BYO-cloud sync options

## When to avoid
- you need real-time collaborative editing
- you rely on deep third-party plugin ecosystems like Obsidian's
- you want built-in AI features or cloud handwriting/OCR

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: markdown, editor, file-system, self-hosted
- domain: developer-tools, privacy, cross-platform, text-editors
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: note-taking, local-first, markdown-notes, tauri, privacy-first, note-sync, open-source, macos, linux, android, ios, desktop, mobile

## Member repositories
- Beaver-Notes/Beaver-Notes (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.743142+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:44:26.919875+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Beaver-Notes/Beaver-Notes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:24.743142+00:00, sha 6a49dd930816)
  - homepage: https://www.beavernotes.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:04:03.054162+00:00, sha c1f9a80247be)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.