A pleasant note-taking platform
Publisher’s description
What is vnote?
vnote is an open-source notes & to-do program for Windows. Besides Windows, it is available for Linux.
Installation and requirements
Official installers exist for 64-bit as Portable. It runs without installation (portable).
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 14,005 times. Similar programs include Obsidian, QOwnNotes and Logseq.
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Portable: runs without installation
- Also runs on Linux
Cons
- No native ARM64 build
In short: vnote is an open-source notes & to-do tool for 64-bit PCs.
Key features
- All plain text, no database
- Self-contained notebooks, infinite levels of folders, plain notes
- Tags and attachments
- Explore and edit external files
- All files on your local disk
- One notebook is exactly one directory
- Work from anywhere seamlessly via third-party service of your choice
- In-place preview or side-by-side live preview
- Focus on your note in both read and edit mode
- Minimized gap between read and write of Markdown
- Syntax highlights and in-place preview
- Effective images management
- Interactive outline
- UML diagrams, flowcharts, and math formulas
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Is vnote safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com; check that it is the publisher’s official mirror
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
D559BBDB750A4A32FEC81F628477DF583B98888E04F28584F729D5D246F7BBDB· 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 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.11.0Latest | — | 64-bit ZIP |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›choco install vnote.portable -yscoop install extras/vnoteProgram files (.exe): vnote.exe
Related guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Also for other systems
flatpak install flathub fun.vnote.app.VNoteInformation
- Category
- Notes & to-do
- Licence
- LGPL-3.0-only
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com
- Content rating
- All ages
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- Portable
- Other platforms
- Linux
- Version
- 4.11.0
- Versions listed
- 1
- Chocolatey downloads
- 14,005
- Website
- docs.vnote.fun
- Chocolatey package
- vnote.portable
- Scoop package
- extras/vnote
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Frequently asked questions
Is vnote free?
Yes. vnote is open-source software under the LGPL-3.0-only licence.
Is vnote safe to download?
The download comes from github.com; 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.
Does vnote run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
Can I use vnote without administrator rights?
Yes, it is portable: unpack and run it.
What are alternatives to vnote?
Obsidian, QOwnNotes, Logseq, Evernote and CherryTree. The alternatives page compares them.
