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QuillPad

Minimal note-taking app with notebooks and tags

Notes & Knowledge Base ★ 1.4k stars Easy setup GPL-3.0

Quillpad is an open-source note-taking application focused on a clean, distraction-free writing experience with rich text formatting. It organizes notes into notebooks and supports tags, search, and offline use.

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Key features

  • Rich text notes
  • Notebooks and tags
  • Offline-first design
  • Lightweight footprint

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Active community (1.4k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Kotlin

Is QuillPad secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for QuillPad's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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