Scratch
Scratch is a minimalist, offline-first markdown note-taking app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Plain text files, keyboard-driven, with no cloud lock-in or account required.
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2 releases· tracked since June 2, 2026
v1.0.0
Detected on July 29, 2026
v0.10.0
First tracked versionDetected on June 2, 2026
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Updated 10/19/2026, 5:00:48 AM
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