NoNonsense Notes
NoNonsense Notes is a free, open-source notes app for Android. A simple notepad and to-do app with an excellent navigation. It has 408 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About NoNonsense Notes
Open source notepad and to-do list app using the latest Android technologies. * Dash clock support (yes, it still works) * Notifications: set reminders at a certain time, with optional repetition on certain weekdays * Language selection * Widget, with lockscreen support, resizeable and configurable * Password-protect important notes * Move tasks between different lists * Drag to reorder tasks * Integration with Android Agenda widget * Search * Use emojis as tags * Light and dark themes * Back up (import and export) notes to a JSON file * Sync with an ORG file on the local storage * note history with all previous versions * recycle bin for deleted notes To improve this app, make a…
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds NoNonsense Notes from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
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Is NoNonsense Notes free and open source?
Yes. NoNonsense Notes's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install NoNonsense Notes?
You can install NoNonsense Notes from F-Droid (package com.nononsenseapps.notepad) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 7.2.7).
Is NoNonsense Notes still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 25, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 14, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.