Hi Product Hunt! 👋 I built Matcha as a direct, open-source alternative to Goodnotes and Notability. Finding a fully open-source iOS app is rare, but I wanted an AI-powered note-taking experience without being forced into a subscription ecosystem. Matcha gives you the premium iPad features you need for studies and work, combined with the total freedom and transparency of open-source.
congrats on launching! did you do any market research before deciding on open-source? my gut feeling is that most regular users don't care (or know what it means) that an app is open source, they are looking for a good product. pricing also seems pretty steep compared to, say, goodnotes. curious to hear your reasoning on these points.
Can this create flashcards from the written notes? as its quite helpful for revision!
About Matcha on Product Hunt
“The First Open Source IPad Note Taking App”
Matcha launched on Product Hunt on April 10th, 2026 and earned 101 upvotes and 7 comments, placing #18 on the daily leaderboard. The all-in-one AI-powered note taking app for students and professionals, completely open sourced.
Matcha was featured in iPad (7.5k followers), Notes (8.3k followers), Education (78.4k followers) and GitHub (41.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 55.3k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Matcha?
Matcha was hunted by Forrest . A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Forrest
Hi Product Hunt! 👋 I built Matcha as a direct, open-source alternative to Goodnotes and Notability. Finding a fully open-source iOS app is rare, but I wanted an AI-powered note-taking experience without being forced into a subscription ecosystem. Matcha gives you the premium iPad features you need for studies and work, combined with the total freedom and transparency of open-source.