RedNotebook Jendrik Seipp

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Use this command to install RedNotebook with WinGet:

winget install --id=jendrikseipp.RedNotebook -e

RedNotebook is a cross-platform journaling tool designed to help users organize their thoughts, reflect on experiences, and capture daily life in a structured and creative way. It offers a modern desktop experience with robust features for managing diary entries.

Key Features:

Rich text formatting capabilities
Tagging system for easy organization
Advanced search functionality
Support for adding pictures, links, and customizable templates
Built-in spell checking
Export options to plain text, HTML, LaTeX, or PDF

Ideal for individuals seeking a reliable journaling tool, RedNotebook provides the flexibility to track personal growth, document ideas, and maintain a creative outlet. Its intuitive design and cross-platform compatibility make it a convenient choice for users who value consistency across devices.

Installable via winget, RedNotebook is built with Python and leverages GTK for its user interface, ensuring smooth performance on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

README

RedNotebook

RedNotebook is a modern desktop journal. It lets you format, tag and search your entries. You can also add pictures, links and customizable templates, spell check your notes, and export to plain text, HTML, Latex or PDF.

Installers for Linux and Windows: rednotebook.app/downloads.html

Requirements

Needed for running RedNotebook:

GTK (3.24): https://www.gtk.org
GtkSourceView (3.0+): https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GtkSourceView
Python (3.8+): https://www.python.org
PyYAML (3.10+): https://pyyaml.org
WebKitGTK (2.16+): https://webkitgtk.org (only on Linux and macOS)
PyEnchant for spell checking (1.6+): https://pypi.org/project/pyenchant/ (optional)

Needed for installing RedNotebook:

GNU gettext: https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext
Setuptools (60.0+): https://pypi.org/project/setuptools

Run from source

Install all dependencies:

Linux/macOS: run-tests.yml
Windows: build-windows.yml

Start RedNotebook:

Linux/macOS: python3 rednotebook/journal.py
Windows: py rednotebook/journal.py

Set up pre-commit hooks

Install pre-commit, then run pre-commit install.

Run tests

Install tox, then run tox.

Thanks to

The authors of the libraries listed under 'Requirements'.
Ciaran for creating the RedNotebook icon.
The txt2tags team for their markup conversion tool.
Dieter Verfaillie for his elib.intl module.
Maximilian Köhl for his pygtkspellcheck project.
The Weblate team for hosting translations for RedNotebook.

License notes

RedNotebook is published under the GPLv2+. Since it bundles code released under the LGPLv3+, the resulting work is licensed under the GPLv3+. See debian/copyright for detailed license information.

Enjoy!