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nb Notes

Command-line note-taking, bookmarking, and archiving tool

Notes & Knowledge Base ★ 8.3k stars Easy setup AGPL-3.0

nb is a command-line and local web tool for plain-text note-taking, bookmarking, and archiving with Git-backed versioning and syncing. It works entirely in the terminal and supports encryption.

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Key features

  • Plain-text notes and bookmarks
  • Git-backed sync
  • Optional encryption
  • Tagging and search

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Powerful for terminal users
  • Versioned with Git

Trade-offs

  • Command-line only
  • No graphical client

nb Notes replaces

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