# streetwriters/notesnook

A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

Repository: https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notesnook
Homepage: https://notesnook.com/
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: note-taking, notes-app, notes, notebook, note-taking-app, note-managment, productivity, electron, react, reactjs, react-native, dotnet-core, asp-net-core, opensource, foss, open-source, privacy, self-hosted, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-25T14:22:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1980, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 3, "n_releases_24m": 118}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14472, forks 990 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:07.094284+00:00)

## What it is
Notesnook is a fully open-source, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app positioned as a privacy-focused alternative to Evernote. It is a monorepo containing web, desktop (Electron), and mobile (React Native) clients plus a shared core, using XChaCha20-Poly1305 and Argon2 for zero-knowledge encryption.

## Use cases
- take private notes encrypted end-to-end
- replace Evernote with an open-source notes app
- sync notes securely across phone, desktop, and web
- self-host a private note-taking service
- clip web pages into my notes
- store sensitive information like passwords and medical notes privately

## When to choose
- you need zero-knowledge, end-to-end encrypted notes across all platforms
- you want an open-source Evernote alternative with notebooks, tags, and rich editing
- you want to self-host your notes sync server
- you value verifiable privacy without sacrificing convenience

## When to avoid
- you need plain-text notes without encryption overhead
- you want a lightweight single-platform notes tool rather than a full sync ecosystem
- you need deep third-party plugin ecosystems like Obsidian's
- you require offline-only storage with no account or sync service

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: cryptography, self-hosted, developer-tools
- domain: privacy, developer-tools, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: note-taking, end-to-end-encryption, zero-knowledge, evernote-alternative, react-native, monorepo, web-clipper, macos, linux, android, ios, web-server, electron

## Member repositories
- streetwriters/notesnook (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.094284+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 2026-08-29T17:12:32.208652+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.094284+00:00, sha 487c2e84c553)
  - homepage: https://notesnook.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:13.512998+00:00, sha 6be61c5dee3c)
  - site_page: https://notesnook.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:13.526803+00:00, sha 20a3759d4258)
  - site_page: https://notesnook.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:13.522936+00:00, sha bf077f748fd9)
  - site_page: https://go.notesnook.com/discord (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:13.525087+00:00, sha f7d67ca3fb9a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.