Notable

There are numerous Markdown editors out there, but it is difficult to find one that is right for you. Many of these applications have come about as a result of users giving up and deciding to write their own software.

Notable is one of them, an open-source note-taking app that uses GitHub-flavored Markdown and keeps things relatively simple, doing away with WYSIWYG and relying on common formats instead of proprietary ones. It is Electron-based, however, which can be a dealbreaker for some.

Every note you add in Notable is a simple Markdown document that is stored in your data directory, which you can place in any location. To synchronize your data across devices, you can save your data in a shared folder.

Since the application does not use proprietary formats, it is very simple to import notes from other software or export them if you decide to use another program. Attachments are also stored in their original format.

Notable sticks to the basics when it comes to writing in Markdown. No real-time preview is displayed, allowing users to see the syntax until they have finished editing. To hide unnecessary UI elements, you can enable Focus mode while typing.

If you select multiple documents, the application allows you to perform certain modifications to all of them at once. For instance, you can favorite, pin or delete them, as well as add or remove tags.

Naturally, you can add tags to documents in order to sort through them more easily. You can also favorite certain notes or pin them to ensure they are always at hand.

Moreover, Notable also allows you to add an unlimited number of nestable tags. All you have to do is write the tag as a file path when adding it (e.g., Softpedia/Tag1/Tag2).

It is difficult to say whether Notable is the right note-taking app for you, but it is certainly a well-designed piece of software. It is suitable for users who aren’t fans of WYSIWYG and prefer to have more flexibility when managing their files, as it uses the standard Markdown document format.