# notable/notable

The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.

Repository: https://github.com/notable/notable
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notable
Homepage: https://notable.app
License Family: other
Topics: electron, react, note, markdown, cross-platform, mac, linux, windows
Last push: 2024-06-21T12:08:56+00:00

## 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": 2811, "days_push": 803, "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 23500, forks 1183 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:34.988936+00:00)

## What it is
Notable is a cross-platform Markdown-based note-taking desktop app built with Electron and React. Notes are plain GitHub Flavored Markdown files stored on disk with attachments, nestable tags, fuzzy search, and import from Evernote or Boostnote.

## Use cases
- take notes in markdown on desktop
- replace evernote with a markdown note app
- keep notes as plain files synced with dropbox or git
- search and replace across all my notes
- write notes with katex math and mermaid diagrams
- import my boostnote notes library

## When to choose
- you want plain markdown files with no vendor lock-in
- you prefer a powerful code-style editor over WYSIWYG
- you need cross-platform desktop notes on mac, windows, and linux
- you want to manage notes with git or any external editor

## When to avoid
- you need mobile apps or cloud sync built in
- you want real-time collaboration on notes
- you need a WYSIWYG rich-text editor
- you want actively developed new features, as releases are infrequent

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, markdown, search-engine, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, cross-platform, files
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: note-taking, markdown-editor, electron-app, no-vendor-lock-in, evernote-import, zen-mode, macos, linux, electron

## Member repositories
- notable/notable (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.988936+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 2026-08-29T16:56:27.684477+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/notable/notable (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:34.988936+00:00, sha 8e5ce2ba08b5)
  - homepage: https://notable.app (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:00.167455+00:00, sha 4fde2046e07a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.