Plainva

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About this app

Plainva is an open-source, local-first editor for plain Markdown notes — the notes stay yours.

Your notes are ordinary .md files in a folder you control. Open an existing Markdown vault (Obsidian-compatible, including .base databases) straight from your own cloud storage — Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, WebDAV/Nextcloud or S3 — and sync freely between desktop and mobile. No subscription, no lock-in.

• Plain Markdown — every note is a readable .md file you own, forever
• Your own cloud — sync over storage you already have; nothing runs through our servers
• Free sync — desktop ↔ mobile, at no extra cost
• Fast editor — live preview, wiki-links, backlinks, slash commands, tables, callouts
• Databases (.base) — turn folders of notes into tables, boards, calendars and more
• Knowledge graph — see how your notes connect
• Privacy-first — no account required, no tracking, no ads
• Open source (AGPL), available in 10 languages

Plainva also runs on Windows, macOS and Linux — the same vault, everywhere, over your own cloud.

Website: https://plainva.com
Source: https://github.com/plainva/plainva
Open-source, Markdown notes straight from your own cloud.
Updated on
Sep 3, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, Messages and 2 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit