Tusk

🐘 Refined Evernote desktop app

Description

Tusk is an unofficial, featureful, open source, community-driven, free Evernote app used by people in more than 130 countries.

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Highlights

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

Description
Highlights
Install
Features
Keyboard Shortcuts
Development
Related Apps
Team
Disclaimer
License

Install

Github Releases

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

Snap

Ubuntu Linux users can directly install through Snap snap install tusk

Homebrew

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

AUR

Arch Linux users can directly install through AUR yaourt tusk

Note

The version available on Homebrew Cask or AUR may not be the latest. If that is the case, please consider downloading directly from the Github releases page.

Features

Sepia Theme

Perfect for glossy screens. Activate it by pressing Cmd/Ctrl G

Dark Theme

Silky & relaxing. Make it yours by pressing Cmd/Ctrl D

Black Theme

Deep focus materialized. Boost your productivity by pressing Cmd/Ctrl Alt E

Focus Mode

Press Cmd/Ctrl K and immerse yourself in a distraction-free note-taking mode.

Compact Mode

Get more for less. Keep your productivity to the maximum no matter the screen size. Simply downsize the window to enter the mode.

Note Navigation

Navigate seamlessly between your notes by pressing Cmd/Ctrl Tab / Cmd/Ctrl Shift Tab or jump directly to a specific note by using Cmd/Ctrl 1 - 9

Note Printing

Printing your notes is only a keystroke away. Press Cmd/Ctrl Alt P and transfer them from screen to paper.

Custom Shortcut Keys

Adjust Tusk to your workflow. Navigate to ~/.tusk.json or press Cmd/Ctrl . and modify any shortcut key to your own preference. To reset simply delete the tusk config file from your home directory.

Scalable Interface

Adjust the zooming factor to your own preference by pressing Cmd/Ctrl Shift = or Cmd/Ctrl -

Export Notes as PDF

Press Cmd/Ctrl Shift E and save your notes effortlessly on your machine as pdf files.

Yinxiang Support

Auto Night Mode

Press Cmd/Ctrl Alt N and allow Tusk to intelligently adjust to your environment.

Export Notes as Markdown

Press Cmd/Ctrl O and instantly export your notes as markdown files.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Local Shortcut Keys

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

View all the available local keyboard shortcuts.

Description	Keys
Toggle Window Menu	`Alt`
Toggle Full Screen	`F11`
Return to Notes	`Esc`
Delete Note	`Delete`
Toggle Dark Theme	`Cmd/Ctrl` `D`
Toggle Sepia Theme	`Cmd/Ctrl` `G`
Toggle Focus Mode	`Cmd/Ctrl` `K`
New Note	`Cmd/Ctrl` `N`
Save Note	`Cmd/Ctrl` `S`
Set Reminder	`Cmd/Ctrl` `E`
Search Notes	`Cmd/Ctrl` `F`
Bold Text	`Cmd/Ctrl` `B`
Italic Text	`Cmd/Ctrl` `I`
Underline Text	`Cmd/Ctrl` `U`
Strikethrough Text	`Cmd/Ctrl` `T`
Export Note as Markdown	`Cmd/Ctrl` `O`
Insert Date-Time Stamp	`Cmd/Ctrl` `;`
Toggle Settings	`Cmd/Ctrl` `,`
Make Text Smaller	`Cmd/Ctrl` `-`
Edit Shortcut Keys	`Cmd/Ctrl` `.`
Reset Zoom Level	`Cmd/Ctrl` `0`
Toggle Sidebar	`Cmd/Ctrl` `\`
Navigate to Next Note	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Tab`
Toggle Tags	`Alt` `Shift` `T`
Toggle Notebooks	`Alt` `Shift` `N`
Jump to Note	`Cmd/Ctrl` `1` - `9`
Change Font Size	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `1` - `6`
Toggle Black Theme	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `E`
Toggle Vibrant Light Theme	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `U`
Toggle Vibrant Dark Theme	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `J`
Print Note	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `P`
Add Shortcut	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `S`
Align Left	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `L`
Align Center	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `M`
Align Right	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `R`
Increase Indentation	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `K`
Activate Auto Night Mode	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Alt` `N`
Make Text Larger	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `=`
Export Note as PDF	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `E`
New Tag	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `T`
New Notebook	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `N`
Toggle Checkbox	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `B`
Code Block	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `L`
Add Link	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `K`
Attach File	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `F`
Insert from Drive	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `D`
Decrease Indentation	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `M`
Numbered List	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `O`
Toggle Shortcuts	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `S`
Toggle Dev Tools	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `I`
Reload Tusk	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `R`
Set Always on Top	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `P`
Insert Date Stamp	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `;`
Bulleted List	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `.`
Subscript Text	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `]`
Superscript Text	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `[`
Insert Horizontal Rule	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `-`
Navigate to Previews Note	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `Tab`
Remove Formatting	`Cmd/Ctrl` `Shift` `Space`

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.

View all the available global keyboard shortcuts.

Description	Global Shortcut
Toggle Tusk Window	`Alt` `Shift` `A`
Create New Note	`Alt` `Shift` `C`
Search Notes	`Alt` `Shift` `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

Klaus Sinani (@klaussinani)
Mario Sinani (@mariocfhq)
Thanasis Gkanos (@ThanasisGkanos)

Disclaimer

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

License

MIT

alzkdpf / tusk