Built for people who
think in plain text
Notara is a local-first Markdown note-taking application. Notes are stored as plain .md files on your machine. No account, no cloud, no subscription — just a fast, distraction-free editor that respects your privacy and gives you full ownership of your data.
The ideas behind the app
Your data, your machine
Notes are plain .md files in a folder you pick. Back them up with git, Dropbox, or anything you trust. No proprietary format, no lock-in.
No cloud, no tracking
Zero network requests. Zero analytics. Zero telemetry. The app never phones home. You can run it air-gapped and it works exactly the same.
Open source
MIT licensed. Read every line of code on GitHub, fork it, audit it, or contribute back. No vendor promises — the source is the truth.
Fast by design
No Electron bloat-traps. Startup is quick, search is instant, and the editor never lags — because all data is local and there are no round-trips.
What Notara is built with
A carefully chosen set of battle-tested tools — picked for reliability and long-term maintainability, not hype.
What's coming next
Version 1.0.x focuses on stability and foundations. Upcoming work includes:
Contributions are welcome on GitHub. Open an issue or a PR.