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(1002)","Tools","Others"],"sub_categories":["Note-taking"],"readme":"\u003ch1 align=\"center\"\u003e:skull: Awesome note-taking apps for hackers !\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n    A collection of awesome note-taking \u003cb\u003eapps, plugins and techiques\u003c/b\u003e for pentest report generation, bug-bounty hunting \u0026 building a knowledge base\n    \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=A%20collection%20of%20awesome%20note-taking%20apps%2C%20plugins%20and%20techiques%20for%20hackers%20and%20pentesters%20-%20by%20%40nil0x42%0A%23hacking%20%23pentest%20%23awesome%20%23BugBounty\u0026url=https://github.com/nil0x42/awesome-hacker-note-taking\"\u003e\n      \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/twitter/url?label=tweet\u0026logo=twitter\u0026style=social\u0026url=http%3A%2F%2F0\" alt=\"tweet\"\u003e\n    \u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/4\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://awesome.re/\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https://awesome.re/badge-flat2.svg\"\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/nil0x42/awesome-hacker-note-taking\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/github/stars/nil0x42/awesome-hacker-note-taking?style=flat-square\u0026logo=github\"\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/intent/follow?screen_name=nil0x42\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n    \u003cimg src=\"https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/nil0x42.svg?style=flat-square\u0026logo=twitter\"\u003e\n  \u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003csub\u003e\n    Created by\n    \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/nil0x42\"\u003enil0x42\u003c/a\u003e and\n    \u003ca href=\"https://github.com/nil0x42/awesome-hacker-note-taking/graphs/contributors\"\u003econtributors\u003c/a\u003e\n  \u003c/sub\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\n\n\u003c!-- ------------------------------------------------------------ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/zadam/trilium\"\u003e\nzadam/trilium\n\u003cimg height=16 src=\"https://badgen.net/github/stars/zadam/trilium?icon=github\u0026style=flat\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\nTrilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases.\n\u003c/b\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003ci\u003eclick for details..\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/zadam/trilium/images/screenshot.png\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/zadam/trilium/images/link-map.png\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nil0x42/singlefile2trilium/master/img/small-demo.png\"\u003e\n\n**:heavy_check_mark: Pros (for hackers)**\n* supports [relation maps](https://github.com/zadam/trilium/wiki/Relation-map)\n* handles massive amount of notes\n* easily scriptable (js)\n* sync accross devices is possible (server mode)\n* notes can have [multiple parents](https://github.com/zadam/trilium/wiki/Tree-concepts)\n* main dev (@zadam) is very active \u0026 addresses issues quickly\n\n**:x: Cons (for hackers)**\n* heavy app (electronjs)\n* no command-line interface\n\n**:electric_plug: Useful plugins/extensions (for hackers)**\n* [zadam/trilium-web-clipper](https://github.com/zadam/trilium-web-clipper)\n  - web browser extension which allows user to clip text, screenshots, whole pages and short notes and save them directly to Trilium Notes.\n* [nil0x42/singlefile2trilium](https://github.com/nil0x42/singlefile2trilium)\n  - Save faithful copy of a web page in Trilium notes with SingleFile web extension\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- ------------------------------------------------------------ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/giuspen/cherrytree\"\u003e\ngiuspen/cherrytree\n\u003cimg height=16 src=\"https://badgen.net/github/stars/giuspen/cherrytree?icon=github\u0026style=flat\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\nA hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting\n\u003c/b\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003ci\u003eclick for details..\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://www.debugpoint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Cherrytree-Running-in-Fedora.png\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://techstat.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_5a0774354110d.png\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://i.imgur.com/6R3npOW.png\"\u003e\n\n**:heavy_check_mark: Pros (for hackers)**\n* beautiful rich-text\n* very used among pentesters\n\n**:x: Cons (for hackers)**\n* monolythic hierarchical system\n* no note-tagging system\n\n**:electric_plug: Useful plugins/extensions (for hackers)**\n* https://github.com/sergiodmn/cherrymap\n  - Import Nmap scans to Cherrytree\n* https://github.com/gpalo/cherrypy-report\n  - Create a PDF from your pentesting cherrytree notes (with the OSCP exam in mind).\n* https://github.com/mikaelkall/massrecon\n  - recon tool for OSCP engagements. Exports to cherrytree format\n* https://github.com/rewardone/OSCPRepo/tree/master/CherryTrees\n  - templates for OSCP\n* https://github.com/DriftSec/AutoRecon-OSCP\n  - Modified version of AutoRecon with a cherrytree helper script to import autorecon scan into cherrytree.\n* https://github.com/CoolDadHacking/OSCP_Template\n  - CherryTree OSCP methodology templatte\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ------------------------------------------------------------ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/pwndoc/pwndoc\"\u003e\npwndoc/pwndoc\n\u003cimg height=16 src=\"https://badgen.net/github/stars/pwndoc/pwndoc?icon=github\u0026style=flat\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\nA pentest reporting application making it simple and easy to write your findings and generate a customizable Docx report.\n\u003c/b\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003ci\u003eclick for details..\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pwndoc/pwndoc/master/demos/shared_audit_demo.gif\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pwndoc/pwndoc/master/demos/audit_finding_demo.gif\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pwndoc/pwndoc/master/demos/create_and_update_finding.gif\"\u003e\n\n**:heavy_check_mark: Pros (for hackers)**\n* Manage reusable Audit and Vulnerability Data\n* Multi-User reporting\n* Docx Report Generation\n* Docx Template customization\n\n**:x: Cons (for hackers)**\n* not a knowledge base, focused on generating pentest reports\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ------------------------------------------------------------ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/ehrishirajsharma/SwiftnessX\"\u003e\nehrishirajsharma/SwiftnessX\n\u003cimg height=16 src=\"https://badgen.net/github/stars/ehrishirajsharma/SwiftnessX?icon=github\u0026style=flat\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\nA cross-platform note-taking \u0026 target-tracking app for penetration testers built on ElectronJS.\n\u003c/b\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003ci\u003eclick for details..\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ehrishirajsharma/swiftness-static/master/Assets/main-view.png\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://miro.medium.com/max/1050/1*7V-0LAqgsOvt2HUIL9paTw.png\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://preview.redd.it/3z0m9cwvvpg41.png?width=1916\u0026format=png\u0026auto=webp\u0026s=f12683559d441725cf7f7ca6688ec93cdf4bca1f\"\u003e\n\n**:heavy_check_mark: Pros (for hackers)**\n* Focused on target-tracking (good for bug-bounty hunting)\n* importable hacking `checklists`\n\n**:x: Cons (for hackers)**\n* heavy app (electronjs)\n* Last commit is from `Jul 19, 2019`\n\n**:electric_plug: Useful plugins/extensions (for hackers)**\n* https://github.com/ehrishirajsharma/swiftness-static/raw/master/Checklist/OWASP-Testing-Checklist.json\n  - OWASP-Testing-Checklist from @Ice3man543\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- ------------------------------------------------------------ --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https://github.com/obheda12/JupyterPen\"\u003e\nobheda12/JupyterPen\n\u003cimg height=16 src=\"https://badgen.net/github/stars/obheda12/JupyterPen?icon=github\u0026style=flat\"\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\nCreate modular and automated penetration testing frameworks utilizing Jupyter Notebooks.\n\u003c/b\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\u003ci\u003eclick for details..\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/summary\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnW_CTrWEAI9ETm?format=jpg\u0026name=medium\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnW_CTkXEAgOKiy?format=jpg\u0026name=medium\"\u003e\n\u003cimg width=\"30%\" src=\"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnW_F5vW8AcCdo1?format=jpg\u0026name=medium\"\u003e\n\n**:heavy_check_mark: Pros (for hackers)**\n* Focused on OSINT\n* in-notes executable scripts for result insertions\n* Automate / parse recon to excel\n\n**:x: Cons (for hackers)**\n* Recent (small community)\n\n**:electric_plug: Resources**\n* https://youtu.be/LTNKMA65BtI?t=653\n  - BSIDES presentation by @obheda12\n\u003c/details\u003e\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnil0x42%2Fawesome-hacker-note-taking","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fnil0x42%2Fawesome-hacker-note-taking","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fnil0x42%2Fawesome-hacker-note-taking/lists"}