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Laverna

Laverna gives you markdown note-taking app with encryption on your own infrastructure.

Overview

Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote. The project has 9K+ GitHub stars and is licensed under MPL-2.0.

Key Features

Source: GitHub README

  • Markdown editor based on Pagedown
  • Manage your notes, even when you’re offline
  • Secure client-side encryption
  • Synchronizes with cloud storage services (currently only with Dropbox and RemoteStorage)
  • Three editing modes: distraction free, preview, and normal mode
  • WYSIWYG control buttons
  • MathJax support
  • Syntax highlighting
  • No registration required
  • Keybindings

Getting Started

Source: GitHub README


There are several ways to start using Laverna:

  1. Open [laverna.cc][10] and start using it. No extra steps are needed.
  2. Use a desktop app.
  3. Use a prebuilt version from [Laverna/static-laverna][9] repository.
  4. Build it from the source code.

Normalized Features

Source: tool-features-normalized.json

encryption, markdown support, npm, offline mode, wysiwyg editor.

Features

Media & Files

  • Markdown Support
  • WYSIWYG Editor

Security & Privacy

  • Encryption

Mobile & Desktop

  • Offline Mode