# Quillpad (open-source notes app)

> Quillpad is a free, open-source notes app for Android. Markdown notes, task lists, Nextcloud sync and more. It has 1,400 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Quillpad is a fork of an original app called Quillnote. Quillpad is fully free and open-source. It will never show you ads, ask you for unnecessary permissions or upload your notes anywhere without you knowing. Take beautiful markdown notes whenever you feel inspired, place them in notebooks and tag them accordingly. Stay organized by making task lists, set reminders and keep everything in one place by attaching related files.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/quillpad/quillpad |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 1,400 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/io.github.quillpad/ (package io.github.quillpad) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.quillpad |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://quillpad.github.io |
| Official | no |
| Category | Notes & to-do |
| Latest release | v1.5.14 (Sep 3, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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