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On the recordRead 13 Oct 202621 facts
NoteKit
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NoteKit
Free
Free software; no paid plans or pricing stated
Read 13 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Audience
- The maker describes the project as an attempt to create free software resembling a platform-independent OneNote, including tablet input and a simple standard on-disk format.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- Autosave
- Notes are saved when the window closes, another file opens, or after an inactivity timeout.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- Community support
- The project links a Discord server and bridged Matrix space for questions and development discussion.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The README lists Linux x86_64 Debian and generic tar.gz builds, Windows x86_64 builds, and packages for several Linux distributions.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- Drawing
- Users can add hand-drawn notes with a mouse, touchscreen, or digitiser.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Drawing limitations
- Drawings can only be deleted as a whole, and drawing clears the undo stack.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- File format
- The project describes simple, standard on-disk format as one of its design goals.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Hand-drawn notes
- Users can add hand-drawn notes with a mouse, touchscreen, or digitiser.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project lists a Discord server and a bridged Matrix space for questions and development discussion.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- By default, configuration is stored in `$HOME/.config/notekit` and notes in `$HOME/.local/share/notekit`, with the notes path configurable.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- Markdown
- Notes use instantly formatted Markdown.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Markdown limitations
- Some Markdown features are unsupported because of stylistic choices or parser limitations.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- Markdown notes
- It lets users write notes in instantly formatted Markdown and organize them in a navigable tree of folders.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- Math
- LaTeX math can be entered with single dollar signs, and rendering support depends on optional build dependencies.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
- Note storage
- By default, notes are stored in $HOME/.local/share/notekit, and the notes base path can be changed in config.json.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Notes can be organized in a navigable tree of folders.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The README describes NoteKit as late alpha and says basic quality-of-life features such as resizing or moving drawings are still missing.github.com · read 13 Oct 2026
