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# Beaver Notes: A Private Open-Source Note-Taking App
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/beaver-notes/
- Published: 2023-09-16T04:08:59.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-16T04:08:59.000Z
- Description: A privacy-focused note-taking app available cross-platform. Let's take a look at it!
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: First Look, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

Are you looking for a privacy-focused, note-taking app?

Well, then, we stumbled upon just the right thing for you!

Beaver Notes is an **open-source, cross-platform note-taking app** that **stores notes locally**, foregoing any risk of data breaches and allowing for offline access to the stored notes.

I think it can make its way to our list of [best note-taking apps for Linux](https://itsfoss.com/note-taking-apps-linux/) soon.

Allow me to take you through this app; I also share my initial impressions below.

## Beaver Notes: Overview ⭐

![a screenshot of beaver notes' about page](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/BN-1-1.jpg)

Built using a combination of **Vue** and **JavaScript**, Beaver Notes is a **privacy-first** note-taking app that offers a simple and intuitive user interface.

It offers plenty of features that make it a pretty solid option for a note-taking app. Some of the notable highlights include:

- **Focus Mode**
- **Note Tagging System**
- **Markdown Editing**
- **Ability to Export/Import notes**

**Suggested Read** 📖

[Top 16 Best Note Taking Apps For Linux \[2023\]Plenty of amazing note-taking apps for Linux. Here’s what we recommend you to check out.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSSAnkush Das![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/note-takings-apps-for-linux.png)](https://itsfoss.com/note-taking-apps-linux/)

### Initial Impressions 👨‍💻

After installing it on my [Ubuntu 22.04](https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-22-04-release/) system, I populated Beaver Notes with a few random notes and the two introduction notes it already came with.

When I launched Beaver Notes, I was taken to the homepage that featured many things. One was a **neatly organized section with all my notes;** then there was the **search menu with note-sorting options** beside it.

The last thing was **a sidebar menu** that **housed important options** for creating/editing a new note, accessing all/archived notes, toggling dark mode, and the settings menu.

![a screenshot of beaver notes' homepage](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/BN-2.jpg)

I then went on to look at the **note-editing experience**. 

As mentioned earlier, **Beaver Notes has support for** [**Markdown**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown?ref=itsfoss.com), and my editing experience with it was pretty intuitive; it gave me all the usual options that one would expect from an editor like this.

![a screenshot of beaver notes' note editor](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/BN-3.jpg)

**Suggested Read** 📖

[11 Best Markdown Editors for LinuxLooking for a good Markdown editor? Here are some of the best tools you can use on Linux to write in Markdown syntax easily.![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/12/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSSAbhishek Prakash![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/wordpress/2016/10/Best-Markdown-Editors-for-Linux.jpg)](https://itsfoss.com/best-markdown-editors-linux/)

Interestingly, it also features a '**Focus Mode**'. When enabled, it hid all the menu elements and took me into full-screen mode for a more immersed editing experience.

📋

While the feature puts you into full-screen mode, I exited it to take the following screenshot.

![a screenshot of beaver notes' focus mode feature](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/BN-4.jpg)

Another feature that caught my eye was the '**Headings Tree**' feature. This made it effortless to navigate around larger notes that consisted of many headings.

![a screenshot of beaver notes' headings tree feature](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/BN-5.jpg)

Beaver Notes also has a **note tagging system** that lets you organize your notes more effectively. Simply add an '#' with the tag name, and a new tag will be created.

Thereafter, you can sort it using the tag sorting menu near the search bar or by clicking on the tags on the homepage.

![a screenshot of beaver notes' tags sorting feature](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/BN-6.jpg)

You can also **archive notes**.Instead of deleting a note, I could archive one and access it from the dedicated 'Archive' option on the sidebar menu for later use.

![a screenshot of beaver notes' archive notes feature](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/BN-7.jpg)

What about customizing its appearance?

The '**Settings'** menu features the usual options to change the app theme between 'Light', 'Dark', and 'System'. 

It also lets you export data with/without a password, as well as the ability to import notes.

![a screenshot of beaver notes' general settings](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/BN-8.jpg)

Finally, we have the 'Shortcuts' menu that shows all the keyboard shortcuts available to use on Beaver Notes.

![a screenshot of beaver notes' keyboard shortcuts](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/BN-9.jpg)

In my brief usage, Beaver Notes seems like a solid note-taking option, especially if you don't want any form of cloud syncing involved.

I suggest you try it, as it offers plenty of valuable features.

## 📥 Get Beaver Notes

As Beaver Notes is **a cross-platform app**, it is available for **Linux**, **Windows**, and **macOS**. Head over to the [official website](https://beavernotes.com/download?ref=itsfoss.com) to grab the package of your choice.

[Beaver Notes](https://beavernotes.com/download?ref=itsfoss.com)

You can also head over to its [GitHub repo](https://github.com/Daniele-rolli/Beaver-Notes?ref=itsfoss.com) for diving into the source code.

*💬 What did you think of Beaver Notes? Is this something you've been looking for?*