TinyNote

TinyNote is a lightweight notes and quick-copy tool for commands, code snippets, config templates, and short memos. It is built for high-frequency reuse of small fragments, not as a replacement for long-form apps like Notion.

The installer is about 5–10 MB on macOS, Windows, and Linux. Notes live in local Markdown files. No account is required.

What it is for

Shell cheat sheets, API snippets, prompt templates
Ops scripts, config fragments, account memos
Anything you copy every day and do not want to select with the mouse

It is not for long collaborative documents, complex knowledge graphs, or heavy rich text. Use Notion, Obsidian, or similar tools for those.

Capabilities

Quick copy: copy a block’s body, title, or the full note in one click
Four-level organization: Space → folder → note → note block, with unlimited nesting
Three note formats: block notebooks, Markdown notes, and article notes (the last two are Pro)
Three views: list, card, compact
Local Markdown: folders map to the real filesystem and work with Git or any editor
Git sync and local backup
Languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Italian, Russian

Layout

The main window has four panes:

Pane	Role
Space bar	Switch spaces, theme, settings, and global search
Directory	Browse folders and notes; search, context menus, drag and drop
Notes	Show blocks in the current note, switch views, copy
Properties	Edit title, body, tags, and content type

Light and dark themes:

Where data lives

On first launch you pick a storage folder (the library). A typical layout:

text

library/
  ├── Workspace.tinynotes/
  │   ├── folder/
  │   │   └── notebook.md
  │   └── another-note.md
  └── configs.json

Block notebooks use an extended Markdown format. Multiple blocks share one .md file, separated by frontmatter:

markdown

---
title: Common commands
contentType: bash
tags: [shell]
createdAt: 2026-08-20T12:00:00Z
updatedAt: 2026-08-20T12:00:00Z
---

git status

The library is just files. You can commit it, open it in VS Code, or copy it to another machine.

Install

Free and open source on macOS / Windows / Linux.

Platform	Recommended package
macOS	Universal `.dmg`
Windows	`.exe` setup, or `.msi`
Linux	`.deb` / `.rpm`

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