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Nextcloud NotesIotas
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 or later.

Web, Self-hosted Linux
  • Notes stored as plain files on your own server
  • Markdown editing in the Nextcloud web interface
  • Fast Nextcloud Notes sync with offline editing
  • Optional Markdown with a formatted view and task lists
  • Requires a Nextcloud server
  • Deliberately simple compared with full note apps
  • Notes are stored in SQLite, not plain files
  • Export to PDF, ODT and HTML is still in preview
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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