AlternativeTo welcomes PrivacyNotes as our new official partner!

We're thrilled to announce that PrivacyNotes is joining the AlternativeTo family as our newest official partner! PrivacyNotes is a privacy-focused, open source note-taking application, and it ticks every box on our list of what makes great software: it respects your privacy, embraces transparency through open source, and is built with the care and independence we believe the best software deserves. Partners like this are exactly why we do what we do.

So, what exactly is PrivacyNotes? It's a zero-knowledge, privacy-first note-taking app available on the web, mobile, and desktop — your notes go wherever you go. Everything you store is end-to-end encrypted and hosted in Switzerland, meaning not even PrivacyNotes themselves can read your data. But it's much more than a simple notes app: it bundles notes, tasks, journaling, bookmark syncing, and file hosting into one workspace, plus a secure vault for passwords, cards, and SSH keys. A full Markdown editor ties it all together, giving you complete control over how you write and format everything.

Two things really set PrivacyNotes apart. First, they've just open sourced their entire client code — web, desktop, and mobile — so anyone can inspect exactly how the apps are made and work. Second, their pricing is refreshingly fair: the app is entirely free to use, and the Pro plan costs just a one-time payment of $48 for early adopters (it will later rise to $89). No subscriptions, no hidden fees, just honest software that puts users first.

We are incredibly happy to have PrivacyNotes on board as we continue building something valuable not just for our partners, but for the whole AlternativeTo community. Their commitment to privacy and independence mirrors our own, making them a perfect ally in our journey.

If you represent a company that shares our values and are interested in becoming one of our official partners, we would love to hear from you; please reach out to us at partners@alternativeto.com.