Leanote
What Leanote is
Leanote is a knowledge-management notes product for writing, organizing, publishing, sharing, and collaboration. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, with an API and self-hosting options. Notes can use Markdown with live preview, rich-text editing, Vim or Emacs input, code highlighting, distraction-free writing, mathematical formulas, and mind maps. Each save creates a backup, and notes can be searched and restored. Teams can share spaces and notes, assign permissions, browse a document tree, chat in real time, and replay history in the cloud collaboration edition. Users can publish notes as blogs with selectable, customizable themes. Docker and private-cloud deployment are supported for that edition. A WeChat account accepts voice and image input for notes. The API uses token authentication for most endpoints under /api/. Leanote has a free plan at no cost and a 30-day trial. After the trial, free accounts lose history, blogging, PDF export, and listed device syncing.
Who it suits
Leanote suits individuals and teams wanting notes, publishing, and real-time collaboration across desktop, mobile, and web platforms. Self-hosting and private-cloud deployment may fit organizations requiring their own deployment.
What it does well
- Markdown and rich-text editors
- Notes backed up on each save
- Real-time team collaboration
- Blog publishing with customizable themes
- Web, desktop, and mobile access
What to know first
- Free plan loses syncing after trial
- History and blogging removed from free plan
- Paid plan prices often unlisted
- Some collaboration features require cloud edition
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day trial | 3 history records · 128 MB monthly traffic | On request |
| Free plan | Rich-text editing · Markdown support | Free |
| Premium | 3 history records · 128 MB monthly traffic | On request |
| Flagship | 10 history records · 1 GB monthly traffic | On request |
| Hosted deployment package 1 | 100 users | On request |
| Hosted deployment package 2 | 500 users | On request |
| Hosted deployment package 3 | 1,000 users | On request |
| 30天试用套餐 | 30天 · 2套笔记主题 · 富文本与Markdown · 3个历史记录 · 博客 · 多端同步 · 流量 128M/月 | Free |
The first 8 of 20 plans, as leanote.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
Leanote combines extensive writing tools with sharing, backups, blogging, and team collaboration. Check the post-trial limits and plan details before choosing it for ongoing multi-device use.
Facts from Leanote's own pages
- API
- The Leanote API v1 wiki documents API endpoints under /api/ and token-based authentication for most endpoints. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- The site lists team permissions, a document tree, real-time group chat, and rapid history playback for the cloud collaboration edition. · leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Editors
- The site lists Markdown with live preview, rich text editing, Vim and Emacs input, and code highlighting. · leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · leanote.com, 20 Sept 2026
- History
- The site says notes are backed up on each save and can be searched and restored. · leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The homepage describes a WeChat account that supports voice and image input for recording notes. · leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Limits
- After the 30-day trial, the listed free plan removes history, blogging, PDF export, and syncing to desktop, iOS, Android, and WeChat clients. · leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yes · leanote.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Platforms
- The download page lists desktop apps for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, and the app site provides an iOS download page. · app.leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Leanote's privacy terms say it collects technical or diagnostic information to improve the product and says it does not provide or sell user information or content to others except in listed cases. · leanote.leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Leanote describes itself as a notes product for knowledge management, blogging, sharing, and collaboration. · leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes · leanote.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Self-hosting
- The homepage says the collaboration edition supports Docker and private-cloud deployment. · leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Sharing and blogs
- The site says users can publish knowledge as a blog with selectable and customizable themes, and share spaces and notes with teams. · leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Leanote lists [email protected] as its contact address for questions and support. · blog.leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Writing tools
- The site lists distraction-free writing and preview modes, math formula editing, and mind maps. · leanote.com, 12 Oct 2026
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