Dnote is a simple command line notebook. Single binary, no dependencies. Since 2017.

Your notes are stored in one SQLite file - portable, searchable, and completely under your control. Optional sync between devices via a self-hosted server with REST API access.

# Add a note (or omit -c to launch your editor)
dnote add linux -c "Check disk usage with df -h"

# View notes in a book
dnote view linux

# Full-text search
dnote find "disk usage"

# Sync notes
dnote sync

Installation

On Unix-like systems (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS), you can use the installation script:

curl -s https://www.getdnote.com/install | sh

Or on macOS with Homebrew:

brew tap dnote/dnote
brew install dnote

You can also download the binary for your platform from the releases page.

Server

Self-host your own Dnote server - just run a binary, no database required. Download or run with Docker.

Documentation

Please see Dnote wiki for the documentation.