# Automattic/simplenote-android

Simplenote for Android

Repository: https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simplenote-android
Homepage: https://simplenote.com
Language: Java
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-17T10:38:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 65, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5089, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 72, "gap_med": 153.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1910, forks 318 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:53.133870+00:00)

## What it is
The official open-source Android client for Simplenote, a free cross-platform note-taking app with real-time syncing, tagging, Markdown support, and note history. Built in Java with Gradle, it also includes an Android Wear companion app.

## Use cases
- take notes on android with cloud sync across devices
- open-source markdown note app for android
- tag and search notes quickly on my phone
- publish and share notes online
- view note history and backups
- build and contribute to a note-taking android app

## When to avoid
- you need a self-hosted or local-only notes solution (Simplenote depends on the Simperium cloud service)
- you need rich formatting, attachments, or handwriting rather than plain text/Markdown notes
- you want to develop against the Simperium API - new accounts are not being accepted

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, markdown, search-engine, auth
- domain: developer-tools, mobile-development, android-tools, cross-platform
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: note-taking, sync, simperium, android-wear, open-source-app, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- Automattic/simplenote-android (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.133870+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 2026-08-30T03:11:03.273926+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.133870+00:00, sha 447b4df89051)
  - homepage: https://simplenote.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:57.815276+00:00, sha 8cdc69fa4d1d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.