Notes app for Linux

Inkhero

Notes done simply.

Inkhero is a desktop notes app for Linux. Keep your notes in folders, write with rich text, add pictures and links. Your notes stay on your computer. Inkhero is free to use.

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Features

Notes in folders, with an emoji icon for each folder
Rich text: headings, bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, colors, links, bulleted and numbered lists, checklists, inline code and code blocks
Keyboard shortcuts for all formatting, and you can change them in Settings
Pictures: paste them, drag them in (also from a web browser), resize them, or show them as a small attachment card
Paste a web link to get a preview card with the page title, description and picture
Export all notes, folders and pictures to one zip file, and import it on another computer
Notes stay on your computer. The app goes online only for link previews and for pictures dragged in from a web page.
Built for the KDE Plasma desktop (Qt 6 and Kirigami), works on other Linux desktops through Flatpak

Download

Download inkhero.flatpak

Version 1.1.0 · For Linux (x86_64) · 337 KB

SHA-256:

5699d63c357df41368568d1ca377a1ec23a08948c12474e43fc053d003c94900

Install it with:

flatpak install --user inkhero.flatpak

Start it from your application menu, or with:

flatpak run dev.dataheroes.Inkhero

You need Linux with Flatpak and Flathub enabled. See Flathub setup. The KDE runtime is downloaded automatically.

What's new

Version 1.1.02026-10-04

New editor features and fixes.

Links open with a single click
Press Tab or Shift+Tab to move list and checklist items to a deeper or higher level
Press Ctrl+Shift+V to paste text without formatting
Formatting without a selection now applies only to the text you type next
The toolbar shows which formats are active
Empty notes are deleted right away, without asking
Backspace in an empty code block removes the code block

Version 1.0.12026-10-02

Bug fixes for the editor and backups.

The title of a new note is now a heading right away
The first line of a note is always the title and cannot become a list or code block
Selecting text by dragging up or down now works from any line
Importing a backup in Settings now shows the confirmation and works

Version 1.0.02026-10-01

First release of Inkhero.

Made by DataHeroes s.r.o.