Beaver Notes
Beaver Notes is a free, open-source notes and writing app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Open-source, local-first workspace for notes, projects, and meetings. It has 1,346 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at Beaver-Notes/Beaver-Notes.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Notes & writing
- Actively maintained
About Beaver Notes
Built for people who actually read privacy policies. Your notes, your rules: on your device, your server, or ours. You're on the tauri branch. The v5 rewrite.* This is where Beaver Notes is heading. The current stable release lives on development.
Install Beaver Notes
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
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What is Beaver Notes?
Beaver Notes is a free, open-source notes and writing app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Open-source, local-first workspace for notes, projects, and meetings. It has 1,346 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at Beaver-Notes/Beaver-Notes.
Is Beaver Notes free and open source?
Yes. Beaver Notes's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Beaver Notes?
Flathub: flatpak install flathub com.beavernotes.beavernotes. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: 4.4.0).
Is Beaver Notes still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 13, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.