Markor (Local Notebook)

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Hello!

This post aims to suggest a native Android app that I am loving: Markor.

Text editor - Notes & ToDo (for Android) - Markdown, todo.txt, plaintext, math, …
- GitHub

It is a local, open-source, and privacy-focused notebook; in fact, it works offline (not completely, for example: when you reference an external image via URL).

It supports many formats:

  • Markdown
  • todo.txt
  • Zim/WikiText
  • Plaintext
  • csv
  • ics
  • ini
  • json
  • toml
  • vcf
  • yaml

And with the latest updates, it also supports: AsciiDoc, CSV, Org-Mode.

Encryption

Markor includes optional file encryption with AES256.

:lock: Can encrypt your text files with AES256. You need to set a password in the settings and use an Android device with version Marshmallow or newer. You can use jpencconverter to encrypt/decrypt on desktop. Be aware that only the text is encrypted, not pictures or attachments.
- GitHub

Any minor issues related to the implementation of encryption are not a real problem (for me), as the files are stored on the device, which hopefully is not compromised ;).

Synchronization

The application does not allow direct synchronization, being offline… but since the files are saved in user-selected folders, secure and reliable software like Syncthing works well for synchronization (with E2EE) across all devices (Windows, Linux, etc.).

In conclusion

  • Open-source :white_check_mark:
  • Offline :white_check_mark:
  • No data collected :white_check_mark:
  • Encryption AES256 (optional) :white_check_mark:
  • Maintained and well documented :white_check_mark:

The software is fast (I haven’t tried it on a tablet), written in Java, maintained, and well documented. I love it because I feel I have full control over my files. I highly recommend it. Thank you gsantner <3

To discover all the details, visit the GitHub repository. I have nothing to do with the project; I don’t even know how to program in Java!

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I have scanned the project’s Github, but I can’t seem to find any business model. From that one issue, I would be skeptical, unless there is clarification.

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Why does there have to be a business model ita a small project with relatively low stakes (not connecting to the internet or anything like that) and is relatively simple (compared to a web browser for example). Its also open source. Given these things, whats the problem with it simply being someone’s passion project?

For the record, I love Markor

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+1 for Markor

Great text editor. I’ve been using it for a couple of years on GOS. Used it for a while with ZimWiki as a trial. Works great for a personal wiki sync’d with Syncthing once you get the formatting down.

When I looked the web site over when first investigating it I got the impression the dev was a principled FOSS fan and that was his main motivation for the app.

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Thanks for the clarification! I completely forgot that not every app or project needs a business model, for example uBlock Origin. I’ll try to be less skeptical about these kinds of projects in the future. Moving from my initial scepticism, I don’t see why it wouldn’t be a good recommendation.