CherryTree
The facts below are what the maker publishes about CherryTree, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From CherryTree's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| CherryTree | Free | Free and open source; GPLv3+ source code |
The facts
Each one read from CherryTree's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android and web
- The maker page links to a third party Android project and a third party web interface for notes exported to HTML.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Linux and macOS feature
- The embedded terminal feature is available on Linux and macOS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- windows,macos,linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
What it does
- Code tools
- Code nodes and codeboxes can run code, and an embedded terminal is available on Linux and macOS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- It can print or export selected notes or the whole tree to PDF, HTML, plain text, or CherryTree format.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- It can import HTML and plain text, and supports imports from several note taking applications including Gnote, KeepNote, Tomboy, and Zim.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network behavior
- The maker states that the program will not transfer information to other networked systems unless specifically requested by the user or operator.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Release and downloads
- The page lists version 1.7.2 as the latest stable release and provides Windows, macOS, and Linux downloads or package links.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Rich content
- It supports images, embedded files, multilevel lists, simple tables, codeboxes, and rendered LaTeX equations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- Password protection is available only for single-file storage, and opening a protected document extracts an unprotected copy to a temporary filesystem folder until CherryTree closes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Notes can be stored in a single XML or SQLite file, or in multiple files and directories.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The user manual directs people with questions to the community forum and says donations are appreciated.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- CherryTree is a hierarchical note taking application with rich text and syntax highlighting.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker and authors
- The product page credits Giuseppe Penone and Evgenii Gurianov as CherryTree's writers.checked 12 Oct 2026
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