Pebo is a markdown‑first, local‑first notes app for people who love
plain text. Write real Markdown, organize with tags, draw diagrams —
and keep everything as ordinary .md files in a folder you control.
A focused writing surface with real Markdown power — and not a single thing that gets between you and your words.
Foldable headings, bold and italics, links, bullet and numbered lists, task lists, blockquotes, tables, images, and rules. Plain text always stays the source of truth.
Mermaid flowcharts and sequence diagrams render directly on a Compose canvas inside your note — no browser, no internet round‑trip.
Inline #tags with a nested tag tree, plus 376 named icons so your important tags stand out.
Create notes, switch filters, open settings, and jump around — all from the keyboard.
Send any note to HTML, PDF, DOCX, JPG, or PNG. Relative images resolve against your notes folder.
Structure long notes with headings, collapse the sections you are not working on, and dim everything but the current block.
Notes load and save straight from the filesystem. No account to start, no server to run — online or off.
Nested tag tree. Branch tags like #project/pebo/ui and navigate your whole library from the sidebar.
Tables, task lists & code. Rich Markdown blocks survive every round‑trip, verbatim.
Syntax‑highlighted snippets. Paste code and a compact multi‑language lexer lights it up.
Pin, filter & restore. Pin notes, filter by All, Untagged, a tag, or Trash, and restore anything.
Curated palettes across Signature, Classics, Nature, Warm, Vibrant, and Light groups. Each ships a full light and dark scheme — set the app to Light, Dark, or System independently.
Your notes are plain Markdown on disk — no proprietary database, no lock‑in. Choose where they live in Settings → Storage.
Notes saved as .md files in a local folder you pick.
Already have a folder of .md files? Pebo adopts them and edits in place.
OAuth PKCE, secure token storage, and two‑way sync — add a client ID to enable.
Same sync engine as OneDrive — add a client ID to enable.
Reserved for iOS and macOS, where Apple entitlements apply.
Pebo never moves or rewrites your files behind your back.
Pebo is one Kotlin Multiplatform + Compose codebase — so the same core ships toward native apps instead of a heavy web wrapper.
Version 1.0.0 · free & source‑available · all downloads & release notes
Pebo is published under the Functional Source License (FSL‑1.1‑ALv2). Read the code, self‑host it, modify it, and contribute back. Every release automatically becomes Apache‑2.0 two years after it ships.
Clone the repo, run one Gradle command, and point Pebo at a folder. Your notes are yours — portable, offline, and future‑proof.
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