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Iotas

Simple note taking

  • desktop-app
  • GUI
  • Launchable
  • Same app · 2 sources
Official OARS · imported from upstream · official · May 24, 2026 description in en

Description

Iotas aims to provide distraction-free note taking via its mobile-first design.

Featuring

Writing in markdown is supported but optional, providing

Slightly more technical details, for those into that type of thing

Optional speedy sync with Nextcloud Notes

Offline note editing, syncing when back online

Category editing and filtering

Favorites

Spell checking

Search within the collection or individual notes

Focus mode and optional hiding of the editor header and formatting bars

In preview: export to PDF, ODT and HTML

A convergent design, seeing Iotas as at home on desktop as mobile

Search from GNOME Shell

Note backup and restoration (from CLI, for using without sync)

The ability to change font size and toggle monospace style

Formatting via toolbar and shortcuts

Syntax highlighting with themes

A formatted view

The ability to check off task lists from the formatted view

Nextcloud Notes sync is via the REST API, not WebDAV, which makes it snappy

There's basic sync conflict detection

Notes are constantly saved

Large note collections are partially loaded to quicken startup

Notes are stored in SQLite, providing for fast search (FTS) without reinventing the wheel. Plain files can be retrieved by making a backup (CLI).

How to run

iotas

Commands: iotas

Permissions

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