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Notenik vs VNote: catalog facts
Notenik	VNote
Free Free with no in-app purchases, subscriptions or ads; source code under the MIT license.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL.
macOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
Notes stored as plain text files you can open anywhere Wiki-style links between notes	Native C++ application rather than a web wrapper Notes kept as local Markdown files
Mac only Sync depends on a third-party service you set up yourself	No built-in sync service Documentation is partly focused on Chinese-speaking users
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: LGPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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