# NoNonsense Notes (open-source notes app)

> 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.

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…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/spacecowboy/NotePad |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 408 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.nononsenseapps.notepad/ (package com.nononsenseapps.notepad) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nononsenseapps.notepad.play |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Notes & to-do |
| Latest release | 7.2.6 (Aug 11, 2025) |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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