Standard Notes

Standard Notes helps you gain control in a world that often feels out of control. Protect your life's work with end-to-end encryption, advanced security measures, and unmatched privacy controls.

Pricing model

Free Tier

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Immediate

You can use Standard Notes to write and store notes with end-to-end encryption that keeps your data private from employers and governments. It syncs your notes across unlimited devices while storing everything offline so you can access your content without internet. The app supports markdown, rich text, code snippets, file storage, and other note formats. Your notes are protected with zero-knowledge encryption and automated backups ensure your data is always safe.

What Standard Notes does

Write notes with markdown formattingSync notes across phone, tablet, and computerStore files with end-to-end encryptionAccess notes without internet connectionCreate encrypted to-do lists and tasksExport notes and data for backupOrganize notes with tags and foldersSearch through encrypted note contentEnd-to-end encryption protects all notes and filesWorks offline with local data storageSyncs across unlimited devices automaticallyZero-knowledge encryption prevents third-party accessOpen source code independently auditedSupports markdown and rich text formatsAutomated backups to prevent data lossSecure file storage with encryption

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free tier

PlanList price

FreeFree

Tutorials & Demos

Frequently asked

Zapier (Limited triggers), IFTTT (Basic automation), GitHub (Source code sync), Google Drive (Encrypted backups), Dropbox (Encrypted backups), OneDrive (Encrypted backups), Nextcloud (Self-hosted sync), SN-CLI (Terminal access), Zapier (Automation), IFTTT (Automation), GitHub (Backup), Nextcloud (Sync), Zapier, IFTTT, Google Drive (Backup), Dropbox (Backup), OneDrive (Backup), Nextcloud, SN-CLI, Proton (Parent Ecosystem), Zapier (Limited), IFTTT (Basic), GitHub (Backup/Sync), Google Drive (Encrypted Backup), Dropbox (Encrypted Backup), OneDrive (Encrypted Backup), Nextcloud (Self-hosted), Standard Notes CLI, Google Drive (Backups), Dropbox (Backups), OneDrive (Backups), GitHub (Backups), SN-CLI (Terminal), Nextcloud (Sync/Backup), Proton (Ecosystem Integration), Nextcloud (Self-hosting), Proton Drive (for encrypted storage), Google Drive (for encrypted backups), Dropbox (for encrypted backups), OneDrive (for encrypted backups), GitHub (for source code backup), Nextcloud (for self-hosted sync), Zapier (via limited webhooks), SN-CLI (for terminal-based access), Proton Mail (Ecosystem), IFTTT (Limited)

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