floral-notepaper

Project Overview

Floral Notepaper is a lightweight, elegant, and modern local note-taking tool built with Tauri 2 and React. It aims to be always at hand, offering a modern interface and a comfortable editing experience, with data stored locally.

Key Features

• Markdown editing and preview: supports GitHub Flavored Markdown with instant switching between edit and preview
• Quick notes: summon the note window anytime via the system tray or a global hotkey (Ctrl+Space by default)
• Tile mode: pin a note to a spot on the desktop for quick reference and copying
• Import/export: supports importing and exporting .md files

Target Audience

• Desktop users who need to jot down ideas and todos
• Users who want a note pinned on the desktop as a clipboard scratchpad
• Users who prefer writing in Markdown

Quick Start

1. Go to GitHub Releases and download the installer for your OS
2. Windows offers a setup installer, a portable exe, and an msix package
3. macOS offers dmg builds for both Apple Silicon and Intel
4. You can also install it from the Microsoft Store
5. After installation, press Ctrl+Space to summon a note anytime

Core Advantages

• Lightweight and always resident, available on demand
• Modern, clean Markdown editing and preview experience
• Supports desktop tiling and a global hotkey
• Available on both Windows and macOS

System Requirements

• OS: Windows (x64 / AArch64), macOS (Apple Silicon / Intel)
• Architecture: x64, AArch64, arm64

Notes

• The MSIX build does not support in-app updates; get new versions from the Microsoft Store or GitHub Releases
• Unsigned macOS builds may need to be allowed in System Settings on first launch
• If GitHub access is slow, a mirror channel provided by the author is available for downloads