OpenNote!

You will need version 4 or higher of `firefox` https://www.mozilla.org/firefox
to run Pencil as a Firefox Extension. Linux users will need version 4 or higher of either `firefox`, `iceweasel` or `xulrunner` https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/XULRunner,
or version 25 or higher of `palemoon` https://www.palemoon.org/.
The Windows installer and OS X archive has everything you need built-in. Windows, Linux, OS X & Firefox Packages are available for download from the Releases Page https://github.com/prikhi/pencil/releases.
You can also install the Firefox Add-on from the Mozilla Add-on Repository https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pencil-prototyping/.
To install the OS X package, unzip the archive and copy the `Pencil.app` folder t

OpenNote alternatives

  • Laverna

  • Laverna is a JavaScript note-taking web application with a Markdown editor and encryption support. It's built to be an open source alternative to Evernote.

    tags: aes-encryption cloud-sync desktop-client diary dropbox-integration
  • Microsoft OneNote

  • Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft Office Suite , is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. It also offers shared notebooks, syncing between multiple computers and devices via Windows Live online storage, and optical character recognition (OCR) for getting text from pictures, business cards, etc.

    tags: auto-saving cloud-sync embedded-media getting-things-done handwritten-notes
  • CherryTree

  • A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.

    tags: Portable fast-search german multi-language note-taking
  • Notezilla

  • Take quick notes on Post-It(r) like sticky notes on Windows desktop, stick those notes to websites, documents & folders. Set reminder alarm to each sticky note. To avoid desktop clutter, you can organize those sticky notes inside folders. Send sticky notes to another computer over local network (LAN) or Internet, Sync sticky notes between computers using the Notezilla.Net cloud service, access your sticky notes on any smart-device such as iOS(iPhone/iPad), Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry etc. »

    tags: checklists getting-things-done note-organizer note-taking notes-manager
  • Standard Notes

  • Love Notes. Love Encryption.

    tags: aes-encryption android-sync cloud-sync content-filtering decentralized
  • wikidPad

  • wikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down. What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information. Links in a wiki are created by typing in WikiWords. A WikiWord is any mixed case word typed into the editor. TodoList or JohnDoe are example WikiWords. The term wiki means "quick" in Hawaiian, and wikis are all about quickly linking your information together. Wikis are not a new concept, in fact there are many web based wiki servers avai »

    tags: cross-linking cross-referencing getting-things-done note-taking notebook
  • RedNotebook

  • RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal helping you keep track of notes and thoughts. It includes a calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and word clouds. You can also format, tag and search your entries.

    tags: calendar diary journal note-taking office-xfce
  • Leanote

  • Leanote provides services for note and blog. You can use "note" as your personal notebook, if you want to share with friends, just publish note or notebook to the blog.

    tags: Portable blog-publishing export-to-html full-text-search latex-math
  • NixNote

  • NixNote, formerly Nevernote, is an open source client for Evernote . It is written in Java so it will also run on Windows & OS-X, but the primary focus has been to try and get a usable environment for Linux.

    tags: evernote-client note-taking
  • Nimbus Note

  • Nimbus tools will make sure you never forget or lose your valuable data again. Create and edit notes, save web pages, screenshots and any other type of data – and share it all with your friends and workmates. Plus, you will have access to your data from any point on the world’s map. It’s like having your most valuable information with you everywhere you go.

    tags: audio-recording ifttt-integration integrated-search location-based-reminders nested-folders
  • Alternote

  • Gorgeous note-taking app for Mac with Evernote integration. Alternote has pixel-perfect interface, robust search, distraction-free mode and lots more. It is designed to be the most convenient and natural way to make notes, collect information, write down your ideas, feelings and memories

    tags: distraction-free-writing evernote evernote-integration night-mode no-distraction
  • Quiver

  • Quiver is a notebook built for programmers. It lets you easily mix text, code and Markdown within one note, edit code with an awesome code editor, live preview Markdown and LaTeX cells, and find any note instantly via the full-text search.

    tags: code-editor code-formatting code-snippet-manager code-snippets developer-tools
  • Notational Velocity

  • Notational Velocity is a mouseless application for storing and retrieving notes.

    tags: note-taking sticky-notes