NoteGen is a cross-platform AI note-taking application focused on recording and writing, developed based on Tauri.
The core philosophy of NoteGen is to combine recording, writing, and AI, with all three complementing each other. The recording function helps users quickly capture and organize fragmented knowledge. The organization function is the bridge connecting recording and writing, which can organize continuously recorded content into a readable note, assisting users in completing the creation process from scratch. If the AI-organized results cannot meet your requirements, you can use the writing function to refine it yourself.
Recording
Recording methods supported:
1. 🖥️ Screenshot recording, through which users can quickly capture and record fragmented knowledge, especially in situations where text copying is not possible.
2. 📄 Text recording, which allows copying text or manually inputting brief content as a record.
3. 🖼️ Illustration recording, which can be automatically inserted into appropriate positions when generating notes.
4. 📇 File recording, which recognizes content from PDF, md, html, txt, and other files for text recording.
5. 🔗 Link recording (to be implemented), using web crawlers for page content recognition and recording.
6. 📷 Photo recording (to be implemented), similar to illustration recording, calling the camera to record, suitable for future mobile use.
Auxiliary recording:
- 🏷️ Custom tags for better categorization and differentiation of different recording scenarios.
- 🤖 AI conversation, by default associated with records under the current tag, and you can also manually associate it with any article in your writing.
- 📋 Clipboard recognition, which automatically recognizes images or text in the clipboard after you copy them.
- 💾 Organization, when you have completed a series of records, you can try to let AI help you organize them into an article.
Writing
- 🗂 File manager, supporting management of files and folders in local and Github repositories, with unlimited directory levels.
- 📝 Support for WYSIWYG, instant rendering, and split-screen preview modes.
- 📅 Version control, if you enable synchronization, you can trace back to historically uploaded records in the history.
- 🤖 AI assistance, supporting Q&A, continuation, optimization, simplification, translation, and other functions, and you can insert records into any position of the article at any time.
- 🏞️ Image hosting, directly copy and paste images into the Markdown editor, which will automatically upload the image to the image hosting service and convert it to a Markdown image link.
- 🛠️ HTML and Markdown conversion, copying content from browsers will automatically convert it to Markdown format.
Auxiliary
- 📦 Large model support, with multiple built-in large model configurations, supporting customization and easy switching.
- 👁️ OCR, which can assist in recognizing text in images.
- 🏗️ Organization templates, which can be customized for AI to organize different types of content.
- 🔎 Global search, for quickly searching and jumping to specified content.
- 🌃 Image hosting management, for convenient management of image hosting repository content.
- 💎 Themes and appearance, supporting dark theme, and appearance settings for Markdown, code, etc.
Publisher’s description
What is NoteGen?
NoteGen by codexu is open-source Windows software in the notes & to-do category. It ranks 34th by popularity among notes & to-do in this catalogue. It is written in TypeScript.
Installation and requirements
The publisher provides EXE (NSIS) and MSI installers for 64-bit Windows. It can be installed for the current user only, without administrator rights. A silent install is possible with the installer’s documented switches. An MSI package is available for deployment with Group Policy, Intune or Configuration Manager.
Updates and version history
The current version is 0.38.2, released on October 9, 2026. The version history goes back to March 11, 2025: 111 releases, all linked to the official files. That is about 70 releases a year. The last update is less than a month old.
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 222 times. The source code on GitHub (codexu/note-gen) has 12,910 stars. Similar programs include Obsidian, Logseq and QOwnNotes.
Project description on GitHub: “Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.”
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- MSI package for managed deployment
- Documented silent install
- Installs without administrator rights
- Frequent updates (about 70 a year)
- Large user base
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
In short: NoteGen is an open-source notes & to-do tool for 64-bit PCs. It is actively maintained. Administrators can deploy it unattended.
Is NoteGen safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
885428EC15657A1A17D6F16203D543401A949DEDFE5181E4866E7C81EA98AF9C· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 111 versions ›111 versions over 2 years · about 70 a year
| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.38.2Latest | October 9, 2026 | — | 64-bit MSI64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 0.38.1 | October 8, 2026 | — | 64-bit MSI64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 0.38.0 | September 30, 2026 | — | 64-bit MSI64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 0.37.1 | September 12, 2026 | — | 64-bit MSI64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 0.37.0 | September 10, 2026 | — | 64-bit MSI64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
| 0.36.0 | August 26, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS)64-bit MSI |
| 0.35.1 | August 19, 2026 | — | 64-bit EXE (NSIS)64-bit MSI |
| 0.34.1 | August 6, 2026 | — | 64-bit MSI64-bit EXE (NSIS) |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id codexu.NoteGen -echoco install notegen -yNoteGen_0.38.2_x64-setup.exe /SRelated guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- codexu
- Category
- Notes & to-do
- Licence
- MIT
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com/codexu/note-gen
- Written in
- TypeScript
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- EXE (NSIS), MSI
- Version
- 0.38.2
- Released
- October 9, 2026
- Added to the catalogue
- March 12, 2025
- Versions listed
- 111
- Updates / year
- 70.3
- Chocolatey downloads
- 222
- GitHub stars
- 12,910
- GitHub forks
- 977
- Website
- github.com
- winget ID
- codexu.NoteGen
- Chocolatey package
- notegen
- MSI product code
- {7D41FBC5-68EE-4819-9A3F-EA628C3BD81D}
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Frequently asked questions
Is NoteGen free?
Yes. NoteGen is open-source software under the MIT licence.
Is NoteGen safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install NoteGen with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Can NoteGen be installed silently?
Yes. The silent install page lists the exact command for each installer, including msiexec for the MSI package.
Does NoteGen run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
Where can I download an older version of NoteGen?
The versions page lists all 111 versions with links to their official installer files, back to March 11, 2025.
Can I use NoteGen without administrator rights?
Yes, there is a per-user installer that does not need administrator rights.
What are alternatives to NoteGen?
Obsidian, Logseq, QOwnNotes, Evernote and AFFiNE. The alternatives page compares them.
