BlurtNote

BlurtNote is a quick-capture application for dumping thoughts instantly.

It's cross-platform and developed in C++ using the Qt framework. The application is designed to run on both Linux and Windows operating systems.

The project focuses on building a minimal and functional text editor with a graphical user interface, basic file handling, and theme customization.

Description

BlurtNote is a minimal note-taking app designed for speed. Capture fleeting thoughts without friction.

Features

• Quick & painless installation
• Low memory usage (~85mb)
• Stable, made with QT & C++
• Quick tabbing features
• AutoSave feature

Quick install

Use the oneliner (distro agnostic) to download and install blurtnote

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anicient321/blurtnote/refs/heads/v1.1.0/install.sh | bash

Compilation & installation

You can also use the pre-build binaries for both platforms from the Releases tab. If you are building anything Windows related - make sure you have (MinGW-w64) installed!

Windows

git clone https://github.com/anicient321/blurtnote.git
cd blurtnote
mkdir build
cmake -B build -S . -G "MinGW Makefiles"
cmake --build build
cd build
blurtnote.exe

Linux

git clone https://github.com/anicient321/blurtnote.git
cd blurtnote
mkdir build
cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
cmake --build build
cd build
./blurtnote

You can use the convenience script in the root directory (./buildnrun.sh) to compile & run BlurtNote as needed

NOTE: buildnrun.sh and install.sh also download dependencies, except MinGW-w64, as the script does not yet support building Windows binaries

chmod +x buildnrun.sh
./buildnrun.sh

Alternatively, to install without building, you can use the (./install.sh) script

chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

And you can uninstall via the (./uninstall.sh) script

Usage

blurtnote

Basic troubleshooting

If the scripts fail to launch and return permission denied errors

chmod +x *.sh

If you encounter any compilation errors, make sure you have downloaded all dependencies (using either the (./install.sh) script, or the (./buildnrun.sh) script.

License

GPL2.0, refer to LICENSES\GPL2.0