# Boost Note

Boost Note is a document driven project management tool that maximizes remote DevOps team velocity.

Repository: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote-App
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/boost-note
Homepage: https://boostnote.io
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: boostnote, markdown, notes-for-developer, electron, react, typescript, devops, developer-tools, wiki, documentation-tool, agile-development, hacktoberfest, hacktoberfest2021
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-03-17T06:23:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3574, "days_push": 169, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4048, forks 423 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:33.776486+00:00)

## What it is
BoostNote-Legacy is an open-source note-taking app for programmers built with Electron, React, and Redux. It is deprecated in favor of the new Boost Note app, which adds real-time collaborative writing.

## Use cases
- take markdown notes as a programmer
- store code snippets locally
- offline note-taking app for mac windows linux
- open source evernote alternative for developers
- organize technical documentation notes

## When to choose
- you want a simple local-first markdown note app and accept no updates
- you prefer the legacy UI over the new Boost Note app

## When to avoid
- you need real-time collaboration - use the new Boost Note app instead
- you need maintained software with security fixes
- you need mobile support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, markdown
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: note-taking, markdown-editor, electron-app, legacy, code-snippets, macos, linux, electron

## Member repositories
- BoostIO/BoostNote-App (main) score 10
- BoostIO/BoostNote-Legacy (mirror) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:33.776486+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 2026-08-29T17:03:42.314129+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/BoostIO/BoostNote-App (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:33.776486+00:00, sha e15114574577)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.