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On the recordRead 12 Oct 202619 facts
Tomboy NG
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tomboy-ng
Free
Free note-taking app; Linux, Windows and macOS downloads
Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Backups
- The app keeps one backup copy of each note that is manually deleted or overwritten during sync.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Browser access
- GitHub Sync lets users view and edit notes through GitHub’s Markdown editor from devices with a browser.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The maker provides installers for Linux, Windows and macOS, and says users may also build from source.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Export and import
- It supports importing and exporting plain text, RTF and Markdown.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- GitHub sync limit
- The maker says free GitHub accounts are limited to 5,000 accesses per day, which may affect very large note collections.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- GitHub,Google Drive,Dropbox,SMB shares,SSH/sshfsgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository identifies the project as MIT licensed.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Linux requirements
- The download page says Linux Qt5 and Qt6 packages may require separate libqt5pas or libqt6pas libraries, while the GTK2 version does not require those libraries.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The README credits David Bannon and gives an email address, but the pages reviewed do not state his headquarters or founding date.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Notes
- It supports rich text markup, automatic links between notes, notebooks, search, undo and redo.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yesgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yesgithub.com · read 21 Sep 2026
- Printing and spelling
- The app includes printing and spell check.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- tomboy-ng is a note-taking app that runs on Linux, Windows and macOS.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The GitHub access token is stored in the app configuration with only minimal obfuscation, and the maker warns that someone with unfettered computer access could retrieve it.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Selective sync
- Users can choose to sync only notes in a notebook named SyncGithub.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Sync
- Notes can sync between desktop instances through a shared file system or GitHub.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
