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CherryTree vs QOwnNotes: catalog facts
CherryTree	QOwnNotes
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, Linux	macOS, Linux
Hierarchical nodes, so deep structures stay organised rather than flat Rich text and syntax-highlighted code in the same document, including codeboxes	Notes are plain Markdown files, so nothing is locked in a proprietary format Works with Nextcloud and ownCloud Notes, or any file sync you already use
No official macOS build No built-in sync; you supply Syncthing, Nextcloud or similar	Many of the better features assume a Nextcloud or ownCloud server The interface is dense and Qt-flavoured rather than native anywhere
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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