Simple note taking

by Chris HeywoodVerified

Arch Linux (recommended)

Screenshots & videos

About

Iotas aims to provide distraction-free note taking via its mobile-first design. Featuring Writing in markdown is supported but optional, providing Slightly more technical details, for those into that type of thing - Optional speedy sync with Nextcloud Notes - Offline note editing, syncing when back online - Category editing and filtering - Favorites - Spell checking - Search within the collection or individual notes - Focus mode and optional hiding of the editor header and formatting bars - In preview: export to PDF, ODT and HTML - A convergent design, seeing Iotas as at home on desktop as mobile - Search from GNOME Shell - Note backup and restoration (from CLI, for using without sync) - The ability to change font size and toggle monospace style - Formatting via toolbar and shortcuts - Syntax highlighting with themes - A formatted view - The ability to check off task lists from the formatted view - Nextcloud Notes sync is via the REST API, not WebDAV, which makes it snappy - There's basic sync conflict detection - Notes are constantly saved - Large note collections are partially loaded to quicken startup - Notes are stored in SQLite, providing for fast search (FTS) without reinventing the wheel. Plain files can be retrieved by making a backup (CLI).

Required configuration

Requires: a screen with its shortest side at least 360 px. Recommends: keyboard, mouse or touchpad, touch screen.

Additional information

Project

Developer
Chris Heywood
License
GPL-3.0-or-later (free software)What this license lets you do
From the project
Report a bugSource code
Languages
30 languages

Install

Available via
Flatpak · Arch Linux (2) · Debian · Ubuntu · openSUSE · Nixpkgs
All 7 packagings

Flathub (Flatpak), AUR (Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Nixpkgs, openSUSE

Flatpak sandbox
Limited access

Runs in a sandbox with no access to your personal files or devices beyond what's listed.

What it can access
  • Uses the internet

About this data

Sources
11 independent sources agree
Catalog data as of
October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (7)
SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
Flathub (Flatpak)Iotas2026.8Official buildGPL-3.0-or-laterSimple note taking
AUR (Git build)iotas-gitr47.5c9fe89-1—GPL3Simple note taking
Debianiotas0.11.0-1Distribution build—Simple mobile-friendly note-taking application
Ubuntuiotas0.12.7-1Distribution build—Simple mobile-friendly note-taking application
Arch Linuxiotas2026.8-1Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterSimple note taking with Markdown support and optional Nextcloud Notes sync
Nixpkgsiotas2026.7Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterSimple note taking with mobile-first design and Nextcloud sync
openSUSEiotas0.12.7Distribution buildGPL-3.0-or-laterDistraction-free note taking app with optional cloud sync

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