notes

Fast and beautiful note-taking app written in C++.

Data confidence80/100
Source coverage80/100
Publish confidence80/100
Evidence checkedJul 31, 2026
Score Breakdown

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These bars are a reader-facing view of the ToolVitals evidence model. They summarize maintenance, shipping, confidence, and decay signals.

Activity
Recent commits, releases, changelog, package, and product-motion signals.
Reliability
Maintenance posture from recency, release evidence, availability, and repo signals.
Adoption
Public footprint from GitHub stars, forks, and watchers when available.
Sustainability
Longer-term posture combining health, activity, adoption, confidence, and decay risk.
ToolVitals45/100Health46/100Shipping7/100Zombie Risk0/100
Overall Score45Critical
Activity7
Reliability46
Adoption74
Sustainability50

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About this tool

What ToolVitals knows about notes

Fast and beautiful note-taking app written in C++.

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Multiple signals suggest declining health or reduced shipping momentum.

Source-visible projectNotes & Knowledge BaseOSI-approved OSSScored Intelligence
Repository

GitHub Activity

C++
nuttyartist/notes
Stars4,259
Forks383
Watchers4,259
Open Issues137
Primary Language
C++
Last Commit
75 days ago
Releases 90d
0
Default Branch
master
License
MPL-2.0
Repository Status
Active repository
Evidence

Signal Quality

Data Confidence80/100Good
Source Coverage80/100Good
Publish Confidence80/100Good

ConfidenceHigh-confidence score from multiple public signals.

Zombie RiskNo meaningful zombie signal right now.

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License Evidence

Class
OSI-approved OSS
License
MPL-2.0

This tool has an OSI-approved open-source license signal.

Sources

Tracked Sources

Profile

Classification

Category
Note Taking
Use Case
Notes & Knowledge Base
Openness
OSI-approved OSS
License
MPL-2.0
Tool Mode
Source-visible project
Score Model
Open Source Maintenance
Score Visibility
Scored Intelligence
Status
Critical
Maintainers

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