Mindforger
Mindforger is a free, open-source notes and writing app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Thinking notebook and Markdown editor. It has 2,726 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at dvorka/mindforger.
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About Mindforger
Are you drowning in information, but starving for knowledge? Where do you keep your private remarks like ideas, personal plans, gift tips, how-tos, dreams, business vision, finance strategy, auto coaching notes? Loads of documents, sketches and remarks spread around the file system, cloud, web and Post-it notes? Are you afraid of your knowledge privacy? Are you able to find them once you create them? Do you know how are they mutually related when you read or write them? No?
Install Mindforger
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Is Mindforger free and open source?
Yes. Mindforger's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Mindforger?
Snap: snap install mindforger. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: 2.5.0).
Is Mindforger still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 27, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.