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Port details on branch 2026Q1
rednotebook Personal desktop journaling application written in Python
2.42 deskutils on this many watch lists=0 search for ports that depend on this port Find issues related to this port Report an issue related to this port View this port on Repology. pkg-fallout 2.42Version of this port present on the latest quarterly branch.
Maintainer: cth-freebsd@pm.me search for ports maintained by this maintainer
Port Added: 2026-03-26 08:48:07
Last Update: 2026-03-26 08:46:54
Commit Hash: 4285458
License: GPLv3+
WWW:
https://rednotebook.app
Description:
RedNotebook is a modern desktop journal. It lets you format, tag, and search your entries. You can also add pictures, links, and customizable templates, spell check your notes, and export to plain text, HTML, LaTeX, or PDF.
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Dependency lines:
  • rednotebook>0:deskutils/rednotebook
To install the port:
cd /usr/ports/deskutils/rednotebook/ && make install clean
To add the package, run one of these commands:
  • pkg install deskutils/rednotebook
  • pkg install rednotebook
NOTE: If this package has multiple flavors (see below), then use one of them instead of the name specified above.
PKGNAME: rednotebook
Package flavors (<flavor>: <package>)
  • py311: rednotebook
distinfo:
TIMESTAMP = 1773266666 SHA256 (jendrikseipp-rednotebook-v2.42_GH0.tar.gz) = f0eddb338a74c5819000a6be16ef24b2821f9e60f86b3505f93f9a5bd2e3e9b2 SIZE (jendrikseipp-rednotebook-v2.42_GH0.tar.gz) = 2286219

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Dependencies
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Build dependencies:
  1. gettext-tools>=0.26 : devel/gettext-tools
  2. py311-setuptools>=63.1.0 : devel/py-setuptools@py311
  3. python3.11 : lang/python311
  4. gettext-runtime>=0.26 : devel/gettext-runtime
Test dependencies:
  1. python3.11 : lang/python311
Runtime dependencies:
  1. py311-pyyaml>=0 : devel/py-pyyaml@py311
  2. py311-enchant>=1.6 : textproc/py-enchant
  3. python3.11 : lang/python311
Library dependencies:
  1. libwebkit2gtk-4.1.so : www/webkit2-gtk@41
  2. libatk-1.0.so : accessibility/at-spi2-core
  3. libcairo.so : graphics/cairo
  4. libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so : graphics/gdk-pixbuf2
  5. libglib-2.0.so : devel/glib20
  6. libintl.so : devel/gettext-runtime
  7. libgtk-3.so : x11-toolkits/gtk30
  8. libgtksourceview-3.0.so : x11-toolkits/gtksourceview3
  9. libxml2.so : textproc/libxml2
  10. libharfbuzz.so : print/harfbuzz
  11. libpango-1.0.so : x11-toolkits/pango
  12. libintl.so : devel/gettext-runtime
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Configuration Options:
===> The following configuration options are available for rednotebook-2.42: ENCHANT=on: Use PyEnchant for spell checking NLS=on: Native Language Support ===> Use 'make config' to modify these settings
Options name:
deskutils_rednotebook
USES:
gettext-tools gnome python gettext-runtime
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2.42
26 Mar 2026 08:46:54
commit hash: 428545864edcb111897e0fc26eb3fb0c006c0e29commit hash: 428545864edcb111897e0fc26eb3fb0c006c0e29commit hash: 428545864edcb111897e0fc26eb3fb0c006c0e29commit hash: 428545864edcb111897e0fc26eb3fb0c006c0e29 files touched by this commit
Vladimir Druzenko (vvd) search for other commits by this committer
Author: tjlegg
deskutils/rednotebook: Update 3.31 => 2.42

Old version fails with issue concerning GIRepository required version
being 2.0 and ports tree providing GIRepository version 3.0.
Since 3.39 software supports GIRepository 3.0.

Changelog:
https://github.com/jendrikseipp/rednotebook/blob/v2.42/CHANGELOG.md

- Update dependencies.
- Fix warnings from portclippy.

PR:		293744
Approved by:	cth-freebsd@pm.me (maintainer, timeout 2 weeks)
Sponsored by:	UNIS Labs
MFH:		2026Q1
Co-authored-by:	Vladimir Druzenko <vvd@FreeBSD.org>

(cherry picked from commit 9d8b3a01e39e6dcbd1a7c5c2972b669c1513627f)

Number of commits found: 1