Neorg
A Neovim plugin and file format for notes, tasks and organising your life inside the editor.
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About Neorg
Neorg adds a structured note-taking and organisation system to Neovim, built around its own plain-text file format. It is meant for people who already spend their day in Neovim and want notes, lists and planning in the same editor rather than a separate app.
The project is extensible through modules and is actively developed, with a long commit history, a changelog and a published roadmap. It is installed like other Neovim plugins and also ships a Nix flake.
Strengths
- Notes and tasks inside Neovim
- Plain-text files kept on your own disk
- Extensible module system
- Active development with a public roadmap
Limitations
- Requires Neovim and some familiarity with configuring it
- Uses its own format rather than Markdown
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Neorg contributors
- Platforms
- Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Neovim users who want notes and planning in their editor
- Categories
- Code editors, Note-taking
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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zk
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Org-roam
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Denote
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nb
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