Awesome Standard Notes

A curated list of tools and information relating to Standard Notes.

Contribution guidelines · Official plugins · Discord

Contents

• Guides
• Extensions
  • Themes
  • Editors
  • Components
  • Fonts
• Tools
  • Browser
  • Command Line
  • Importers, Exporters, and Converters
• Libraries
• Servers
• Clients
• Status Labels

Guides

• Standard Notes Help - Official help center.
• Self-Hosting Standard Notes - Official self-hosting guide.
• Introduction to Plugins - Official plugin development overview.
• Building a Theme Plugin - Official guide to creating themes.
• Self-Hosting on ARM / Raspberry Pi - Run Standard Notes on ARM hardware.
• Self-Hosting Extensions with Docker Compose - Host community extensions with Docker.
• Install Standard Notes (AppImage) on Linux - Integrate the AppImage desktop client on Linux.
• How to Host Standard Notes Themes - Host and install custom themes.
• Creating Editor Extensions - Walkthrough for building editor extensions.
• Installing Extensions - How to install third-party extensions.
• Editor Extension Template - Starter template for building editor extensions.

Extensions

Install custom extensions via Preferences → General → Advanced Options. Many project READMEs still show outdated install steps.

Themes

• Dracula - Dark theme based on the Dracula color scheme.
• Serendipity Dark - Dark theme based on Serendipity.
• Horizon Dark - Based on the Horizon VS Code theme.
• Horizon Light - Light variant of the Horizon VS Code theme.
• Gruvbox Dark - Based on the gruvbox Vim theme.
• Monochrome Dark - Near-monochrome dark theme.
• Muted Dark - Dark theme with muted, non-vivid colors.
• Pure Black [Unmaintained] - OLED-friendly pure black theme.
• Slate - Shady grey with mossy green highlights.
• VS Code Dark - Inspired by the VS Code Dark theme.
• Subtle Dark - Low-contrast dark theme.
• Subtle Light - Low-contrast light theme.
• One Dark Darker - Based on One Dark Darker for VS Code, with colored headings.
• Tangerine - Orange-accented theme (updated for SN 3.9.15+).
• One Light Lighter - Light counterpart to One Dark Darker.
• Writer - Distraction-free writing look with word count styling.
• Markdown Monospace [Archived] - Monospace font overlay for markdown editors.
• Overcast - Simple grayscale theme.
• Dark Sense - Dark theme tuned for low-light writing.
• Moss - Mossy green with orange accents.
• Callisto - Dusty navy and teal palette.
• Cobalt - Blue-inspired theme.
• Catppuccin - Catppuccin flavors: Mocha, Latte, Frappe, Macchiato.

Editors

Compare selected editors in the editor comparison.

General

• Official Plugins - Official and community plugins directory.
• Indent Editor - Outliner-style indenting editor.
• Org Mode - Org mode editor for Standard Notes.
• Nimble Editor [May be unavailable] - Lightweight text editor.
• Append Editor - Append-focused Markdown editor with Textarea, CodeMirror, Outline RME, and Monaco modes.
• Rich Markdown Editor - Outline-based editor with tables, embeds, and highlights.
• TUI Markdown Editor [Archived] - Markdown editor built on Toast UI Editor.
• Scratch [May be unavailable] - Rich text notes with lists, checkboxes, and hotkeys.
• Quill - Rich text editor based on Quill.
• Cosmos - Split a note into multiple areas, each with its own editor.

Boards and diagrams

• Kanban Board [Archived] - Simple Kanban board editor.
• Kanban Editor - Kanban board that stores notes as Markdown.
• Whiteboard - Freeform drawing and sticky notes via TLDraw.
• Excalidraw - Sketching editor based on Excalidraw.
• Mermaid - Diagram editor for flow, sequence, Gantt, and more.
• Marp Editor [Archived] - Presentation slides with Marp / Marpit Markdown.

Specialty

• Music Editor [Archived] - Write music with VexTab and VexFlow.
• IronCalc - Spreadsheet editor powered by IronCalc.
• Home Inventory - Catalog home inventory securely.
• Coin Inventory - Catalog coin collections.
• Precious Metals - Track precious metal holdings and values.
• Savings Goal Tracker - Prioritize and track savings goals.

Components

• Pomodoro Timer - Pomodoro timer in the editor bottom bar.

Fonts

• SF Pro Text - Apple SF Pro Text font package.
• JetBrains Mono - JetBrains Mono font package.

Tools

Browser

• Page Link & Title → Note [Unmaintained] - Create a note from the current page title and URL.

Command Line

• sn-cli - Manage notes, tags, and account operations from the terminal.
• sn-dotfiles - Sync and manage dotfiles with Standard Notes.
• Open Extended - Community-hosted catalog of installable extensions.
• Extensions Server - Auto-updating Docker/Go host for extensions.
• MCP Standard Notes - MCP server with end-to-end encryption.

Importers, Exporters, and Converters

• Day One Importer - Import Day One JSON exports.
• Google Keep Converter [Archived] - Convert Google Keep Takeout archives.
• Official Google Keep Import - Official Keep → Standard Notes conversion help.
• simplenote2standardnote [Archived] - Port Simplenote backups with dates and tags.
• onestandard - Convert OneNote notebooks to Standard Notes format.
• notexfr - Convert and adapt data between note-taking services.
• Jimmy - Convert notes from many apps (including Standard Notes) to Markdown.
• evernote2md - Convert Evernote .enex exports to Markdown files.
• Yarle - Configurable Evernote → Markdown desktop converter.
• Aegis to TokenVault - Format Aegis exports for the TokenVault editor.
• Folder Export CLI [Archived] - Turn a decrypted backup into <tag>/<note>.<ext> folders.
• Export to Folder - Extract a decrypted export into tag folders and note files.
• BB10 Remember Converter - Convert BlackBerry 10 Remember backups to Standard Notes import format.

Libraries

• gosn-v2 - Go client library for Standard Notes.
• Standard File Client Library - Go client library for the Standard File protocol.

Servers

• Official Sync Server - Official self-hostable sync server.
• Yet Another Standardfile - Standard Notes–compatible server written in Go.

Clients

• Official App - Official web, desktop, and mobile clients.
• Iridium - Local-first Rust/GTK client (Codeberg fork; original GitHub repo is archived).
• Flatpak - Unofficial Flatpak package.

Status Labels

Projects may include a maintenance label:

• [Archived] — Read-only; no longer maintained by the original author.
• [Unmaintained] — Dormant but still accessible; may work, receives no updates.
• [v003 only] — Only compatible with the legacy protocol (pre-November 2020). See VERSIONS.md.
• [May be unavailable] — Link may be intermittently unavailable or moved.

Related

• standardnotes.com — Product site and apps.
• Protocol versions — Client/protocol compatibility notes.
• Discord — Community chat.