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Snugnote v0.1.0: your Notion, on your computer

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@janehwzn janehwzn released this 02 Nov 23:14

Snugnote is a free, offline, Notion-style notebook that runs on your own computer. Import your whole Notion workspace and stop paying for a personal notebook.

Snugnote demo

✨ What's in v0.1.0

Bring your Notion workspace

  • ⬇ Import from Notion dialog with two options:
    • Upload Notion's export .zip (Markdown & CSV). No setup, no account needed.
    • Connect your Notion account with a read-only key. Full fidelity (colors, callouts, toggles, icons, covers), with Sync again any time.
  • Pages, nested subpages, databases, images and attachments come across. Web-hosted covers and images are saved locally, so everything works offline.
  • Re-importing never duplicates pages and never overwrites pages you've edited in Snugnote.

Write like you do in Notion

  • Block editor with the / menu and Markdown shortcuts (#, -, 1., [], >, ---)
  • Headings, bullets, numbered and to-do lists, toggles, quotes, callouts, code, tables, images, dividers
  • Formatting toolbar: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, code, colors, highlight, font sizes, alignment, links, indent
  • Nested pages with a sidebar tree, breadcrumbs and emoji icons
  • Page styles: Default, Serif or Mono, small text, full width
  • ⌘K full-text search, light and dark mode, autosave, trash for deleted pages

Yours, privately

  • Runs only on localhost. No account, no telemetry.
  • Notes are plain JSON files in a folder you choose (data-location.txt)
  • Server and importers use only the Python standard library: git clone + python3 serve.py

🚀 Get started

git clone https://github.com/janehwzn/snugnote.git
cd snugnote
python3 serve.py

Paying for Notion just to read your own notes? Read How to stop paying for Notion without losing a single note.

🧭 Known limitations

  • Databases are read-only for now. Each row's page is editable. Editable rows are next: #1
  • Column layouts and embeds display but can't be edited
  • Single user, single device by design

🙌 Help wanted

Good first issues: Markdown export (#2), page covers (#3), Windows launcher (#4), shortcuts panel (#5). Questions and ideas are welcome in Discussions.

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