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Notesnook

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Notesnook is a simple and cross-platform private notes app that keeps your notes organized and synced on your phone, tablet and computer. Take notes, capture ideas, create to-do lists, keep a journal, write your assignments and manage projects, we have got you covered.

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License model

  • FreemiumOpen Source

Country of Origin

  • PK flagPakistan

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Google Chrome
  • Flathub
  • F-Droid
  • Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • Flatpak
4.5 / 5 Avg rating (31)
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18comments

Features

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Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight
  3.  Distraction-free

Features

  1.  Encrypted Notes
  2.  Private notes
  3.  Works Offline
  4.  Note organization
  5.  End-to-End Encryption
  6.  Dark Mode
  7.  Ad-free
  8.  Support for MarkDown
  9.  No Tracking
  10.  Cloud Sync
  11.  Web Clipper
  12.  Reminders
  13.  Two-factor Authentication
  14.  Unlimited storage
  15.  Encrypted Backup
  16.  Automatic Backup
  17.  WYSIWYG Support
  18.  No registration required
  19.  Hierarchical Structure
  20.  Spell Checking
  21. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
  22.  Syntax Highlighting
  23.  Calendar Integration
  24.  Command line interface
  25.  Subtasks
  26.  No Coding Required
  27.  Full-Text Search
  28.  AES-256 Encryption

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Comment summary: Notesnook is well-regarded for its privacy and encryption, appealing to users seeking secure note-taking solutions. Users appreciate its user-friendly interface, syncing capabilities, and ongoing development improvements, although the pro plan requiring payment for media attachments is noted. Some comments suggest it's favored over competitors like Standard Notes due to its folder organization and responsive support. Criticism includes high costs for uploads and rare claims of biased reviews.
Top Positive Comment
Malaz YI
Nov 26, 2022
9

NotesNook is an overall solid notes keeping app ONLY IF your notes are plain text. For media/file attachment you'll need to upgrade to the paid version. I think its closest competitor would be ![Standard Notes](https://d4.alternativeto.net/m11KtFsPnmnVrsUncAXpIpdwIgfXtWVSj0SIhH-tOlA/rs:fit:40:40:0/g:ce:0:0/exar:1/YWJzOi8vZGlzdC9pY29ucy9zdGFuZGFyZC1ub3Rlc18yNDE2MTIuc3Zn.svg) [Standard Notes](/software/standard-notes/), they have lots of similarities, but where NotesNook has the edge in its free tier as it supports folder organization; you need to pay for that in Standard Notes. So in general, if you need to have an open-source, email-synced, nice-looking and free text-only notes app: NotesNook is for you.

Top Negative Comment
spqe
Oct 16, 2024
3

-The publishing option has a rather messy design compared to Notion -You'll have to pay to export your notes, which is quite cringe-worthy for private notes.

+It works, the desktop app is nice.

ali s
Feb 28, 2025
0

it's a really good app, the only con is that free version is too limited, and it's subscription based not a one time purchase

jaam01
Nov 5, 2024
0

It's the only one that I had found that is end to end encrypted with instant sync (not only back up based) and multiplatform availability.

Soup
Jul 31, 2024
1

It's still unstable and has a few bugs, but it's much more powerful than other note-taking software, and it's open-source unlike obsidian or remnote.

TBayAreaPat
May 29, 2024
0

Took a quick look and the program seems kind of like a watered down Evernote. And I don't think any program imports web pages as well as Evernote with the browser extension. However, NotesNook may appeal to the more privacy conscious. Evernote premium is SSL encryption to encrypt data while it's being transmitted, and AES-256 encryption for stored data. NotesNook uses more encryption in transmission.

Cyber Nautilus
May 28, 2024
-2

Notesnook dev/promoter seems to be acting smart and gaming AlternativeTo.net's review and vote system. A simple cursory glance shows all glowing 4 and 5 star reviews which are overtly biased in favour of the product. The shorter reviews are banal enough to be identified as zombie account reviews. This is diluting AlternativeTo.net's reputation and trust. Ola? Markus?

Soup
Jul 31, 2024

What if people who use the product are just happy and want it to be known? The owner has no reason to rig the votes anyway, they tell you themselves, the product is a beta.

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What is Notesnook?

Notesnook is a simple and cross-platform private notes app that keeps your notes organized and synced on your phone, tablet and computer. Take notes, capture ideas, create to-do lists, keep a journal, write your assignments and manage projects, we have got you covered.

  • Made to protect your privacy Take private notes without sacrificing productivity. We use best-in-class encryption algorithms XChaCha20-Poly1305 & Argon2 that are stronger & safer than AES256, impenetrable & future-proof. Your notes are encrypted on your device. No one but you can read your notes (not even us).

  • While keeping you in sync Sync notes in a safe and easy way. All your notes are encrypted on your device and synced so no matter what device you use, you always have access your private notes.

  • Take private notes any device With our notes app you can access and edit your notes on any device including Android, Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS and Web.

  • Secure & private notes vault Set up a private notes vault to keep your notes private & locked even on device. Notes in the vault are private & can be accessed with password or your fingerprint.

  • Organize notes with ease • Create notebooks and topics • Assign colors to your notes for quick access from the menu • Use tags to organize notes such as #work, #school #recipies • Pin important notes and notebooks • Add notebook, topic and tag shortcuts to menu.

  • Offline access No internet connection is required to use our notes app. Add, edit and organize notes offline and sync notes when you have internet access.

  • Powerful editor • Take simple notes with ease • Basic formatting options such as bold, italic, underline, indent • Change font type & font size • Support for todo-lists, ordered & unordered lists • Add images and embed videos to notes • Add tables and links with preview. • Supports markdown shortcuts

  • Export notes in formats such as PDF, HTML, Markdown and Plain Text.

  • Automatic daily, weekly & monthly backups of your data.

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Notesnook information

  • Developed by

    PK flagStreetwriters (Private) Limited
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription ranging between $4 and $5 per month + free version with limited functionality.
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  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.5 (31 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    250 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  1224 Open Issues
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Our users have written 18 comments and reviews about Notesnook, and it has gotten 134 likes

Notesnook was added to AlternativeTo by Abdullah Atta on Apr 6, 2021 and this page was last updated Apr 19, 2025.