vnotex/vnote

Health v2 · maintenance only

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12924 stars · 1296 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

VNote is a free, open-source, Qt-based note-taking application focused on Markdown, combining a powerful editor with notebook/folder/tag-based notes management. Notes are stored as plain text files on local disk with no proprietary database, and it runs natively on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Use cases

• take markdown notes with vim keybindings
• organize notes in local plain-text files
• write markdown with live preview and math rendering
• manage notebooks of notes with tags and folders
• render diagrams like mermaid and plantuml in notes
• sync notes via git or my own service
• fuzzy search across all my notes

When to choose

• you want full ownership of notes as plain Markdown files on disk with no lock-in
• you are a power user who wants Vi mode, shortcuts, tabs, splits, and deep customization
• you need math (MathJax) and diagrams (PlantUML, Graphviz, Mermaid) in your notes
• you want a native cross-platform desktop app on Linux, Windows, or macOS

When to avoid

• you need cloud-native or mobile-first note syncing out of the box
• you want a collaborative or web-based note editor
• you need rich WYSIWYG editing rather than Markdown-centric writing
• you are on Windows 7/8, where the legacy build has reduced features

Facets

application · maturity active

editor markdown pdf-viewer developer-tools developer-tools text-editors documentation cross-platform windows cpp note-taking qt vim-mode plantuml mermaid mathjax plain-text local-first linux macos desktop

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