Laverna
Laverna/laverna
An open-source alternative to Evernote and Typora.
Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote. (from the repository)
- Stars
- 9,168
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
- Last push
- 2021-05-30
- Written in
- JavaScript
Is it alive?
Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Quiet
Last push 5.4 years ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Stale
0.7.51, 9.1 years ago
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
44% closed
438 open · 351 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
-4 in 9 days
9,168 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.
What a business may do with it
Weak copyleftMPL-2.0
Usable inside a closed product. Changes to its own files must be shared under the same licence when you distribute them.
This describes the licence family GitHub identified, not legal advice about this project. The repository’s own LICENSE file is what binds you.
Run it yourself
Laverna’s README does not show a docker run, docker compose up or helm install in a code block, so this page will not guess one. It may be a desktop app, a library, or documented on its website.
Laverna against the other open-source options
Every project offered against Evernote and Typora, most-starred first.
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paperless-ngx | 46,868 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | Python |
 Trilium Notes | 38,399 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 EtherPad | 18,593 | Active | Permissive | ○ | TypeScript |
 Notesnook | 14,791 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Zettlr | 13,783 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Laverna (this page) | 9,168 | Quiet | Weak copyleft | ○ | JavaScript |
 Standardnotes | 6,669 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Bangle-io | 1,236 | Active | Not identified | ○ | TypeScript |
Where this page comes from
- Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-19
- The pairing with Evernote and Typora and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
- Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data