VNote

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VNote

A free, open-source note-taking application built with Qt, focused on providing a pleasant Markdown editing experience. It manages notes directly as plain text files on your local system.

Open Source

VNote Source Code

Author

vnotex

Description

A pleasant note-taking platform in native C++.

#editor#markdown#mathjax#note#note-taking#uml#vim#vnote

Homepage

https://docs.vnote.fun

Repository

  • LicenseLGPL-3.0
  • Created05 Oct 16
  • Primary languageC++
  • Size58,588 KB
  • Stars12,996
  • Forks1,296
  • Watchers12,996

Language Usage

Language Usage

Project Health

  • Last commit9 days ago
  • Open issues173
  • Latest releasev4.8.0

Recent Commits

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    Fix native separators when copying filesystem paths Fixes #2762

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    Fix CI test linking and cross-platform regression fixtures

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    feat(mindmap): apply typed zoom percentages on Enter

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    feat(mindmap): collapse node properties on presentation entry

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    feat(mindmap): support fullscreen presentation mode

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    Show Fit for initial and deferred mindmap fitting

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    Keep Fit displayed after mindmap zoom selection

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    Limit mindmap zoom choices to Fit and four presets

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    Add synchronized zoom controls to mindmap toolbar

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    Hide mindmap formatting popup indicators

  • Le Tan(02 Oct 26)

    Add native mindmap formatting toolbar controls

  • Le Tan(30 Sept 26)

    fix(markdown): preview and format tables immediately after list text Fixes #2763. Keep both cmark pins synchronized.

  • Le Tan(30 Sept 26)

    Restyle Dreamy with a Phycat Mauve-inspired light theme

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    Bundle and load m3 translations with VNote

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    Define Native theme content foreground from the system palette

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    Add missing Simplified Chinese theme display names

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    Use UI language preferences for localized theme names

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    Remove Lucius Markdown read-mode width cap

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    Refine Dreamy with an Apprentice-inspired dark palette

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    Rename View submenu to Windows List

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    Refactor main toolbar right side into text menus

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    Add Lucide undo and redo to the native mind-map toolbar

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    feat(mindmap): use mmm as the default suffix

  • Le Tan(29 Sept 26)

    fix: keep mind-map inline edits open when saving

  • Le Tan(28 Sept 26)

    fix: collapse empty editor status rows

  • Le Tan(28 Sept 26)

    chore: update m3 to borderless editor surface

  • Le Tan(28 Sept 26)

    chore: update m3 to demo-owned toolbars

  • Le Tan(28 Sept 26)

    feat: replace web mind maps with native m3 editor

  • Le Tan(28 Sept 26)

    fix(ci): handle Unicode signing paths and decorated popup bounds

  • Le Tan(28 Sept 26)

    feat(sync): integrate Jianguoyun managed notebook sync

VNote Security

3.5/10

Repo Security Summary

Updated 24 Aug 26

  • Maintained10/10
  • Code-Review0/10
  • Security-Policy10/10
  • PackagingN/A
  • CII-Best-Practices0/10
  • Token-Permissions0/10
  • Dangerous-Workflow0/10
  • SAST0/10
  • License10/10
  • Branch-ProtectionN/A
  • Signed-Releases4/10
  • Binary-Artifacts10/10
  • Pinned-Dependencies0/10
  • Fuzzing0/10

Security Advisories (4)

  • highPatchedCVSS 7

    CVE-2026-86022Argument injection to arbitrary command execution via crafted note filename in external-program handling

  • highPatchedCVSS 8.2

    CVE-2026-86016Stored XSS via YAML Frontmatter Leading to Local File Read and Remote Exfiltration

  • highPatchedCVSS 8.6

    CVE-2024-41662Markdown XSS leads to RCE

  • highPatched

    CVE-2024-39904Code Execution Vulnerability via Local File Path Traversal in Vnote

VNote Website

Website

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Security Checks

4 security checks failed (61 passed)

  • Top-Level Domain Highly Abused
  • HTTP Status Error
  • HTTP Server Error
  • Empty Page Content

Server Details

  • IP Address
  • Location,,,
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    Safety Score

    Website marked as risky

    60%

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