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+# Jenot
+
+Yet another go at a note taking app. Task list handling behavior heavily
+inspired by Google Keep, which is my current daily driver for all kinds
+of quick notes, shopping lists etc.
+
+The idea is to have zero or near zero dependencies for FE code, using only
+standard APIs.