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Nextcloud NotesSimplenote
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

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

Web, Self-hosted Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
  • Notes stored as plain files on your own server
  • Markdown editing in the Nextcloud web interface
  • Syncing is free and unlimited across every platform, notes keep a version history, and the whole thing stays…
  • Requires a Nextcloud server
  • Deliberately simple compared with full note apps
  • There is no encryption of note contents on Automattic's servers, and no attachments, folders or rich formatting.
Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 22, 2026

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