Many Notes
Many Notes lets you run markdown note-taking web application designed for simplicity entirely on your own server.
Overview
Markdown note-taking web application designed for simplicity Markdown note-taking web application designed for simplicity - brufdev/many-notes Many Notes is a Markdown note-taking web application designed for simplicity! Easily create or import your vaults and organize your thoughts right away. The project has 928 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT.
Key Features
Source: GitHub README
- Multiple users: Protect your files behind authentication
- Multiple vaults per user: Choose how to organize your files
- OAuth support: Authenticate using one of the many supported providers
- Collaboration: Invite other users to access your vaults
- Broadcasting: Real-time, live-updating user interfaces
- File search: Experience a fast and typo-tolerant search
- Tree view explorer: Fast navigation with relevant actions in the context menu
- Advanced Markdown editor: Write your Markdown notes faster
- Automatic saving: Focus on writing; saving is automatic
- Templates: Maintain consistent formatting for your notes
Getting Started
Source: GitHub README
Choose your preferred method to install Many Notes:
- Docker with volumes, for a simpler installation (read below)
- Docker with bind mounts, for easy access to shared paths from the host (read here)
- Docker with a different database, if you prefer not to use SQLite (read here)
Normalized Features
Source: tool-features-normalized.json
dark mode, docker, docker compose, markdown support, mobile app, oauth, pwa, sqlite, tags, templates, themes.
Deploy
Features
Authentication & Access
- OAuth / Social Login
Search & Discovery
- Tags / Labels
Media & Files
- Markdown Support
Customization & Branding
- Dark Mode
- Templates
- Themes / Skins
Mobile & Desktop
- Mobile App
- Progressive Web App (PWA)
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