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Note Taking

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kiwi.nvim
kiwi.nvimLua

A minimal, markdown-only wiki plugin for Neovim, stripped down from VimWiki for note-taking and documentation.

#blog-writing#productivity#documentation-tool
Stars247
Forks14
Last commit11 months ago
ididit!
ididit!C#

A procrastination-friendly habit tracker built with C# .NET 7 Blazor for taking notes, managing tasks, and tracking habits across all platforms.

#progressive-web-app#productivity#asp-net-core
Stars233
Forks27
Last commit1 year ago
Inkwell
Inkwell

A lightweight, fast, and portable markdown editor built with Rust and Tauri, featuring live preview, Mermaid diagrams, and local-only data storage.

#desktop-application#offline-first#privacy-tools
Stars218
Forks9
Last commit14 days ago
Stik
StikTypeScript

A macOS app for instantly capturing thoughts with a global shortcut, saving notes as plain markdown files.

#ai#productivity#keyboard-first
Stars209
Forks14
Last commit1 month ago
fluster
flusterJavaScript

Free and open-source academic note-taking application with Rust-powered interactive plotting and dynamic RAG for researchers.

#open-source#productivity#academic
Stars198
Forks11
Last commit1 month ago
notable
notableGo

A simple, secure, and private note-taking application that runs locally as a static binary with no dependencies.

#search#go-application#static-binary
Stars189
Forks14
Last commit6 months ago
papis.nvim
papis.nvimLua

A Neovim plugin for managing your bibliography, providing search, citation insertion, and note formatting directly within the editor.

#academic-writing#academia#citation-tool
Stars180
Forks16
Last commit6 months ago
NoteTaker
NoteTakerSwift

A sample note-taking app for macOS and iOS demonstrating Realm and CloudKit syncing architecture.

#ios-app#ios#educational
Stars177
Forks19
Last commit9 years ago
Proton
ProtonJavaScript

A cross-platform desktop application for editing and previewing Markdown files in real-time.

#desktop-application#open-source#markdown-parser
Stars170
Forks20
Last commit3 years ago
Obsidian Adwaita Theme
Obsidian Adwaita ThemeCSS

An Obsidian theme styled after the GNOME Adwaita design language for a native desktop experience on Linux.

#adwaita#open-source-theme#obsidian-md
Stars160
Forks10
Last commit8 months ago
.sea.nvim
.sea.nvimLua

A highly customized Neovim configuration designed as a personal IDE, featuring LSP support, debugging, note-taking, and AI integration.

#vimscript#ai-integration#productivity
Stars148
Forks5
Last commit2 months ago
global-note.nvim
global-note.nvimLua

A Neovim plugin that provides persistent floating notes for global, project-local, and file-specific contexts.

#productivity#workflow-tool#editor-integration
Stars148
Forks5
Last commit2 years ago
neowiki.nvim
neowiki.nvimLua

A full-featured minimalist Vimwiki successor for Neovim, built with Lua for instant note-taking and GTD.

#productivity#knowledge-management#neovim-plugin
Stars142
Forks9
Last commit1 month ago
Notenik
NotenikSwift

A modern, powerful note-taking application for macOS, written in Swift.

#productivity#appkit#knowledge-management
Stars109
Forks2
Last commit1 year ago
Task Keeper
Task KeeperScala

A self-hosted list editor for power users with extensive keyboard shortcuts and task management features.

#play-framework#productivity-tools#selfhosted
Stars100
Forks1
Last commit1 month ago
tdo.nvim
tdo.nvimLua

A Neovim plugin that integrates the tdo note-taking system for fast and simple notes and todos directly in your editor.

#productivity#journaling#neovim-plugin
Stars98
Forks0
Last commit6 months ago
doodle
doodleLua

A powerful note-taking and knowledge-management plugin for Neovim, inspired by Obsidian.

#git-sync#productivity#knowledge-management
Stars96
Forks3
Last commit7 months ago
breze
brezeJupyter Notebook

A lightweight, customizable alternative to Notion with a focus on simplicity and privacy.

#minimalist#open-source-alternative#markdown-editor
Stars95
Forks43
Last commit9 years ago
journalot
journalotShell

A minimal, git-backed command-line journaling tool for developers that opens directly in your terminal.

#version-control#developer-tools#productivity
Stars93
Forks4
Last commit2 months ago
GPT2Markdown
GPT2MarkdownJavaScript

A Chrome extension that exports ChatGPT conversations to Markdown files with one click.

#ai#productivity#browser-extension
Stars92
Forks22
Last commit3 years ago
obs.nvim
obs.nvimLua

A NeoVim plugin that brings Obsidian-like note-taking capabilities directly into the NeoVim editor.

#productivity#obsidian#vimwiki
Stars90
Forks5
Last commit6 days ago
WatchNotes
WatchNotesSwift

An iPhone and Apple Watch app that syncs notes between devices using App Groups for seamless wrist access.

#ios-app#productivity#apple-watch
Stars83
Forks11
Last commit10 years ago
StickyNotes
StickyNotesSwift

A Windows 10-style sticky notes application built with macOS AppKit.

#sticky-notes#productivity#appkit
Stars81
Forks9
Last commit7 years ago
Quickeys
QuickeysSwift

A macOS menu bar app for quick note-taking and text utilities accessible via a dropdown window.

#apple#productivity#pastebin
Stars74
Forks7
Last commit5 years ago
Zettel
ZettelSwift

A minimal, distraction-free local note-taking app for iOS and macOS that stores notes as Markdown files.

#ios-app#apple-platforms#ios
Stars65
Forks5
Last commit1 month ago
Outliner
OutlinerVala

A native outlining application for elementary OS with rich text/Markdown support and multiple export formats.

#outliner#productivity#office
Stars63
Forks5
Last commit1 month ago
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