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NoteKitFree software; no paid plans or pricing statedFree

As github.com lists them, read 13 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Facts from NoteKit's own pages

Audience
The maker describes the project as an attempt to create free software resembling a platform-independent OneNote, including tablet input and a simple standard on-disk format. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Autosave
Notes are saved when the window closes, another file opens, or after an inactivity timeout. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Community support
The project links a Discord server and bridged Matrix space for questions and development discussion. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
Downloads
The README lists Linux x86_64 Debian and generic tar.gz builds, Windows x86_64 builds, and packages for several Linux distributions. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Drawing
Users can add hand-drawn notes with a mouse, touchscreen, or digitiser. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
Drawing limitations
Drawings can only be deleted as a whole, and drawing clears the undo stack. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
File format
The project describes simple, standard on-disk format as one of its design goals. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
Free plan
Yes · github.com, 20 Sept 2026
Hand-drawn notes
Users can add hand-drawn notes with a mouse, touchscreen, or digitiser. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Integrations
The project lists a Discord server and a bridged Matrix space for questions and development discussion. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
License
The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Local storage
By default, configuration is stored in `$HOME/.config/notekit` and notes in `$HOME/.local/share/notekit`, with the notes path configurable. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Markdown
Notes use instantly formatted Markdown. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
Markdown limitations
Some Markdown features are unsupported because of stylistic choices or parser limitations. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Markdown notes
It lets users write notes in instantly formatted Markdown and organize them in a navigable tree of folders. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Math
LaTeX math can be entered with single dollar signs, and rendering support depends on optional build dependencies. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Note storage
By default, notes are stored in $HOME/.local/share/notekit, and the notes base path can be changed in config.json. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
Organization
Notes can be organized in a navigable tree of folders. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
Platforms
The README provides Windows x86_64 builds and Linux packages or binaries. · github.com, 12 Oct 2026
Project status
The README describes NoteKit as late alpha and says basic quality-of-life features such as resizing or moving drawings are still missing. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026
Purpose
NoteKit is a structured note-taking application based on GTK+ 3. · github.com, 13 Oct 2026

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