Is vnote still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v4.14.4, 3 days ago.

How widely used is vnote?

Widely used. 13k stars, 10 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

How to install on macOS

vnotex/vnote

A pleasant note-taking platform with native speed, majoring in Markdown, MindMap, Typst, and plain text.

C/C++ (CMake)#editor#markdown#mathjax#mindmap

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (LGPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v4.14.4, 3 days ago.
How widely used?: Widely used13k stars, 10 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Moderate
Time: about 15 min
Stars: ★ 13,043
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

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

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗docs.vnote.funThe project's own site.

Download for macOS

VNote 4.14.4 · 11/12/2026 ↗

VNote-4.14.4-mac-universal.dmg

dmg · Universal · 340.5 MB · 40 downloads · best match

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/releases/download/v4.14.4/VNote-4.14.4-mac-universal.dmg"
open "VNote-4.14.4-mac-universal.dmg"

Other macOS downloads (1)

VNote-4.14.4-mac-universal-macos12.dmg

dmg · Universal · 336.6 MB · 20 downloads

Download

Drag the app into Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/releases/download/v4.14.4/VNote-4.14.4-mac-universal-macos12.dmg"
open "VNote-4.14.4-mac-universal-macos12.dmg"

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Parts list

1×C/C++ compiler runtime
1×CMake 3.21runtime

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Native projects often need extra system libraries. If the build stops with a missing package, check the maintainers' build guide (see Start here).
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: libs/CMakeLists.txt, src/CMakeLists.txt, src/api/CMakeLists.txt, src/controllers/CMakeLists.txt and 11 more

Details

License: LGPL-3.0
Open issues: 169
Branch: master

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.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml

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