Your Notes,
Finally Organized Your Way.
Staying organized shouldn't be a nightmare. Zenote is a cute, super-light Markdown notes app built around one idea: total freedom to organize notes your way. Carried by our mascot, the Blue Lemur, it's 100% private by default — no cloud sync, no tracking — and ready to work alongside your favorite AI assistant whenever you want it to.
Staying organized
shouldn't be this hard.
Whether you're a software engineer, a solo founder, a manager, or just someone who loves taking notes — finding a tool that fits your way of thinking is always a struggle. Zenote's answer is simple: give you total freedom to organize notes however makes sense to you, not however an app forces you to.
Markdown, done right
Markdown has quietly become the standard for notes — and the AI boom only made it more essential, since it's the format language models read and write best. Zenote is built around it from the ground up.
Privacy first, always
No forced cloud sync. No tracking. No accounts. Your notes live in plain folders on your own machine, under your control, from day one.
A real CLI, not an afterthought
Zenote is just as much a command-line notes tool as it is a desktop app. Script it, automate it, and wire it into your existing workflows — great for developers who live in the terminal.
MCP-ready for your LLM
Zenote speaks the Model Context Protocol natively, so your favorite AI assistant can read and work with your notes directly — securely, and always under your control.
Interactive Demo 🎀
Try Zenote's smooth interface by clicking on notes and plugins!
Staying a Powerful Software Engineer
Everything You'll Love About Zenote
Simple, fast, and made for everyday note-taking.
Vault
Everything is saved directly on your machine, in plain folders you can see and back up. No forced cloud, no subscriptions — your notes stay entirely yours.
Clipboard
Copy a picture or take a screenshot, then just paste it into your note. Zenote tidies it away for you automatically — no manual saving needed.
Plugins
Turn on ready-made plugins with a single click, or build your own in any programming language you like — Python, Node, Bash, Rust, whatever you're comfortable with. No restrictions.
Search Engine
Search across all your notes in an instant. Filter by tag or folder to find exactly what you're looking for, even in a huge collection of notes.
Connect MCP
Securely connect Zenote to AI assistants like Claude. Ask it to find, summarize, or write notes for you — always with your permission.
Native Performance
Zenote opens instantly and barely uses any of your computer's resources. A cute, quick tool you'll actually enjoy using every day.
Let Your Notes Talk
To Your AI Assistant.
Zenote can securely connect to AI assistants you already use, like Claude. Turn it on in Settings, and your assistant can help you get more out of your notes.
Once connected, your assistant can:
- 🌟 Browse your notes to understand what you've written.
- 🌟 Find things instantly using natural questions.
- 🌟 Write or update notes for you, only when you allow it.
You stay in control — writing access is always off by default and can be switched on in Settings.
VaultStats
Computes metrics and active metadata stats of your vault
OrphanFinder
Finds and lists files containing no incoming links
GitSync
Automatically backs up and pushes changes to git
Give your notes
a few extra super-powers.
Zenote comes with a growing set of ready-to-use plugins. Turn one on, pick a note, and let it do the work — analyzing structure, tracking links, or backing up your vault in seconds.
Want more control? Build your own plugin in whatever language you already know — no restrictions, no special SDK to learn. If you can write a script, you can extend Zenote.
Download Zenote ⭐️
Get Zenote for free. No account, no sign-up, no subscription — just download, install, and start writing. 100% offline and secure.