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ProNotes vs FSNotes

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

ProNotes

7.0
Productivity

Apple Notes extension

FSNotes

8.0
Productivity

Notes manager

Metric ProNotes FSNotes
Category Productivity Productivity
AI Score 7.0 8.0
30-day Installs 66 154
90-day Installs 219 325
365-day Installs 1.4K 989
Version 0.7.8.2 7.1.4
Auto-updates Yes No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 3 7.3K
GitHub Forks 2 542
Open Issues - 4
License MIT MIT
Language JavaScript Swift
Last GitHub Commit 4y ago 2mo ago
First Seen Sep 16, 2024 Jul 4, 2018

Reviews

ProNotes

ProNotes enhances Apple Notes with features like markdown support, templates, and quick actions, making it ideal for users seeking more functionality without needing to sign in.

ProNotes is an Apple Notes extension that adds markdown, templates, and quick actions to enhance note-taking capabilities.

Pros

  • + Enhances Apple Notes with useful features like markdown and templates
  • + Improves note-taking efficiency and versatility
  • + Open-source with MIT license for transparency and customization

Cons

  • - Lack of recent updates raises concerns about future support
  • - Potential compatibility issues with newer macOS versions

FSNotes

FSNotes is a feature-rich, open-source notes manager for macOS and iOS, offering plain text support, markdown, and cross-platform sync. It's ideal for users seeking a lightweight, customizable alternative to proprietary note-taking apps.

FSNotes manages plain text and markdown notes, supporting tagging, search, and cross-platform synchronization.

Pros

  • + Cross-platform support for macOS and iOS
  • + Open-source with a strong community
  • + Rich feature set including markdown and tagging

Cons

  • - Lack of auto-update functionality
  • - Primarily appeals to a niche audience of technical users