https://github.com/pacocoursey/opus

minimal note-taking app
https://github.com/pacocoursey/opus

electron note-taking writing

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minimal note-taking app

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pacocoursey/opus
• Owner: pacocoursey
• Created: 2018-01-21T06:54:30.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-01-07T06:50:18.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-31T09:06:08.678Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: electron, note-taking, writing
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 9.1 MB
• Stars: 312
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 20
• Open Issues: 10
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Opus

Opus is a minimal note-taking application.

It aims to be a mix between a text-editor and code-editor. It reads and writes `.note` files from your native file system. This means it works well with tools like Dropbox for syncing files across your devices.

Much like a code-editor, Opus opens folders and allows you to edit the files inside. You can have multiple windows open, each with a different folder.

## Features

- **🖋 Editing**: Supports rich text editing with all the features you'd expect.

- **📄 Uses Files**: Uses tangible files in JSON format, not inaccessible databases.

- **🌙 Dark Mode**: Includes a dark mode for late night writing.

- **⚙️ Customizable**: The sidebar and footer can be hidden for a more focused experience.

- **📂 Multiple Projects**: Opus supports opening multiple folders at once.

- **✨ Simple**: Opus has only the features you need.

## Installation

You can download the latest macOS binary from [releases](https://github.com/pacocoursey/Opus/releases/latest).

Alternatively, you can run Opus locally from the command line:

```bash

$ git clone https://github.com/pacocoursey/Opus.git

$ cd opus

$ npm install

$ npm start

```

## Screenshots

![Opus Light Mode Screenshot](assets/screenshot-light.png)

![Opus Dark Mode Screenshot](assets/screenshot-dark.png)

## More Features

- Find, replace, goto functionalities.

- Spellchecker, easily replace with suggestions via right-click.

- Window settings (position, size, dark mode, etc...) are remembered between sessions.

- Export notes to plain text, html, and markdown files.

- Automatically ask to update note contents if it is edited elsewhere.

- Document statistics shown in the footer (line count, word count, cursor position).

## Related

- [Left](https://github.com/hundredrabbits/left): distractionless plain text writing application.

- [Quill](https://github.com/quilljs/quill): The rich text editor that runs inside Opus.