Note-Taking Terminal Tools
Note-taking in the terminal keeps notes as plain text or Markdown files in a folder you control, so they stay readable to grep, version control and any editor.
Tools in this category create and search notes from a single command, link them into a Zettelkasten style graph, keep daily journals, and sync with services such as Obsidian, Joplin or Notion. Writers, students, developers and researchers use them to capture something without leaving the shell.
Below is a list of terminal tools for note-taking.
artui
Read and track recent arXiv papers with a TUI.
Read and track recent arXiv papers with a TUI.
basalt
A TUI for managing Obsidian vaults and notes.
A TUI for managing Obsidian vaults and notes.
caps-log
A small TUI journaling tool.
A small TUI journaling tool.
clin
A TUI note management app inspired by Obsidian.
A TUI note management app inspired by Obsidian.
ekphos
A lightweight, fast, terminal-based markdown research tool inspired by Obsidian.
A lightweight, fast, terminal-based markdown research tool inspired by Obsidian.
euporie
Jupyter notebooks in the terminal.
Jupyter notebooks in the terminal.
fuzpad
A minimalistic note management solution. Powered by fzf.
A minimalistic note management solution. Powered by fzf.
glues
A vim-inspired, privacy-first TUI note-taking app with multiple storage options.
A vim-inspired, privacy-first TUI note-taking app with multiple storage options.
jrnl
Collect your thoughts and notes without leaving the command line.
Collect your thoughts and notes without leaving the command line.
kb
A minimalist knowledge base manager.
A minimalist knowledge base manager.
nkt
Note taking in the terminal.
Note taking in the terminal.
papr
A fast, terminal-based workspace built for academic research.
A fast, terminal-based workspace built for academic research.
redthread
A sticky-note pinboard TUI inside of your terminal.
A sticky-note pinboard TUI inside of your terminal.
rucola
A terminal based markdown note manager.
A terminal based markdown note manager.
sncli
A TUI and CLI for Simplenote.
A TUI and CLI for Simplenote.
tiki
A Markdown based git versioned documentation and issue management.
A Markdown based git versioned documentation and issue management.
tui-journal
Your journal app if you live in a terminal.
Your journal app if you live in a terminal.
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