JavaScript note-taking

Open-source JavaScript projects categorized as note-taking

Top 23 JavaScript note-taking Projects

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  1. Trilium Notes

    Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes

    Project mention: Taking Notes with Joplin | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-19

    https://github.com/zadam/trilium#trilium-is-in-maintenance-m... above and beyond the license difference between the two (I'm not looking for trouble, I'm only saying they are different)

  2. SurveyJS

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  3. Laverna

    Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote.

  4. reor

    Private & local AI personal knowledge management app for high entropy people.

  5. heynote

    A dedicated scratchpad for developers

    Project mention: Use a Work Journal to Recover Focus Faster and Clarify Your Thoughts | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-07-12

    Heynote was exactly developed for this purpose. Just one big buffer with sections and lots of shortcuts and nice little additional features: https://heynote.com/

  6. Neurite

    Fractal Graph-of-Thought. Rhizomatic Mind-Mapping for Ai-Agents, Web-Links, Notes, and Code.

    Project mention: Neurite | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-19
  7. OpenNote

    OpenNote was built to be an open web-based alternative to Microsoft OneNote (T) and EverNote.

  8. linked

    ๐Ÿงพ Daily journaling without distraction. An easy, distraction-free way to record your thoughts, declutter your mind and keep the things you want to remember. Join the discord at https://discord.gg/uNjJzZvccr

  9. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB โ€“ Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  10. btw

    Open source Medium alternative- set up your personal blog in minutes.

  11. scroll

    Scroll is a language for scientists of all ages. Scroll includes a command line app that builds static blogs, websites, CSVs, text files, and more.

    Project mention: Show HN: Scroll Forms | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-09-04

    This was SO helpful. Thank you so much!

    Immediately I realize that we need placeholder text in the textarea. Just tried to do it but actually requires a CodeMirror plugin, so will have to tackle tomorrow (https://github.com/breck7/scroll/issues/135).

    I was rooting for you to press a keyboard key that would trigger the autocomplete, such as "n", and then it may have clicked, but so helpful to see your (painful) experience so I know we need to surface that better, and provide more guidance.

    Tomorrow's version should be a lot better.

    Thanks again!!!

    Also, appreciated the commentary on the blog post. Definitely not my best writing, and I will clean that up at some point too.

    This made my day. Thank you.

  12. Guacamoly

    Meemo - Your personal notes

  13. yi-note

    YiNote browser extension - online video note taking tool

  14. logtools

    Logtools: utilities for Logseq (kanban, image gallery, priority matrix, ...)

  15. notesium

    Markdown notes system with bi-directional links, Vim integration and local webapp

  16. scripts

    QOwnNotes script repository (by qownnotes)

  17. curate-connect-cultivate-knowledge-system

    This repository is a getting started kit for a lifelong learning system with Obsidian and Anki.

  18. Piece

    ๐Ÿ“œ Floating note-taking app for your fleeting thoughts.

  19. ourbigbook

    The best way to publish your scientific knowledge. Source code for the entire OurBigBook Project: OurBigBook.com, ourbigbook CLI and the VS Code extension. A powerful static wiki generator and lightweight markup language to write complex structured wikis/books/blogs with multi-user mind-melding magic ๐Ÿง™

  20. Epiphany

    A note-taking App with a static blog generator focusing on technical writing (by shi-yan)

  21. inkless

    Write simple, stay focused.

    Project mention: Inkless: A minimal, lightweight, shortcut-based text editor | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-01-19
  22. rem-graph

    Rem graph for RemNote (https://www.remnote.io/)

  23. brain

    A commandline tool for keeping a zettelkasten to organize your notes. (by robert-lag)

  24. justnote-client

    A simple, fast, privacy-focused note-taking app that you can use easily, take notes rapidly, and, importantly, truly own your account and data.

  25. readwise-workflowy-integration

    Import your Readwise notes directly into Workflowy with just a click!

  26. SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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What are some of the best open-source note-taking projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 Trilium Notes 28,622
2 Laverna 9,209
3 reor 7,923
4 heynote 4,469
5 Neurite 1,730
6 OpenNote 1,624
7 linked 935
8 btw 865
9 scroll 472
10 Guacamoly 366
11 yi-note 361
12 logtools 225
13 notesium 125
14 scripts 111
15 curate-connect-cultivate-knowledge-system 106
16 Piece 94
17 ourbigbook 90
18 Epiphany 80
19 inkless 79
20 rem-graph 54
21 brain 52
22 justnote-client 49
23 readwise-workflowy-integration 28

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