BetterNotes

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Install latest/stable of BetterNotes

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

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sudo snap install betternotes

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Details for BetterNotes

License

  • GPL-3.0-or-later

Last updated

  • 19 March 2026 - latest/stable

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Beautiful sticky notes for your Linux desktop

BetterNotes is a full-featured sticky notes application built with GTK4 and Libadwaita. Create colorful notes that stay on top of your desktop, organize them with tags, format your text with rich editing, and find anything instantly with full-text search.

Features:

  • 8 vibrant note colors
  • Rich text editing (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, bullet lists)
  • Full-text search powered by SQLite FTS5
  • Tags and categories with filtering
  • Trash with restore and 30-day auto-purge
  • Always-on-top sticky note windows
  • Dark mode support via Libadwaita
  • Keyboard shortcuts

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