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FSNotes free download for Mac

FSNotes

Version 6.7.0

Note manager.

3.9
Based on 21 user ratesRead reviews & comments
Free
Absolutely Free

FSNotes overview

FSNotes is a plain-text note manager for macOS, and is modern reinvention of notational velocity (nvALT) on steroids. Our application respects the following open formats: plain/text, Markdown, and RTF, and stores data in the file system. You can view, edit, and copy data in your favourite external editor, and see live results in FSNotes.

Features:
  • ICloud synchronization
  • Keyboard centric
  • Global shortcuts (clipboard save / search field)
  • Markdown and RTF markup (files stored on disk as plain/text and rich text)
  • Markdown preview mode
  • Elastic two pane view (vertical and horizontal layout)
  • Blazing fast and lightweight
  • Open files in finder / works with external editors (changes seamless live sync with UI)
  • Pin/unpin important notes in top
  • Multi folder storage
  • Markdown live highlighting with over 170 languages in code blocks

What’s new in version 6.7.0

Updated on Mar 12 2024

  • Adds new view for attachments
  • Adds ability to ignore dot directories #1710
  • Adds drag and drop URL from browser to create link #1691
  • Fixes drag and drop for images/files
  • Fixes text style on paste

Information

License

Free

Size

25.1 MB

Developer’s website

https://fsnot.es/

Downloads

6324

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 10.14 or later
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What customer like

Price
Value

What needs improvements

Bug fixing
Customization
Support

FSNotes qualities

Value
4.0
Ease of use
2.0
Features
3.0
Reliability
2.0
Customer support
2.5

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Michael-Vilain
Michael-Vilain
Apr 4 2022
5.3.8
1.0
Apr 4 2022
1.0
Version: 5.3.8
I played around with FSNotes and zettlr (until the version of electron they were using made it crash on my system). I finally settled on Joplin as a viable alternative for a cross-platform note-taking app. It runs on MacOS, Windows, and Linux. You can sync with their service, buy cloud storage, or your own network folder. Joplin is actively being developed and extensible.
Afmac
Afmac
Mar 12 2022
5.3.5
1.0
Mar 12 2022
1.0
Version: 5.3.5
I figured out what was causing git to crash on start up, Git Crashes when you disable Git backup, I reported and developer did not want to bother fixing (probably did not know how) and he deletes comments that he does not like. LOL
Zx81
Zx81
Aug 23 2021
5
5.0
Aug 23 2021
5.0
Version: 5
A very good app becomes even better with V5. Very responsive developer.
kimchixo
kimchixo
Jan 13 2021
4.9.4
5.0
Jan 13 2021
5.0
Version: 4.9.4
Amazing app with responsive developer. Supports textbundle, fast and reliable.
Ptk3
Ptk3
Nov 6 2020
4.7.6
4.0
Nov 6 2020
4.0
Version: 4.7.6
Just miss 2 or 3 things to be really happy with this app, in order of importance: - allow subfolder creation and management - allow transparent storage without renaming files (or at least allow transparent export of library with correct title files and folder (as DayOne). That would make fsNotes the best Markdown note app in the word !
Zx81
Zx81
Apr 8 2020
4.1.0
5.0
Apr 8 2020
5.0
Version: 4.1.0
I am a great fan of Notational Velocity (which still works fine! I open it regularly to visit an old friend...), I have used NvAlt (last version is 2.2.8 and no sign of updating) ; FSNotes has become my everyday note manager. Synched via Dropbox, I keep my notes updated on my iPhone (1Writer or Editorial at the moment, I am convinced there are others). I once thought my notes could not sync properly, I was not connected to my Dropbox! So, an excellent app with a very steady work and upgrades by the developer.
JacAbu
JacAbu
Jan 31 2020
4.0.19
2.0
Jan 31 2020
2.0
Version: 4.0.19
Notes are disappearing, sync is very inconsistent. Unfortunately, I purchased this item but hopefully those few coins will assist the developer to improve what could be an excellent app.
waryuser
waryuser
Jan 11 2020
4.0.15
1.0
Jan 11 2020
1.0
Version: 4.0.15
I've had several notes just magically disappear. I can't believe this is version 4 it feels more like a beta. Between the data loss and the bagginess in UI behavior, I'd say this one needs another four versions to mature.
sdclee
sdclee
Nov 19 2019
4.0.7
4.0
Nov 19 2019
4.0
Version: 4.0.7
I previously had grumbles with this app but have received very helpful support and appreciate that a couple of concepts had been lost on me without explanation (e.g. duplicate notes) and I had a painful transition from 'old fashioned' tags to 'smart inline tags' (mainly because they didn't work properly is a previous version where I experience frozen new notes. I am happy to report that version 4.0.7 (338) is stable and behaves as I would expect it to with respect to tags. I am now happily beavering away with notes on my iMac but as yet have not kept it open in all my other devices (that's the next test since I have iPhones, Mac book pro, iPad pro). Once I've made sure they are all up to date I'll experiment more with it so for now I believe 4 stars to be the correct rating (for my experience). I have removed my original review since it is no longer pertinent to the current version.
TomJ2166
TomJ2166
Jul 22 2019
3.3.7
1.0
Jul 22 2019
1.0
Version: 3.3.7
I understand that this app can do a lot, so I bought it and I bought as well the IOS app, does make no sense for me without. So far, I am 100% disappointed. I have no clue, how to get this going. I does not sync over Icloud, all my other apps do. There is no help file, no introduction, etc. Have no idea, how to import my former notes, perhaps this is not possible. I made a mistake by not reading the reviews here, it appears to me that you have to have almost programming skills to get this app going.
Nontroppo
Nontroppo
Jun 24 2019
3.3.4
5.0
Jun 24 2019
5.0
Version: 3.3.4
After using this as my primary Notes app replacing NVAlt (see my previous review last year), it has really grown on me. Really fast and stable, and well thought out. It is really actively developed and the developers are friendly and thoughtful in their replies. So I go up to 5 ⭐ The sync between macOS and iOS is flawless. There is a new Alfred workflow for this too: https://github.com/glushchenko/fsnotes/wiki/Alfred-Workflow As I mentioned before, you can buy it on the app store, then just use something like "brew cask" to install the Github version. This means you support the developer and get to use the latest versions from Github...
taja
taja
May 5 2019
3.0.1
4.5
May 5 2019
4.5
Version: 3.0.1
Version 3.0.3 now. It's an excellent app - I'd rate it as highly as The Archive as a replacement for nvALT. It's not as slick as the Archive, but it can create RTFs, which is very useful to me. And it's much much cheaper.
Nontroppo
Nontroppo
Aug 2 2018
2.0.5
5.0
Aug 2 2018
5.0
Version: 2.0.5
I've used NV[alt] for years, syncing via SimpeNote to other devices and it has all worked well. But I've recently had some unreproducible crashes with NVAlt, and thought I'd try FSNotes. Overall it is a very nice replacement, importing hundreds of note from NVAlt was trivial (however, you need to to transfer the openmeta tags NVAlt stores to Apple system tags manually, a simple terminal command fixes this...) — note it is open source and you can download and use it for free, but I bought it to support development (there is an iOS companion too). iCloud sync works well between my several Mac and iOS devices. I would prefer if we had the option to run it as a menubar app, and it isn't as easy to integrate into Alfred as NVAlt yet — but both of these are in the Github issue tracker and the latter already has a pull request a few days after I posted it!
Paganel
Paganel
Jan 26 2018
1.2.1
4.5
Jan 26 2018
4.5
Version: 1.2.1
user-friendly application, I think he has a future
Grug
Grug
Jan 24 2024
6.6.6
5.0
Jan 24 2024
5.0
Version: 6.6.6
Kaidoh
Kaidoh
Nov 16 2023
6.5.0
5.0
Nov 16 2023
5.0
Version: 6.5.0
mo dape
mo dape
Oct 30 2023
6.4.3
5.0
Oct 30 2023
5.0
Version: 6.4.3
shca
shca
Sep 18 2023
6.4.1
5.0
Sep 18 2023
5.0
Version: 6.4.1
rlf
rlf
Aug 29 2023
6.4.1
5.0
Aug 29 2023
5.0
Version: 6.4.1
Michael-Vilain
Michael-Vilain
Jul 17 2023
6.4.0
1.0
Jul 17 2023
1.0
Version: 6.4.0
makareim
makareim
May 8 2023
6.2.5
5.0
May 8 2023
5.0
Version: 6.2.5
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Mar 29 2023
6.2.1
5.0
Mar 29 2023
5.0
Version: 6.2.1
Zx81
Zx81
Nov 15 2022
6.0.4
5.0
Nov 15 2022
5.0
Version: 6.0.4
Afmac
Afmac
Mar 12 2022
5.3.5
1.0
Mar 12 2022
1.0
Version: 5.3.5
kimchixo
kimchixo
Jan 13 2021
5.0
Jan 13 2021
5.0
Version: null
Ptk3
Ptk3
Nov 6 2020
4.0
Nov 6 2020
4.0
Version: null
Funjoy
Funjoy
Apr 11 2020
5.0
Apr 11 2020
5.0
Version: null
JacAbu
JacAbu
Jan 31 2020
2.0
Jan 31 2020
2.0
Version: null
waryuser
waryuser
Jan 11 2020
1.0
Jan 11 2020
1.0
Version: null
sdclee
sdclee
Nov 19 2019
4.0
Nov 19 2019
4.0
Version: null
TomJ2166
TomJ2166
Jul 22 2019
1.0
Jul 22 2019
1.0
Version: null
Nontroppo
Nontroppo
Jun 24 2019
5.0
Jun 24 2019
5.0
Version: null
taja
taja
May 5 2019
4.5
May 5 2019
4.5
Version: null
deputat
deputat
Jul 25 2018
4.5
Jul 25 2018
4.5
Version: null
Paganel
Paganel
Jan 26 2018
4.5
Jan 26 2018
4.5
Version: null
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