Lepton
Lepton is a free, open-source notes and writing app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Democratizing Snippet Management (macOS/Win/Linux). It has 10,341 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at hackjutsu/Lepton.
- Linux
- macOS
- Windows
- Notes & writing
- Actively maintained
About Lepton
Lepton is a lean code snippet manager powered by GitHub Gist. Check out the latest release. See the Search FAQ for searchable fields and content-search behavior.
Install Lepton
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
brew install --cask leptonsnap install leptonSimilar apps
More open-source note-taking and writing apps
AppFlowy
AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI.
OfficialNotes & writingWindowsmacOSLinuxAFFiNE
toeverything/AFFiNE
There can be more than Notion and Miro. AFFiNE(pronounced [ə‘fain]) is a next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together.
OfficialNotes & writingWindowsmacOSLinuxMarktext
marktext/marktext
A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
Notes & writingWindowsmacOSLinuxJoplin
laurent22/joplin
Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
OfficialNotes & writingWindowsmacOSLinuxSiYuan
siyuan-note/siyuan
An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作.
OfficialNotes & writingWindowsmacOSLinuxLogseq
logseq/logseq
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration.
OfficialNotes & writingWindowsmacOSLinux
What is Lepton?
Lepton is a free, open-source notes and writing app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Democratizing Snippet Management (macOS/Win/Linux). It has 10,341 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at hackjutsu/Lepton.
Is Lepton free and open source?
Yes. Lepton's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Lepton?
Homebrew: brew install --cask lepton and Snap: snap install lepton. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v2.0.0).
Is Lepton still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 15, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.