Leanote

Health v2 · maintenance only

Flags: no_license

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11684 stars · 2435 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Leanote is an open-source, self-hostable cloud note-taking application built with Go and MongoDB, featuring rich-text and Markdown editors, Vim/Emacs editing modes, note sharing, collaboration, and built-in blogging. It ships as a web/server app plus desktop and mobile clients, positioning itself as an Evernote alternative.

Use cases

• self-host an evernote alternative
• take markdown notes with vim keybindings
• publish notes as a personal blog
• collaborate on shared notebooks with a team
• export notes to pdf
• deploy a private cloud notes server with docker

When to choose

• you want a self-hosted Evernote replacement with markdown and code highlighting
• you need note-taking plus blogging in one tool
• you prefer vim/emacs editing modes for writing
• you want team collaboration and note history on your own server

When to avoid

• you need a actively developed project with recent commits and guaranteed maintenance
• you want a lightweight local-only notes app without a server
• you require a permissive license - the repo has no explicit license file
• you need integrations with modern note ecosystems like Obsidian or Notion

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

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