# QOwnNotes

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{{Short description|Note taking app with markdown support}}

{{Infobox software
| name = QOwnNotes
| logo = Breezeicons-apps-48-QOwnNotes.svg
| logo size = 120px
| screenshot = QOwnNotes 16.11.10 Screenshot.png
| screenshot size = 250px
| caption = Screenshot of QOwnNotes main screen
| developer = [Patrizio Bekerle](/source/Patrizio_Bekerle)
| discontinued = no
| programming_language = [C++](/source/C%2B%2B) ([Qt](/source/Qt_(software)))
| operating system = [Cross-platform](/source/Cross-platform_software)
| genre = [Productivity software](/source/Productivity_software)
| license = [GPL-2.0-only](/source/GNU_General_Public_License)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes/issues/2213|title= License: GPLv2 vs. GPLv2+ (or later) #2213|website= [GitHub](/source/GitHub)}}</ref>
}}
'''QOwnNotes''' is a [free open source](/source/Free_and_open-source_software) ([GPL](/source/GNU_General_Public_License)) plain-text [notepad](/source/Notebook). The program has support for [markdown](/source/markdown), and includes a to-do list manager that works on [FreeBSD](/source/FreeBSD), [Linux](/source/Linux), [MacOS](/source/MacOS) and [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows). It can optionally work together with the notes application of [ownCloud](/source/ownCloud) or [Nextcloud](/source/Nextcloud).

== Features ==
QOwnNotes saves each note created by the user as a separate text document. These documents can be tagged, sorted, or searched <ref>{{Cite web |title=Searching for notes |url=https://www.qownnotes.org/getting-started/searching.html |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=QOwnNotes |language=en-US}}</ref> for using the app. QOwnNotes allows for the exporting of notes as a PDF, HTML document, or as a markdown file. QOwnNotes allows users to encrypt or decrypt notes using [AES-256](/source/Advanced_Encryption_Standard)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.qownnotes.org/getting-started/overview.html |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=QOwnNotes |language=en-US}}</ref> by default, but also allows for custom encryption.

The interface of QOwnNotes can be customized; the user can move and hide different menus. Users can create custom themes, changing the font, text size, and colors used in the text editor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview |url=https://www.qownnotes.org/getting-started/overview.html |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=QOwnNotes |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Reviews ==
[Linux Magazine](/source/Linux_Magazine),<ref name="lextrait1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.linux-magazin.de/Ausgaben/2016/09/Tooltipps |title="Werkzeuge im Kurztest" |access-date=2016-11-23 |archive-date=2016-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124091140/http://www.linux-magazin.de/Ausgaben/2016/09/Tooltipps |url-status=live }}</ref>
[Linux Format](/source/Linux_Format),<ref name="lextrait5">{{Cite web |url=https://www.qownnotes.org/blog/2016-07-11-QOwnNotes-review-in-British-magazine-Linux-Format.html |title="QOwnNotes review in British magazine Linux Format" |access-date=2021-08-08 |archive-date=2021-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808135701/https://www.qownnotes.org/blog/2016-07-11-QOwnNotes-review-in-British-magazine-Linux-Format.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[Linux Voice](/source/Linux_Voice)<ref name="lextrait2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.qownnotes.org/blog/2016-03-25-QOwnNotes-got-featured-in-Linux-Voice-25.html |title="QOwnNotes got featured in Linux Voice 25" |access-date=2021-08-08 |archive-date=2021-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808135701/https://www.qownnotes.org/blog/2016-03-25-QOwnNotes-got-featured-in-Linux-Voice-25.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and
Web Upd8 <ref name="lextrait3">[http://www.webupd8.org/2016/09/qownnotes-is-note-taking-and-todo-list.html "QOwnNotes Is A Note Taking And Todo List App That Integrates With ownCloud"]</ref>
reviewed QOwnNotes.
There is a more elaborate list of reviews and articles<ref name="lextrait4">[https://www.qownnotes.org/Knowledge-base/Where-can-I-find-what-other-people-said-about-QOwnNotes "QOwnNotes reviews"]</ref> about QOwnNotes.

==See also==
* [Comparison of note-taking software](/source/Comparison_of_note-taking_software)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [https://www.qownnotes.org QOwnNotes Webpage]
* [https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes QOwnNotes source code repository]
* [https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/qownnotesapi qownnotesapi app page on apps.nextcloud.com]

Category:Free note-taking software
Category:Note-taking software
Category:Software that uses Qt

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