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Developer‑focused web notes app with IDE‑style editing.
TakeNote offers a browser‑based, plain‑text note editor with markdown preview, syntax highlighting, keyboard shortcuts, and local‑storage persistence, plus optional self‑hosted GitHub sync.
TakeNote is a lightweight, web‑based note‑taking tool built for developers who prefer plain‑text, code‑like environments. It runs entirely in the browser, storing notes in local storage and allowing easy export as markdown files, ensuring privacy without any cloud dependencies.
The editor provides IDE‑style features such as multi‑cursor support, syntax highlighting, keyboard shortcuts, and drag‑and‑drop organization. Notes can be linked using {{uuid}} syntax, previewed in real‑time markdown, and automatically formatted with Prettier. A dark and light theme based on the New Moon design offers a comfortable visual experience.
While the demo runs as a static site, an optional self‑hosted version includes a Node/Express server and GitHub OAuth integration, enabling automatic backup of notes to a private repository. The project can be run locally, built for production, or containerized with Docker, giving developers flexibility to host their own instance.
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Documenting code snippets during development
Quickly capture, tag, and retrieve code examples with syntax highlighting and searchable notes.
Maintaining personal knowledge base
Store markdown notes locally, export as zip, and keep them private without third‑party services.
Syncing notes to a private GitHub repo
Self‑hosted instance automatically backs up each note as a markdown file in a dedicated repository.
Creating project documentation drafts
Use multi‑cursor editing and Prettier to format markdown, then export for inclusion in project repos.
Notes are stored in the browser's local storage and can be downloaded as a zip of markdown files.
The demo does not provide cloud sync; syncing requires self‑hosting the optional GitHub integration.
No. The client runs as a static site; the optional server component only handles GitHub OAuth and file commits.
TakeNote does not include any tracking or analytics scripts.
Create a GitHub OAuth app, set CLIENT_ID and CLIENT_SECRET in a .env file, and run the full application (not the demo).
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