# nuttyartist/notes

Fast and beautiful note-taking app written in C++. Write down your thoughts.

Repository: https://github.com/nuttyartist/notes
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notes
Homepage: https://notes-foss.com
Language: C++
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: notes, qt, c-plus-plus, cross-platform, qt5, gui, note-taking, qt6, markdown, note-managment, note-taker, note-taking-app, personal-knowledge-base, productivity, local-first
Last push: 2026-05-15T19:11:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 82, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3904, "days_push": 110, "days_rel": 701, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4269, forks 383 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:40.788876+00:00)

## What it is
Notes is a fast, open-source, cross-platform note-taking desktop application written in C++ with Qt. It supports Markdown, folders and tags, themes, a Kanban task board, and local-first storage with no tracking.

## Use cases
- take notes locally with markdown support
- organize notes with folders and tags
- manage tasks as a kanban board
- quickly search notes with instant search
- write notes privately without cloud tracking
- use a keyboard-only note-taking workflow

## When to choose
- you want a fast, native, local-first note app on Linux, macOS, or Windows
- you prefer Markdown and keyboard shortcuts over rich-text editors
- privacy matters and you don't want your notes synced to third-party servers

## When to avoid
- you need built-in cloud sync or mobile apps
- you want collaborative editing or web access to your notes
- you need a free Kanban editor (editing the task board requires the Pro license or building from source)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, markdown, search-engine, file-system
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications, text-editors
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: note-taking, local-first, qt, kanban, personal-knowledge-base, privacy, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- nuttyartist/notes (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.788876+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 2026-08-29T18:22:02.069384+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nuttyartist/notes (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.788876+00:00, sha 27dec15cafb5)
  - homepage: https://notes-foss.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:32.268248+00:00, sha 785701ba921b)
  - site_page: https://www.notes-foss.com/pricing.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:32.277368+00:00, sha 747878d2f1c8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.