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GnoteSimplenote
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
  • Simple and lightweight
  • Part of the GNOME ecosystem
  • Syncing is free and unlimited across every platform, notes keep a version history, and the whole thing stays…
  • Fewer features than Markdown note apps
  • Linux only
  • There is no encryption of note contents on Automattic's servers, and no attachments, folders or rich formatting.
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only License: GPL-2.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Not stated if it works offline

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