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vnote is an open-source writing project by vnotex (vnotex/vnote on GitHub). It has 12,995 GitHub stars and 1,296 forks, is released under the LGPL-3.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 October 2026.
Novel, notes, docs site, or blog — each tool majors in one.
Distraction-free editors with themes that suit long sessions.
Chapters, tags, wikis, or versioned docs as the project grows.
Export to ebook, print, or deploy a docs site.
Plain-text Markdown keeps your content portable forever.
Ebook, PDF, and static-site output built in.
Grammar, style, and drafting help on demand.
Chapters, scenes, and outlines for book-length work.
Markdown keeps your words portable forever.
Interfaces designed for flow state, not toolbars.
Download the source and move into the project folder.
git clone https://github.com/vnotex/vnote.git
cd vnoteEvery project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.
cat README.md | head -60Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.
# see README for the exact launch commandIt is an open-source project at vnotex/vnote with 1,296 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.
Licensed under LGPL-3.0 — check the repo for commercial-use terms.
Ebook and print pipelines are production-ready.
Grammar and style tools are mature; drafting assistants vary by model.
Local-first tools keep every word on your machine.
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