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Install alternote with Homebrew Cask

Note-taking App for Evernote. Version 1.0.18,1018 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask alternote

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overview

Package summary

Note-taking App for Evernote

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

Alternote is a discontinued proprietary Mac note-taking client that provided a focused writing interface over Evernote's synchronization backend.

Project history

Alternote emerged as a Mac-focused alternative interface for Evernote, emphasizing distraction-free writing, responsive search, typography, night mode, compact presentation, and limited Markdown-style expansion.

Rather than operating its own synchronization backend, Alternote connected directly to Evernote. Its official FAQ explains that it was intentionally exclusive to Evernote and could not access local-only Evernote notebooks through the public interface.

Adoption history

Testimonials retained on the official site show the public beta in use by early 2015 and emphasize its simpler interface relative to the standard Evernote Mac experience. The current site uses retrospective language, thanks past supporters, and limits downloads to previous purchasers, indicating that active commercial distribution has ended.

How it is used

Alternote signs into Evernote and synchronizes cloud notebooks while presenting a Mac-native writing interface with search, tags, selective sync, to-do lists, rich-text controls, and Markdown-like expansion.

It does not support local-only Evernote notebooks, iCloud, or Dropbox. Continued usefulness depends on compatibility with Evernote's service and APIs.

Why package nerds care

Alternote captures a period when third-party desktop clients flourished around Evernote's public service APIs. Its continued Homebrew Cask presence is useful for prior license holders, while also illustrating the packaging challenges of discontinued proprietary applications tied to an external cloud backend.

Timeline

  • 2015: Public beta users were discussing Alternote in testimonials preserved on the official site.
  • Later: The official site ended general sales and retained downloads for previous purchasers.

Related projects

  • Evernote
  • Yinxiang Biji

Sources

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  • Official product page and FAQ: https://alternoteapp.com/

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for alternote. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

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executables

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freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version1.0.18,1018
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://alternoteapp.com/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://alternoteapp.com/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:alternote
Version1.0.18,1018
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/alternote
Homepagehttps://alternoteapp.com/
Upstream docshttps://alternoteapp.com/
Source archivehttps://alternoteapp.com/assets/downloads/Alternote1018.zip
SHA-256b1a3c0d311b0633bae1a327d393c61a82bf21e2a0363109ef984e8f1c99549ff
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenalternote
Names
  • Alternote
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • beaver-notesLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: note, note-taking, taking.
  • capacitiesLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: note, note-taking, taking.
  • curioLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: note, note-taking, taking.

source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

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