diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/simplenote/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/simplenote/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7367c8207054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/simplenote/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, lib, zlib, glib, alsaLib, dbus, gtk2, atk, pango, freetype, fontconfig
+, libgnome_keyring3, gdk_pixbuf, gvfs, cairo, cups, expat, libgpgerror, nspr
+, nss, xorg, libcap, systemd, libnotify ,libXScrnSaver, gnome3 }:
+
+ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "simplenote-${pkgver}";
+  pkgver = "1.0.6";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron/releases/download/v${pkgver}/Simplenote-linux-x64.${pkgver}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "18wj880iw92yd57w781dqaj7iv9j3bqhyh2cbikqrl4m5w9xkla8";
+  };
+
+  buildCommand = let
+
+    packages = [
+      stdenv.cc.cc zlib glib dbus gtk2 atk pango freetype libgnome_keyring3
+      fontconfig gdk_pixbuf cairo cups expat libgpgerror alsaLib nspr nss
+      xorg.libXrender xorg.libX11 xorg.libXext xorg.libXdamage xorg.libXtst
+      xorg.libXcomposite xorg.libXi xorg.libXfixes xorg.libXrandr
+      xorg.libXcursor libcap systemd libnotify libXScrnSaver gnome3.gconf
+    ];
+
+    libPathNative = lib.makeLibraryPath packages;
+    libPath64 = lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib64" packages;
+    libPath = "${libPathNative}:${libPath64}";
+
+  in ''
+    mkdir -p $out/share/
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    tar xvzf $src -C $out/share/
+    mv $out/share/Simplenote-linux-x64 $out/share/simplenote
+    mv $out/share/simplenote/Simplenote $out/share/simplenote/simplenote
+    mkdir -p $out/share/applications
+
+    cat > $out/share/applications/simplenote.desktop << EOF
+    [Desktop Entry]
+    Name=Simplenote
+    Comment=Simplenote for Linux
+    Exec=$out/bin/simplenote
+    Icon=$out/share/simplenote/Simplenote.png
+    Type=Application
+    StartupNotify=true
+    Categories=Development;
+    EOF
+
+    fixupPhase
+
+    patchelf --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
+      --set-rpath "${libPath}:$out/share/simplenote" \
+      $out/share/simplenote/simplenote
+
+    ln -s $out/share/simplenote/simplenote $out/bin/simplenote
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "The simplest way to keep notes";
+    homepage = https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron;
+    license = licenses.lgpl2;
+    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5f0077018461..57ed5eb1ce8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17579,4 +17579,6 @@ in
   nitrokey-app = callPackage ../tools/security/nitrokey-app { };
 
   fpm2 = callPackage ../tools/security/fpm2 { };
+
+  simplenote = callPackage ../applications/misc/simplenote { };
 }