GitNotēs — Notes that live in your GitHub repos.
No database. No vendor lock-in. Your notes are real .md, .org, and .norg files in a Git repository — owned by you, editable anywhere, synced like code.
Why GitNotēs
• Every save is a real commit with a clear message
• Sync via GitHub API or full local clone
• Conflict detection when devices race
• Pull-to-refresh, auto-sync every minute, offline queue
Your formats
• Markdown with GFM rendering, tables, code blocks, math
• Org-mode with checkboxes and properties
• Neorg with modern @document.meta blocks
• Switch between rendered view, raw text, and checklists
Everything inside
• Notes with tags, colors, pins
• Todos with priorities, deadlines, swipe-to-delete
• Journals auto-tagged by date
• Templates for repeating note shapes
• Canvases (Beta) — visual notes in plain text
• Browse, rename, move files across all repos
AI (optional)
• Apple Intelligence on supported devices
• On-device Llama — nothing leaves your phone
• Bring your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint
• Disable entirely; all features work without it
Privacy
• Repo is your data store — we have no server
• Face ID lock
• Tokens scoped to what you grant
• No analytics, no tracking
Also included
• Dark/light/system theme
• Multi-account GitHub
• Voice-to-text input
• Image attachments uploaded to your repo
• Import from Google Keep and Apple Notes (Beta)
• Background sync every 15 minutes
• Tablet layout
Open by design
If GitNotēs disappears tomorrow, your notes are still in a repo on GitHub — readable by any text editor on Earth. Every commit is portable. Every file is yours
