QOwnNotes is the open source notepad for GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the default notes application of Nextcloud/ownCloud.

You are able to write down your thoughts with QOwnNotes and edit or search for them later from your mobile device (like with CloudNotes or the Nextcloud/ownCloud web-service.

The notes are stored as plain text files and are synced with Nextcloud/ownCloud's file sync functionality. Of course other software, like Dropbox can be used too.

I like the concept of having notes accessible in plain text files, like it is done in the Nextcloud/ownCloud notes app, to gain a maximum of freedom, but I was not able to find a decent desktop note taking tool or a text editor, that handles them well. Out of this need QOwnNotes was born.