Matterial

Matterial: Free and Open Source Note-Taking App for Desktop

A simple and productive note-taking app with rich text, markdown, tagging, search, and custom theme support.

What is Matterial?

Matterial is an open-source, cross-platform note taking application designed with simplicity and productivity in mind. It provides a clean and minimal interface to focus on the writing experience, while still offering powerful functionality.

Key features of Matterial include:

• Native support for rich text, Markdown, and code snippets
• Full-text search with instant results as you type
• Custom tags and quick filters to organize your notes
• Versatile options for organizing with notebooks and nested tags
• Focus Mode to concentrate on a single note without distractions
• Full Markdown editor with live preview
• Synchronization through Simplenote, Nextcloud, Dropbox and WebDAV
• Beautiful themes to customize Matterial to your taste
• Dark Mode support
• Secure encryption for sensitive notes
• Portable version allowing easy transfer between devices
• Cross-platform desktop apps for Windows, MacOS and Linux

Matterial focuses solely on taking notes efficiently while offline. It deliberately omits features like collaboration, reminders, or complex formatting to provide a simple, dependable utility for any writing task.

With its light footprint, robust Markdown integration and flexible organization, Matterial is designed for writers, developers, academics and anyone who needs an unfettered space to jot down thoughts on the desktop.

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