CherryTree

Free plan

What the maker publishes

Android and web

The maker page links to a third party Android project and a third party web interface for notes exported to HTML. source

Code tools

Code nodes and codeboxes can run code, and an embedded terminal is available on Linux and macOS. source

Export formats

It can print or export selected notes or the whole tree to PDF, HTML, plain text, or CherryTree format. source

Free plan

Yes source

Import and export

It can import HTML and plain text, and supports imports from several note taking applications including Gnote, KeepNote, Tomboy, and Zim. source

Linux and macOS feature

The embedded terminal feature is available on Linux and macOS. source

Maker and authors

The product page credits Giuseppe Penone and Evgenii Gurianov as CherryTree's writers. source

Network behavior

The maker states that the program will not transfer information to other networked systems unless specifically requested by the user or operator. source

Note sharing

No source

Offline access

Yes source

Supported platforms

windows,macos,linux source

Real-time collaboration

No source

Release and downloads

The page lists version 1.7.2 as the latest stable release and provides Windows, macOS, and Linux downloads or package links. source

Rich content

It supports images, embedded files, multilevel lists, simple tables, codeboxes, and rendered LaTeX equations. source

Security limitation

Password protection is available only for single-file storage, and opening a protected document extracts an unprotected copy to a temporary filesystem folder until CherryTree closes. source

Storage

Notes can be stored in a single XML or SQLite file, or in multiple files and directories. source

Support

The user manual directs people with questions to the community forum and says donations are appreciated. source

What it does

CherryTree is a hierarchical note taking application with rich text and syntax highlighting. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 12 Oct 2026.