# Quillpad

> Open-source Android notes app with Markdown and task lists

Quillpad is a free, open-source notes app for Android, continued by the community as a fork of the discontinued Quillnote. Notes are written in Markdown, grouped into notebooks and tagged, and can hold task lists, reminders, voice recordings and other file attachments. Notes are saved on the device, with optional sync to a folder of Markdown files or to a Nextcloud server.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Quillpad
- **Website:** https://quillpad.github.io
- **Runs on:** Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Quillpad is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** The whole app is free and open source, and the project says it will never show ads. F-Droid lists the license as GNU GPL v3.0 only.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quillpad | $0 | The full app from F-Droid, Google Play or the GitHub releases page, with no paid tier or in-app purchases listed. |

Read from https://quillpad.github.io/ on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Quillpad before buying.

## Key features

- **Markdown notes:** Notes are written with Markdown support and can be pinned to the top of the list, archived when they are no longer needed, and found through search.
- **Task lists and reminders:** A note can be a task list, and reminders can be set on notes for events that should not be missed.
- **Notebooks and tags:** Related notes are grouped into notebooks, and tags can be added to notes as a second way to organize them.
- **Voice recordings and attachments:** Voice recordings and other files can be attached to a note so related material stays in one place.
- **Hidden notes:** Notes can be hidden from the main list so they are not shown to other people looking at the device.
- **File, Nextcloud and zip backup:** Notes can sync to the file system as Markdown files in a local or cloud folder, sync with Nextcloud, or be backed up to a zip file and restored later.

## Good for

- Android users who want a free notes app with no ads
- People who self-host Nextcloud and want their notes on it
- Keeping Markdown notes, checklists and reminders in one app

## Worth knowing

- Android only: the downloads are F-Droid, Google Play and GitHub, and F-Droid lists Android 7.0 or newer as the requirement.
- Nextcloud sync is labeled experimental and needs the Nextcloud Notes app installed on the server.
- There is no hosted sync service: notes stay on the device unless file-system or Nextcloud sync is set up.
- Moving in from Notally or Google Keep relies on separate conversion scripts linked from the README.

## Works with

Nextcloud

**Tags:** Open source, Notes, Markdown, Tasks, Local-first

## Alternatives

- [NotallyX](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notallyx): Minimal open-source Android app for notes and task lists. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/notallyx-vs-quillpad)
- [Fossify Notes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fossify-notes): Open-source Android notes and checklists with no account. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fossify-notes-vs-quillpad)
- [Markor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/markor): Offline Android text editor for Markdown notes and todo.txt. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/markor-vs-quillpad)
- [Google Keep](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-keep): Google's app for quick notes, lists and reminders. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-keep-vs-quillpad)
- [Joplin](https://toolgpa.com/tools/joplin): Open source Markdown notes with sync through a service you choose. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/joplin-vs-quillpad)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://quillpad.github.io/
- https://quillpad.github.io/privacy/
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/quillpad/quillpad/master/README.md
- https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.github.quillpad/
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.quillpad&hl=en_US&gl=US

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