Notr
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The facts
Each one read from Notr's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automation
- Users can enable automatic syncing after mutating commands through the autosync configuration option.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Backends
- Built-in sync backends are local filesystem and WebDAV; the README says additional backends can be added through its backend interface.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The README says notes are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before touching disk.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README documents installation with either pipx or pip.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README documents FZF workflows and a first-party Neovim plugin that uses fzf-lua to browse and edit notes.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Key handling
- The master password stays on the user's machine, and a PBKDF2-derived key wraps the randomly generated master key used for note encryption.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- Notr is released under the MIT License.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Note management
- Users can create, view, edit, move, update, and export notes and notebooks from the command line.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Password handling
- The master password stays on the user's machine, and a PBKDF2-derived key wraps a randomly generated master key.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Notr is an encrypted command line note-taking app with a modern TUI and pluggable sync backends.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The package metadata requires Python 3.9 or newer.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Search
- Notr supports case-insensitive and fuzzy search across notes, globally or within a notebook.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Shell support
- The app can generate completion scripts for Bash, Zsh, and Fish.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support
- The README directs users to GitHub Issues to report bugs or request features.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Sync
- Sync merges changed notebooks and notes using stable UUIDs, with tombstones to propagate deletions.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Sync backends
- Built-in backends include a local filesystem backend and a WebDAV backend.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Sync privacy
- The README says sync backends see encrypted SQLite pages.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Sync security
- Sync backends receive encrypted SQLite pages, and backend credentials are stored in the OS keyring when available or a locked-down file fallback.checked 10 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository credits Kim Schulz as the creator; the maker's website describes itself as “One person – many ideas!”checked 10 Oct 2026
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