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streetwriters/notesnook

A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v3.4.13, 5 days ago.
How widely used?: Widely used15k stars, 5 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 14,938
Activity: Updated this month

Saved setup from 10 h ago

Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

A ready-made Windows download is in the latest release.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗notesnook.comThe project's own site.

Download for Windows

Notesnook Desktop v3.4.13 · 11/10/2026 ↗

notesnook_win_x64.exe

exe · x64 · 99.1 MB · 5,798 downloads · best match

Standalone executable — no install needed.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/download/v3.4.13/notesnook_win_x64.exe" -OutFile "notesnook_win_x64.exe"
Start-Process ".\notesnook_win_x64.exe"

Other Windows downloads (5)

notesnook_win_x64_portable.exe

exe · x64 · 98.9 MB · 501 downloads

Standalone executable — no install needed.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/download/v3.4.13/notesnook_win_x64_portable.exe" -OutFile "notesnook_win_x64_portable.exe"
Start-Process ".\notesnook_win_x64_portable.exe"

notesnook_win.exe

exe · 191.5 MB · 1,759 downloads

Standalone executable — no install needed.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/download/v3.4.13/notesnook_win.exe" -OutFile "notesnook_win.exe"
Start-Process ".\notesnook_win.exe"

notesnook_win_portable.exe

exe · 191.3 MB · 57 downloads

Standalone executable — no install needed.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/download/v3.4.13/notesnook_win_portable.exe" -OutFile "notesnook_win_portable.exe"
Start-Process ".\notesnook_win_portable.exe"

notesnook_win_arm64.exe

exe · ARM64 · 93.3 MB · 409 downloads

Standalone executable — no install needed.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/download/v3.4.13/notesnook_win_arm64.exe" -OutFile "notesnook_win_arm64.exe"
Start-Process ".\notesnook_win_arm64.exe"

notesnook_win_arm64_portable.exe

exe · ARM64 · 93.1 MB · 353 downloads

Standalone executable — no install needed.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/download/v3.4.13/notesnook_win_arm64_portable.exe" -OutFile "notesnook_win_arm64_portable.exe"
Start-Process ".\notesnook_win_arm64_portable.exe"

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Nested projects: apps/desktop/package.json, apps/mobile/Gemfile, apps/mobile/package.json, apps/monograph/package.json and 11 more

Details

License: GPL-3.0
Open issues: 1,155
Branch: master

package.json scripts (40)

preparehusky install && npm run bootstrap
bootstrapnode scripts/bootstrap.mjs
cleannode scripts/clean.mjs
buildnpm run tx -- build --all --exclude=mobile,web,monograph,theme-builder,vericrypt
build:webnpm run tx web:build
build:helpnpm run tx help:build
build:vericryptnpm run tx vericrypt:build
build:test:webnpm run tx web:build:test
build:beta:webnpm run tx web:build:beta
start:webnpm run tx web:start
start:theme-buildernpm run tx theme-builder:start
build:theme-buildernpm run tx theme-builder:build
start:vericryptnpm run tx vericrypt:start
start:desktopnpm run tx desktop:start
test:webnpm run tx web:test
test:corenpm run tx core:test
start:androidnpm run tx mobile:run-android
start:android:releasenpm run tx mobile:run-android-release
start:iosnpm run tx mobile:run-ios
prepare:iosnpm run tx mobile:install-pods
build:iosnpm run tx mobile:build-ios
build:androidnpm run tx mobile:build-android
build:android:debugnpm run tx mobile:build-android-debug
release:androidnpm run tx mobile:release-android
release:android:bundlenpm run tx mobile:release-android-bundle

Files we read (9)

.github/workflows/android.preview.build.yml

.github/workflows/core.tests.yml

.github/workflows/desktop.preview.build.yml

.github/workflows/desktop.tests.yml

.github/workflows/editor.tests.yml

.github/workflows/help.preview.build.yml

CONTRIBUTING.md

README.md

package.json

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