Flatnotes
Self-hosted, database-less note-taking web app
Flatnotes is a self-hosted web application for taking notes, with a focus on simplicity and storing all notes as flat Markdown files. It has no database and keeps notes easy to back up and access.
Key features
- Flat Markdown file storage
- No database required
- Full-text search
- Clean minimal interface
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Trivial to back up
- Very lightweight
Trade-offs
- Basic feature set
- Single-user oriented
Flatnotes replaces
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