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Tusk

Refined Evernote desktop app

Tusk

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Description

Tusk is an unofficial, featureful, open source, community-driven, free Evernote app used by people in more than 140 countries.

Tusk is indicated by Evernote as an alternative client for Linux environments trusted by the open source community.

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Highlights

  • Black, Dark & Sepia Themes
  • Focus, Compact & Auto-Night Modes
  • Local & Global Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Export Notes as PDF, HTML & Markdown Files
  • Note Navigation
  • Yinxiang Support
  • Cross Platform
  • Scalable Interface
  • Update Notifications
  • Drag and Drop Files

Contents

Install

Github Releases

Head to the releases page and download the appropriate installer for your system.

Snapcraft

Ubuntu Linux users can directly install through Snapcraft snap install tusk

Homebrew

Macos users can directly install through Homebrew Cask brew cask install tusk

Note

The version available on Homebrew Cask may not be the latest, since unlike Snapcraft, it is not offically maintained. If that is the case, please consider downloading directly from the Github releases page.

Features

Visit the project homepage to view all features in detail.

  • Auto Night Mode - Press Cmd/Ctrl Alt N to allow Tusk to adjust to your environment.
  • Black Theme - Activate it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl Alt E.
  • Compact Mode - Downsize the window to enter the mode.
  • Custom Shortcut Keys - Navigate to ~/.tusk.json or press Cmd/Ctrl . to modify any shortcut key. To reset delete ~/.tusk.json & restart the app.
  • Dark Theme - Activate it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl D.
  • Drag & Drop Files - Attach files by dragging them to the app window.
  • Export Notes as Markdown - Press Cmd/Ctrl O to save your notes as Markdown files.
  • Export Notes as HTML - Press Cmd/Ctrl Shift H to save your notes as HTML files.
  • Export Notes as PDF - Press Cmd/Ctrl Shift E to save your notes as PDF files.
  • Focus Mode - Activate it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl K.
  • Global Shortcut Keys - Enable them by using the File > Enable Global Shortcut Keys option.
  • Note Navigation - Navigate your notes by pressing Cmd/Ctrl Tab / Cmd/Ctrl Shift Tab or jump directly to one by using Cmd/Ctrl 1 - 9.
  • Note Printing - Press Cmd/Ctrl Alt P to print your notes.
  • Scalable Interface - Adjust the zooming factor by pressing Cmd/Ctrl Shift = or Cmd/Ctrl -.
  • Sepia Theme - Activate it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl G.
  • Update Notifications - Customize the apps update checking frequency.
  • Yinxiang Support - Login to Yinxiang by using the File > Switch to Yinxiang option.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Local Shortcut Keys

70+ local keyboard shortcuts. Toggle anything in a flash.

DescriptionKeys
Activate Auto Night ModeCmd/Ctrl Alt N
Add LinkCmd/Ctrl Shift K
Add ShortcutCmd/Ctrl Alt S
Align CenterCmd/Ctrl Alt M
Align LeftCmd/Ctrl Alt L
Align RightCmd/Ctrl Alt R
Attach FileCmd/Ctrl Shift F
Bold TextCmd/Ctrl B
Bulleted ListCmd/Ctrl Shift .
Change Font SizeCmd/Ctrl Alt 1 - 6
Code BlockCmd/Ctrl Shift L
Decrease IndentationCmd/Ctrl Shift M
Delete NoteDelete
Edit Shortcut KeysCmd/Ctrl .
Export Note as HTMLCmd/Ctrl Shift H
Export Note as MarkdownCmd/Ctrl O
Export Note as PDFCmd/Ctrl Shift E
Increase IndentationCmd/Ctrl Alt K
Insert Date StampCmd/Ctrl Shift ;
Insert Date-Time StampCmd/Ctrl ;
Insert from DriveCmd/Ctrl Shift D
Insert Horizontal RuleCmd/Ctrl Shift -
Italic TextCmd/Ctrl I
Jump to NoteCmd/Ctrl 1 - 9
Make Text LargerCmd/Ctrl Shift =
Make Text SmallerCmd/Ctrl -
Navigate to Next NoteCmd/Ctrl Tab
Navigate to Previews NoteCmd/Ctrl Shift Tab
New NoteCmd/Ctrl N
New NotebookCmd/Ctrl Shift N
New TagCmd/Ctrl Shift T
Numbered ListCmd/Ctrl Shift O
Print NoteCmd/Ctrl Alt P
Remove FormattingCmd/Ctrl Shift Space
Reset Zoom LevelCmd/Ctrl 0
Return to NotesEsc
Save NoteCmd/Ctrl S
Search NotesCmd/Ctrl F
Set Always on TopCmd/Ctrl Shift P
Set ReminderCmd/Ctrl E
Strikethrough TextCmd/Ctrl T
Subscript TextCmd/Ctrl Shift ]
Superscript TextCmd/Ctrl Shift [
Toggle Black ThemeCmd/Ctrl Alt E
Toggle CheckboxCmd/Ctrl Shift B
Toggle Dark ThemeCmd/Ctrl D
Toggle Focus ModeCmd/Ctrl K
Toggle NotebooksAlt Shift N
Toggle Sepia ThemeCmd/Ctrl G
Toggle SettingsCmd/Ctrl ,
Toggle ShortcutsCmd/Ctrl Shift S
Toggle SidebarCmd/Ctrl \
Toggle TagsAlt Shift T
Toggle Window MenuAlt
Underline TextCmd/Ctrl U

Global Shortcut Keys

Access Tusk at any moment from anywhere within your operating system. All global shortcuts can be customized to match your own preference through the configuration file ~/.tusk.json.

DescriptionGlobal Shortcut
Toggle Tusk WindowCmd/Ctrl Alt A
Create New NoteCmd/Ctrl Alt C
Search NotesCmd/Ctrl Alt F

Development

For more info on how to contribute to the project, please read the contributing guidelines.

  • Fork the repository and clone it to your machine
  • Navigate to your local fork: cd tusk
  • Install the project dependencies: npm install or yarn install
  • Run Tusk on dev mode: npm start or yarn start
  • Lint code for errors: npm test or yarn test
  • Build binaries and installers: npm run release or yarn release
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Team

Sponsors

A big thank you to all the people and companies supporting our Open Source work:

Disclaimer

Tusk is an unofficial, open source, third-party, community-driven, free app and is not affiliated in any way with Evernote.

License

MIT