TakeNote is a web-based notes app built for developers, offering a plain-text, IDE-like editing environment with Markdown preview and syntax highlighting. Notes are stored only in the browser's local storage and can be exported or downloaded, with no server-side database. It also offers a self-hosted option that supports auto-syncing notes to a GitHub repository, though this is not available in the public demo.
What it's for
Taking plain text notes in an IDE-like environmentPreviewing Markdown as rendered HTMLLinking notes to each other using {{uuid}} syntaxOrganizing notes with categories and favorites via drag and dropSearching notes across all notes or within a categoryPrettifying Markdown notes using PrettierSyncing notes to a GitHub repository (self-hosted option)
Features 13
- Drag and drop notes to categories, favorites, or trash
- GitHub integration for self-hosted auto-syncing (not in demo)
- Keyboard shortcuts for common tasks
- Linked notes using {{uuid}} syntax
- Markdown preview with rendered HTML
- Multi-cursor editing via Codemirror
- No tracking or analytics
- No WYSIWYG editor, designed for developers
- Notes stored only in browser local storage, downloadable/exportable
- Plain text note-taking in an IDE-like environment
- Prettify notes using Prettier
- Search notes across all notes or within a category
- Syntax highlighting with light and dark mode (New Moon theme)
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