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harbour-quill
Markdown notes client (Obsidian-like) for Sailfish OS. Notes live in a
WebDAV folder (e.g. a Nextcloud directory): browse, edit and preview .md
notes with automatic save — no local storage, your vault stays on your
server.
Features
- WebDAV browsing: folder navigation, all files shown (not only
.md, any file can be opened as text), mtime/size listing - Markdown editor with automatic save on exit
- Preview rendered locally by the built-in parser (
Markdown.js):- GFM tables (delimiter row, column alignment, inline markup in cells)
- navigable
[[wiki-links]] - inline images with local cache
- relative links resolved against the note's WebDAV folder
- local
file:links blocked with a banner (safety)
- Note search (title filter)
- New / delete notes from the folder list
- English and Italian UI: language selector (system / English / Italiano),
applied on restart; Italian catalogue
.qmin the app data dir - Settings in
~/.config/harbour/quill/quill.conf— the persistent zone of the SailJail sandbox (Sailfish 4.4+/5.x)
Build
You need the Sailfish SDK.
sfdk target install SailfishOS-5.0.0.62-aarch64 # or your device target
sfdk target use SailfishOS-5.0.0.62-aarch64
sfdk build # produces the RPM in RPMS/
sfdk deploy # installs on the connected device
Targets: aarch64 (Jolla Phone 2026, Xperia 10 II/III), armv7hl
(Xperia X, Jolla C), x86_64 (emulator).
Configuration
Open the app → menu → Settings:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Server URL | e.g. https://nextcloud.example.com/remote.php/dav/files/user/Notes |
| Username | WebDAV user |
| Password | app password / account password |
| Language | System / English / Italiano (applied on restart) |
Structure
qml/harbour-quill.qml app entry
qml/pages/ MainPage (folder list + search), EditorPage,
PreviewPage, SettingsPage, NewNoteDialog
qml/components/ DavClient.qml (WebDAV), Banner.qml,
Markdown.js (parser), PropfindParser.js
src/ main.cpp (language + translator), settings
(QSettings, sandbox config), downloader
(image cache)
tests/ test_parsers.js (Markdown/propfind parsers)
translations/ harbour-quill_it.ts (English is the source language)
rpm/ spec (lrelease → .qm in app data dir) and desktop
file (SailJail: Internet)
Known limitations
- The WebDAV password is stored in plain text in the app settings
(
~/.config/harbour/quill/quill.conf) — acceptable for personal use. - The preview is a local render; some exotic Markdown edge cases may differ from Obsidian.
- The language change takes effect on restart.
License
GPLv3
Languages
QML
46%
JavaScript
32.2%
C++
19.5%
QMake
2.3%