# heyman/heynote

A dedicated scratchpad for power users

Repository: https://github.com/heyman/heynote
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/heynote
Homepage: https://heynote.com
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: developer-tools, editor, note-taking, notes, notes-app, productivity-tools, scratchpad
Last push: 2026-06-24T09:47:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 89, release rhythm 93, longevity 96
- inputs: {"age_days": 1344, "days_push": 70, "days_rel": 49, "gap_med": 14, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5359, forks 283 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:16.011093+00:00)

## What it is
Heynote is a dedicated scratchpad and note-taking desktop app for developers and power users, built as a large persistent text buffer divided into blocks. Each block can have its own language mode with syntax highlighting, auto-formatting, math/calculation support, and multiple buffers organized in tabs.

## Use cases
- draft Slack messages without accidentally sending them
- paste and auto-format a JSON response from an API
- take quick meeting notes
- keep a daily to-do list in a persistent buffer
- do quick napkin math with unit and currency conversion
- scratch notes with syntax highlighting for code snippets

## When to choose
- you want a fast, always-available scratchpad with a global hotkey
- you need block-based notes mixing code, JSON, and prose with syntax highlighting
- you want a calculator/currency-conversion scratchpad built into your notes
- you work on Mac, Windows, or Linux and want one consistent tool

## When to avoid
- you need a mobile note-taking app
- you need structured notes with rich formatting, backlinks, or a knowledge graph
- you need cloud sync or collaboration features
- you need a full-featured long-form writing tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, gui
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: scratchpad, note-taking, block-based-editor, syntax-highlighting, calculator-mode, codemirror, macos, linux, desktop, electron

## Member repositories
- heyman/heynote (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:16.011093+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 2026-08-29T17:58:46.123071+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/heyman/heynote (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:16.011093+00:00, sha 4b6983298cf6)
  - homepage: https://heynote.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:53:19.442210+00:00, sha 324b4fad878e)
  - site_page: https://heynote.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:53:19.451405+00:00, sha 8021675acbb7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.