NotallyX is a minimalistic, open-source Android note-taking and task-list application written in Kotlin under the GPL-3.0 licence, aimed at Android users who want a lightweight local notes app and who are willing to install and back it up themselves — it is the extended fork of the original Notally app.

What it is

NotallyX is an Android application for writing notes and managing task lists. It is a default Android project written in Kotlin, licensed under GPL-3.0 in accordance with the original Notally project developed by OmGodse, which the tagline describes as "Notally, but eXtended." The project is catalogued in this registry under Productivity & Utilities / Note Taking & Knowledge Management, carries the topics android, minimalistic, note-taking and task-list, supports Lollipop devices and up, and wears an adaptive Android app icon. Its homepage is hosted at crustack.github.io/NotallyX, and development is active in the sense that the repository has drawn 743 stars and 50 forks.

The concrete problem it solves is continuity of a notes collection on Android without a cloud account. NotallyX replaces the original Notally app with an extended feature set, and it explicitly offers a migration path away from other note tools: it imports from Evernote, Google Keep and Quillpad. Its own immediate operational problem is data safety. Because multiple users experienced data loss, the maintainer temporarily removed the app from the Google Play Store, and the README now instructs users to configure auto-backup, ideally daily and also on save. That context shapes the app: notes, tasks, attachments and backups are handled on the device, and the user is responsible for holding the copies.

Key capabilities

• Create rich text notes with support for bold, italics, mono space and strike-through, with undo and redo actions.
• Create task lists ordered with subtasks, with auto-sort of checked items to the end and actions to quickly remove checked tasks.
• Set reminders with notifications for important notes.
• Complement notes with any type of file, such as pictures and PDFs, and create quick audio notes.
• Sort notes by title, last modified date or creation date, and color, pin and label them for organisation, displayed either in a list or a grid.
• Lock notes via Biometric or PIN, and use a Home Screen Widget to reach important notes quickly.
• Configure auto-backups, import notes from other apps, and share notes quickly by text, supported by extensive preferences to adjust views.

Who uses it and how

• Android users who install the release APK directly, since the app was temporarily withdrawn from the Google Play Store.
• Beta testers who install NotallyX BETA alongside the stable app: beta releases use another applicationId, appear as a separate app, and keep their own data.
• Switchers moving an existing collection in from Evernote, Google Keep or Quillpad using the built-in import.
• Contributors who fork the repository, claim an unassigned open issue, develop in Android Studio, test on a device or emulator matching the targetSdk in build.gradle, then verify with ./gradlew test and format with ./gradlew ktfmtFormat.
• Translators, since all translations are crowd sourced and described in TRANSLATIONS.md.

Getting started

Installation is by downloading the .apk from the GitHub releases page, with the most recent beta release available under the beta tag; a SHA256 certificate fingerprint is published so a downloaded APK can be verified. Building from source requires opening the Kotlin Android project in Android Studio.

How it compares

No list of paid products replaced by this project is provided, so it is best located against the tools named in its own facts: it is a downstream fork of Notally by OmGodse, carrying the same GPL-3.0 licence, and it extends that base rather than replacing it. Because it can import from Evernote, Google Keep and Quillpad, it also sits as a destination for users of those apps who want their notes on a GPL-3.0 Android client.

When to use it — and when not to

Choose NotallyX if a local, GPL-3.0 Android notes and task app suits you and you will set auto-backup to run daily and on save, as the README insists. Do not choose it if you depend on Google Play distribution for installation and updates, since the app was temporarily removed from that storefront while data-loss reports were addressed. Note also the 297 open issues and the fact that the README is sparse on setup beyond backups, so expect to verify the APK fingerprint or build the project yourself rather than rely on a documented hosted service.

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