Owlistic
Self-hosted note-taking tool that provides real-time note-taking and to-do app.
Overview
🦉 Free open-source notetaking app with real-time sync 🔄⚡️🚀 # 🦉 Open-source real-time notetaking & todo app 🔄⚡️🚀 The project has 419 GitHub stars and is licensed under GPL-3.0.
Key Features
Source: GitHub README
- 📒 Notebooks/Notes tree
- ✏️ Rich (WYSIWYG) editor
- ✔️ Inline todo items
- 🔄 Real-time sync
- 🔑 JWT-based auth
- 🔒 Role-based access control
- 🌓 Dark/Light mode
- ⬇️ Import markdown note
Getting Started
Source: GitHub README
Spin up Owlistic in minutes using your preferred installation method.
Normalized Features
Source: tool-features-normalized.json
markdown export, rbac, rest api, wysiwyg editor.
Deploy
Features
Authentication & Access
- Role-Based Access Control
Integrations & APIs
- REST API
Media & Files
- WYSIWYG Editor
Import & Export
- Markdown Export
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