easynotes Notebook

A modern web application that stores notes as Markdown files in folders/subfolders — every notebook is a folder, every page a .md file. No database: your notes are plain files on disk.

Features

• WYSIWYG editor (w) with 1-click switching to the Markdown editor
• Responsive design for desktop and mobile
• Move & copy note pages and folders (via the context menu in the tree)
• Insert and upload images & attachments (via toolbar, drag & drop, or paste/image)
• Duplicate a page with a single click
• Language German ⇄ English (switchable)
• Dark mode (light/dark/auto)
• Tags per page (can optionally be disabled)
• AI assistant for note creation with DeepSeek, Claude (Anthropic) and ChatGPT (OpenAI) — API keys are stored in the app
• OneNote import from the tool alxnbl/onenote-md-exporter — including the assets folder (the .assets/assets subfolder in each folder is imported and displayed as well)

Quick start (local)

npm install
npm start

The app then runs at http://localhost:3500

Folder structure

• data/notes/ — your notebooks/notes (Markdown + assets)
• data/imports/ — put the OneNote exports you want to import here (folder or .zip)
• data/settings.json — language, theme, tags, AI keys

Setting up AI

In the AI assistant at the top right: choose a provider, enter your API key (stored locally), optionally adjust the model, then enter a topic and click "Generate". The text can be inserted straight into the page.

Docker (Unraid)

Install via Community Apps on Unraid, or

docker pull knex666/easynotes:latest

Running permanently (Linux/systemd)

sudo cp onenote-md.service /etc/systemd/system/
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now onenote-md.service

The app then starts automatically with the system and is restarted if it crashes.

After the import: click the page in the tree to see the imported content. Place the export .zip in data/imports/ and click "Import".

OneNote import

Use https://github.com/alxnbl/onenote-md-exporter together with the appSettings.json from this repository to export your OneNote notes.

These can then be imported into easynotes.