Dnote is a simple notebook for developers.

What is Dnote?

Dnote is a lightweight notebook for writing technical notes and neatly organizing them into books. The main design goal is to keep you focused by providing a way of swiftly capturing new information without having to switch environment. To that end, you can use Dnote as a command line interface, browser extension, web client, or an IDE plugin.

It also offers end-to-end encrypted backup with AES-256, a seamless multi device sync, and automated spaced repetition to retain your memory in case you are building a personal knowledge base.

For more details, see the download page and features.

Quick install

The quickest way to try Dnote is to install the command line interface.

Install with Homebrew

On macOS, you can install using Homebrew:

brew tap dnote/dnote
brew install dnote

# to upgrade to the latest version
brew upgrade dnote

Install with script

You can use the installation script to install the latest version:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dnote/dnote/master/cli/install.sh | sh

In some cases, you might need an elevated permission:

curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dnote/dnote/master/cli/install.sh | sudo sh

Install with tarball

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

Personal knowledge base

Dnote is great for building a personal knowledge base because:

• It is fully open source.
• Your data is stored locally first and in a SQLite format which is suitable for continued accessibility.
• It provides a way of instantly capturing new lessons without distracting you.
• It automates spaced repetition to help you retain your memory.

You can read more in the following user stories:

• How I Built a Personal Knowledge Base for Myself
• I Wrote Down Everything I Learned While Programming for a Month

See Also

• Homepage
• Forum