pbek / QOwnNotes
QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.
Why this job: topics: second-brain, pkm, note-taking, notes
What it does
- written in C++ and optimized for low resource consumption (no CPU and memory-hungry Electron app)
- multiple note folders can be used
- you can use your existing text or markdown files, no need for an import most of the time
- older versions of your notes can be restored from your Nextcloud / ownCloud server
- trashed notes can be restored from your Nextcloud / ownCloud server
Get started
No single install command. Read the steps in the README (opens in new tab)
- Maintenance
- Active
- Last commit 3 days ago
- Stars
- 5,949
- +17 this week
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Share-alike terms
- Downloads for
- 3 systems
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- Latest version
- v26.11.6
- Released 2 days ago
- Built with
- C++
- 92% of the code
Is it looked after?
- Contributors
- Not stated
- Last 90 days
- Issues
- 98% closed
- 68 still open
- Pull requests
- 613 merged
- 0 waiting
- Releases
- 1,000
- 30+ in the last year
- No contributing guide
- No security policy
- No code of conduct
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More: download files, languages, topics and project record
Download files, v26.11.6
- Mac2 files, 431 downloads
- Windows1 file, 261 downloads
- Linux1 file, 229 downloads
Languages
- C++ 92%
- Shell 2%
- Python 1%
- Makefile 1%
Topics
- owncloud
- c-plus-plus
- qownnotes
- nextcloud
- nextcloud-notes
- note-taking
- markdown
- caldav
- dropbox
- bookmark
- chrome-extension
- firefox-extension
Project record
- JobNotes and knowledge
- StatusFeatured
- Commits11,175
- Forks498
- Watching90
- Stars in 28 days+68
- CreatedDec 2, 2014
- First seen by usNov 7, 2026
- CheckedNov 8, 2026