# Laverna/laverna

Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote.

Repository: https://github.com/Laverna/laverna
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/laverna
Homepage: https://laverna.cc/index.html
Language: JavaScript
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: peer-to-peer, note-taking, laverna, socket-io, websocket, webrtc
Last push: 2021-05-30T22:18:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4607, "days_push": 1921, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9178, forks 790 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.740364+00:00)

## What it is
Laverna is a JavaScript note-taking web application with a Markdown editor and client-side encryption, positioned as an open-source alternative to Evernote. Notes are stored locally in browser databases (IndexedDB/localStorage) with optional sync to Dropbox and RemoteStorage.

## Use cases
- take notes with markdown formatting
- open source evernote alternative
- encrypted note taking app
- offline note taking in the browser
- notes without registration
- sync notes to dropbox privately

## When to choose
- you want a privacy-focused, no-registration note app with client-side encryption
- you prefer Markdown-based notes stored locally in your browser
- you need offline access to your notes

## When to avoid
- you need active development, frequent updates, or long-term support (last release 2021)
- you need mobile apps or rich collaboration features
- you want sync beyond Dropbox/RemoteStorage

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cryptography, markdown, editor, file-system, web-scraping
- domain: developer-tools, privacy, web-development, frontend
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: note-taking, evernote-alternative, client-side-encryption, offline-first, indexeddb, dropbox-sync, mathjax, wysiwyg, web-server, desktop, linux, macos, nodejs

## Member repositories
- Laverna/laverna (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.740364+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 2026-08-29T17:23:21.650285+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Laverna/laverna (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.740364+00:00, sha 046684e84956)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/laverna (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:42.433186+00:00, sha 905df8d5d64e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.