FUTO Notes — private, local-first notes for every device

Your notes belong to you

Fast, private, local-first notes. Native on iOS and<br>Android, with a real desktop app for Linux, macOS, and Windows.<br>Plain markdown you own — no vendor lock-in.

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Linux · Android · iOS · macOS · Windows

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Native apps

Native iOS & Android.

Real native apps for iOS and Android. Full feature parity with desktop. No compromises.

No internet connection, works fully offline<br>Cross-platform desktop for Linux, macOS, and Windows<br>Desktop built on Tauri — lean and fast, not a Chromium bundle

Markdown

Write in markdown. Watch it transform.

Markdown under the hood, but you never have to think about it.<br>Headings, **bold**,<br>checklists, tables,<br>[[wikilinks]],<br>and fenced code — the syntax melts away as you type, leaving<br>plain text you own, portable to any editor, forever.

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Self-hosting

Self-hosting is a first-class citizen.

You're never penalized for self-hosting. Your notes are<br>portable markdown you own. Bring your own sync, or run the<br>official server on your own box and sync over your own network.

View the server on GitLab →<br>Run the server<br>Copy

curl -fsSL https://gitlab.futo.org/futo-notes/futo-notes-server/-/raw/main/install.sh | sh

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Pick the build for your device, or switch platforms manually.

Beta release

iOS

Android

Linux

macOS

Windows

Auto-updating sideload

Track our GitLab releases and update automatically with<br>Obtainium.

Requires the Obtainium app. You can also<br>download the APK directly.

F-Droid

Install and update through the<br>FUTO F-Droid repo.

Add to F-Droid<br>Requires the F-Droid app. To add the repo manually:<br>URL https://app.futo.org/fdroid/repo<br>Fingerprint 39d47869d29cbfce4691d9f7e6946a7b6d7e6ff4883497e6e675744ecdfa6d6d

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Scan to add the repo

Download for Linux

Standalone AppImage from the latest GitLab release.

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Package manager install<br>Optional apt and dnf commands.

apt

dnf

Debian / Ubuntu

Copy<br>curl -fsSL https://pkg.futoinfra.com/futo-archive-key.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/futo-archive.gpg >/dev/null<br>echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/futo-archive.gpg] https://pkg.futoinfra.com/futo-notes stable main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/futo-notes.list<br>sudo apt update && sudo apt install futo-notes

Fedora / RHEL

Copy<br>sudo curl -fsSL https://pkg.futoinfra.com/futo-notes/rpm/futo-notes.repo -o /etc/yum.repos.d/futo-notes.repo<br>sudo dnf install futo-notes

macOS 12 or later<br>Latest macOS build from GitLab releases.

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Windows 10 and 11<br>Signed installer for current Windows devices.

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