Jot++

Jot++ is a fast and lightweight note-taking program written in C++.

Features

• Fast note-taking.
• Lightweight design.
• User-friendly interface.
• Supports light and dark mode.
• Export notes as .txt or .md.
• Simple and clean UI powered by FLTK.

Requirements

• Compiler: g++
• Build Tool: make
• Dependencies:
  • FLTK 1.4 (libfltk and libfltk_images)
  • SQLite3 (libsqlite3)

Download requirements

# Install dependencies on macOS using Homebrew
brew install fltk sqlite

# On Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)
sudo apt install g++ make libfltk1.3-dev libsqlite3-dev

Installation

From Releases

Download a release from releases page. After downloading, give Jot++ execution permission by running the command below in your terminal:

# Replace this with the actual path where you extracted Jot++
chmod +x /path/to/Jot++/jotplusplus

Once the file is executable, simply double-click Jot++ to launch it.

From Source Code (Advance users only)

Install Jot++ by running the commands below in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/selimozturk13/Jot_Plus_Plus.git
cd Jot_Plus_Plus
git clone https://github.com/SqliteModernCpp/sqlite_modern_cpp
make && sudo make install

Then, open it by running ./jotplusplus in your terminal or by clicking the installed application from your file manager.

Usage

Open Jot++.

To create a note

• Write the note title into the title input field.
• Write the content of the note into the editor.
• Press the create button.

To view and edit a note

• Click on the note you want to view or edit.
• The note's content will appear in the editor.
• Edit it as you like.
• Press the save button when you are done.

To delete a note

• Click the note you want to delete.
• Press the delete button.

To export notes

• Open the File menu.
• Click Export.
• Choose the file type (.txt or .md).
• Your file manager will open; choose the folder to export your note.

To change view settings

• Open the View menu.
• Choose between light/dark modes or adjust other view-related settings.