What does Notesnook replace?

Notesnook is a free alternative to Bear Pro ($29.99/yr).

Is Notesnook open source?

Yes. Notesnook is licensed under GPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Yes (AUR: notesnook-bin; Flathub: com.notesnook.Notesnook). Install with: yay -S notesnook-bin or flatpak install flathub com.notesnook.Notesnook.

There's nothing to host: Notesnook is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.

A free, open-source alternative to Bear Pro. Switching saves $29.99/yr at list price.

Checked Oct 17, 2026 · How we check

Desktop app

Replaces it Active Open source · GPL-3.0 Linux Arch/AUR

streetwriters/notesnook14.8k★last push Oct 17, 2026checked Oct 17, 2026

Free plan caps notebooks and tags at 50 and uploads at 50 MB a month, and the self-hosted sync server is still beta.

Imports your data: imports Bear's TextBundle export

Install

$ yay -S notesnook-bin

$ flatpak install flathub com.notesnook.Notesnook

What does Notesnook replace?: Notesnook is a free alternative to Bear Pro ($29.99/yr).
Is Notesnook open source?: Yes. Notesnook is licensed under GPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.
Does Notesnook run on Linux?: Yes (AUR: notesnook-bin; Flathub: com.notesnook.Notesnook). Install with: yay -S notesnook-bin or flatpak install flathub com.notesnook.Notesnook.
Can you self-host Notesnook?: There's nothing to host: Notesnook is a desktop app that runs on your own machine.