About & Features

  • Insert #hashtags
  • Format text bold, italic or underlined
  • Insert images, files and links
  • Spell check
  • Search-as-you-type
  • Automatic saving
  • Backup to zip archive
  • Word clouds with most common words and tags
  • Templates
  • Export to plain text, HTML or Latex
  • Future-proof: data is stored in plain text files
  • Private: you own your data
  • Translated into more than 30 languages

RedNotebook is a desktop journal

It lets you format, tag and search your entries. You can also add pictures, links and customizable templates, spell check your notes, and export to plain text, HTML or LaTeX. RedNotebook is Free Software under the GPL.

RedNotebook 2.35

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Screenshots

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RedNotebook 2.0 on Ubuntu

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RedNotebook 2.0 - Preview Mode

News

Version 2.35 released - 2024-09-22

  • Add option to auto-indent text in editor and activate it by default (#561, #562, Allen Benter, Varunjay Varma).

Version 2.34 released - 2024-09-16

  • Copy/paste text into the correct text field (#677, @jendrikseipp).

Version 2.33 released - 2024-05-05

  • Ignore image filenames and web links in word clouds (#537, #696, @laraconda).
  • Add more pre-commit checks (#705, @laraconda).

Version 2.32 released - 2024-02-17

  • Allow copying text in preview mode (#732, Jendrik Seipp).
  • Allow hashtags that start with (but are longer than) hex colors and preprocessor directives (#738, Jendrik Seipp).
  • Highlight hashtags and formatting within lists (#744, Jendrik Seipp).
  • Improve Debian packaging (Phil Wyett).
  • Test macOS 12 and 13 instead of 11 and 12 (Jendrik Seipp).

Version 2.31 released - 2023-09-02

  • Add basic text replace functionality (#715, @curioussushiroll).

Version 2.30 released - 2023-08-10

  • Modernize code (#689, @HighnessAtharva and @laraconda).
  • Fix: Correctly color URLs with hashtags symbols in edit mode (#703, @laraconda).
  • Add menu item to insert numbered lists (#526, @curioussushiroll).

Version 2.29.6 released - 2023-04-28

  • Restore all keyboard shorts (#690, Jendrik Seipp).

Version 2.29.5 released - 2023-04-13

  • Fix: Don't try to print WebKit2 version on Windows (#686, Jendrik Seipp).

Version 2.29.4 released - 2023-04-11

  • Accept arbitrary WebKit2 version. Use 4.1 if available (#681, Jendrik Seipp).

Version 2.29.3 released - 2023-01-16

  • Make all menu items translatable (Jendrik Seipp).
  • Packaging: install translation files under /share/locale again (#666, Jendrik Seipp).

For the full list of changes have a look at the Changelog.