Boswell

Boswell: Open-Source Note Taking and Writing App

Boswell is an open-source note taking and writing app for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It allows users to organize their notes and writing in hierarchical notebooks, supports Markdown formatting, tagging, cross-linking between notes, backlinks, and has robust search capabilities.

What is Boswell?

Boswell is a free, open-source note taking and writing application available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It allows users to organize notes and other writing into hierarchical notebooks, similar to notebooks containing different sections. Boswell notes support Markdown formatting for easily adding bold, italics, lists, code blocks and other lightweight text markup.

Some key features of Boswell include:

• Hierarchical notebooks for organizing notes and writing
• Full Markdown formatting support
• Tagging of notes for easier categorization
• Backlinks to see where else a note is referenced
• Powerful free-text search to instantly find information
• Cross-notebook links between notes
• Namesspaces for better organization at scale
• Local-first design that keeps all data on your device

With its focus on flexible organization capabilities and native Markdown support, Boswell is a great choice for writers, students, academics, programmers, and anyone who wants to take better notes or organize their writing projects. As free and open source software, Boswell places no restrictions on how it can be used.

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