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Simplenote vs Gnote: catalog facts
Simplenote	Gnote
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Linux
Syncing is free and unlimited across every platform, notes keep a version history, and the whole thing stays…	Simple and lightweight Part of the GNOME ecosystem
There is no encryption of note contents on Automattic's servers, and no attachments, folders or rich formatting.	Fewer features than Markdown note apps Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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