About Notable
Notable is a note-taking application that uses Markdown for writing notes, supporting KaTeX expressions, Mermaid diagrams, and other extensions. Notes and attachments are stored on the user's disk, making them portable and editable with third-party tools.
The app includes a Markdown editor based on VS Code's editor, offering features like multi-cursors, a minimap, and syntax highlighting. It also provides a dark theme, a zen mode for minimalistic editing, a multi-note editor for batch actions, and a split editor for previewing rendered notes.
Key features
- Markdown-based notes with support for KaTeX, Mermaid diagrams, and more
- No vendor lock-in: notes and attachments stored on disk, portable and editable with third-party tools
- Dark theme and zen mode for minimalistic editing
- Multi-note editor for batch actions like favoriting, pinning, deleting, and tagging
- Split editor for live preview of rendered notes
- Fuzzy search, note linking, and shareable note links
Good fit for
- Personal note-taking with Markdown
- Task management using todos
- Importing notes from Evernote or Boostnote
Notable: questions and answers
- What is Notable used for?
- Notable is a Markdown-based note-taking app that stores notes and attachments on disk, avoiding vendor lock-in. It is a good fit for personal note-taking with Markdown, task management using todos and importing notes from Evernote or Boostnote.
- Is Notable open source?
- No. Notable is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the Note Taking category, open-source options include Laverna, Zettlr and Hubble.md.
- Can I self-host Notable?
- Yes. Although Notable is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers.
- What are some alternatives to Notable?
- Notable competes with mymind.
Open-source alternatives to Notable
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Laverna
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MPL-2.0vs Evernote★ 9.2k
Zettlr
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Hubble.md
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The best notepad for you and your agents
MITvs Notion★ 1.5k
Moe Memos
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An app to help you capture thoughts and ideas
MPL-2.0vs Google Keep★ 902
Paperling
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A minimal, distraction-free markdown editor built with Tauri, React, and TypeScript
Apache-2.0vs Typora★ 580
Tangent
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The Tangent monorepo.
Apache-2.0vs Obsidian★ 571
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