NixNote

Designed in Java, NixNote is an open-source Evernote client that copies the same features of the well-known application to deliver simple and efficient methods to create and organize notes. It integrates only the essential features of the app and works on Windows and Linux.

There is no setup pack involved, which makes NixNote (almost) portable. Provided that you have Java installed on the PC, you can directly run the app as well as save it to a pen drive to launch it on any machine with Java installed.

An important factor worth taking into account is that, unlike most installers, it does not modify Windows registry settings, so it does not increase the risk of system stability issues.

The GUI has a neatly organized structure that's easy to navigate. You can take advantage of standard text formatting options to write personalized notes, create multiple notes and organize them in different categories, as well as add tags to find particular types of notes faster.

It is possible to duplicate or delete notes, change the title color in the list to spot them easier, pin and unpin notes, print or send them via email, export them to file and import them at a later time or another computer running NixNote, as well as back up and restore the database.

Evidently, you can resort to a search function to locate notes by title or content, encrypt the database, enable a spellchecker, change the UI style and date/time format, minimize NixNote to the system tray to make it non-intrusive, and so on.

There were no stability issues in our testing, since the app did not hang, crash or pop up error messages. It has a good response time and minimal impact on PC performance, thanks to the fact that it runs on low CPU and RAM.

NixNote delivers a fast and simple solution to create and save notes by cloning the essential features of Evernote.