# Leanote

Not Just A Notepad! (golang + mongodb) http://leanote.org

Repository: https://github.com/leanote/leanote
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/leanote
Homepage: http://leanote.com
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Topics: leanote, evernote
Last push: 2023-11-27T06:36:09+00:00
Link (homepage): http://leanote.com
Link (site_page): http://leanote.com/pricing

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4503, "days_push": 1010, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- 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 11684, forks 2435 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:49.477300+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: self-hosted, markdown, web-framework, search-engine
- domain: developer-tools, self-hosted, web-development, documentation
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go
- tags: note-taking, evernote-alternative, knowledge-management, blogging, mongodb, collaboration, rich-text-editor, vim-mode, emacs-mode, linux, macos, docker, web-server, android, ios

## Member repositories
- leanote/leanote (main) score 23
- leanote/desktop-app (frontend) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.477300+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 2026-08-29T17:15:24.291291+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/leanote/leanote (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:49.477300+00:00, sha fc50ee806ce7)
  - homepage: http://leanote.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:19.439249+00:00, sha f8c66d271150)
  - site_page: http://leanote.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:14:19.442404+00:00, sha aef2f42626a4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.