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CLI and local web plain text note‑taking, bookmarking, and archiving with linking, tagging, filtering, search, Git versioning & syncing, Pandoc conversion, + more, in a single portable script.
Why it is included
A CLI and local web plain text note-taking, bookmarking, archiving, and knowledge base application.
Best for
Users exploring vetted FOSS alternatives in this space (note taking).
Strengths
- ~8,090 GitHub stars (per upstream list)
- Open source
Limitations
- Verify license, platform support, and security posture for your environment.
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