Notally
Notally is a free, open-source notes app for Android. A simple and elegant open source notes app. It has 2,179 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
About Notally
Notally is a minimalistic note taking app with a beautiful material design and powerful features. Organization * Set reminders to be on track * Create lists to stay organised * Pin notes to always keep them at the top * Color and label your notes for quick organisation * Archive notes to keep them around, but out of your way * Complement your notes with pictures (JPG, PNG, WEBP) * Create rich text notes with support for bold, italics, mono space and strike-through * Add clickable links to notes with support for phone numbers, email addresses and web urls Export notes in the following formats * PDF * TXT * JSON * HTML Convenience * Dark mode * Completely free * Adjustable text size * Auto…
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Notally 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.
Screenshots
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What is Notally?
Notally is a free, open-source notes app for Android. A simple and elegant open source notes app. It has 2,179 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
Is Notally free and open source?
Yes. Notally's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only 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 Notally?
You can install Notally from F-Droid (package com.omgodse.notally) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v6.2).
Is Notally still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on May 21, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on May 18, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.