# Simplenote Electron (open-source desktop app)

> Simplenote Electron is a free, open-source desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Simplenote for Web, Windows, and Linux. It has 5,270 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at Automattic/simplenote-electron.

A Simplenote React client packaged in Electron. Learn more about Simplenote at Simplenote.com. Read this first!! Local development is currently not supported if you don't have an existing account on the test server or access to the production credentials. This is because the move to an email-first signup flow has made it impossible to create accounts in the test database. We hope to be able to support an open-source development workflow again in the future.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 5,270 |
| License | GPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://app.simplenote.com |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v2.27.1 (Jul 1, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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