Processing
End-to-end encrypted cloud
How product activity is processed.
INDEPENDENT SOFTWARE
Standard Notes
A cross-platform notes application that encrypts notes and files on the user's device before synchronization.
- Web · Desktop · Mobile
- End-to-end encrypted cloud
- Open source
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Category
- Writing and transcription
Privacy at a glance
A quick view of the dimensions most useful for comparing this product. Unconfirmed facts stay explicitly unconfirmed.
Identity
Email account
Whether an account is needed to use it.
Tracking
Privacy-preserving analytics
Reported analytics and tracking posture.
Ownership & source
Open source
Availability of the product source code.
Offline support
Yes
Whether core use can continue offline.
Self-hosting
Yes
Whether you can run it on your own infrastructure.
What to know
Why it stands out
- Notes are encrypted and decrypted on the user's device using keys derived from the account password.
- Standard Notes publishes application and server source code and states that its encryption design has undergone independent audits.
Trade-offs
- The strongest editing, attachment, and history features are paid.
- Account recovery is constrained by the zero-knowledge design; losing the password can make encrypted data inaccessible.
Best for
People who want encrypted cross-device notes with open-source clients and a hosted sync service.
Consider another option when
Users who prioritize a highly visual graph workspace or unrestricted third-party plugins.
Technical details
Complete privacy-profile dimensions, grouped for easier review. Each value is retained from the catalogue record.
4 groups · 18 dimensions
- Processing
- End-to-end encrypted cloud
- Storage
- Encrypted cloud
- Offline support
- Yes
- Self-hosting
- Yes
- Data export
- Yes
- Data deletion
- Yes
Alternatives
Obsidian
A local-first knowledge-base application that works directly with Markdown files stored in a user-selected folder.
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Joplin
An open-source note and to-do application that stores data locally and can synchronize through user-selected services or Joplin Cloud.
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Logseq
An open-source local-first outliner and knowledge base that works with user-controlled Markdown or Org-mode data.
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Evidence
8 public sources collected
- Standard Notesstandardnotes.com · Product page · end-to-end encrypted notes and cross-platform availability
- How does Standard Notes secure my notes?standardnotes.com · Documentation · on-device encryption, key derivation, and synchronization
- What information does Standard Notes collect about me?standardnotes.com · Privacy policy · application analytics, account data, and deletion
View all 8 sources
- Standard Notes security audit informationstandardnotes.com · Security audit · independent audit status
- Standard Notes repositoriesgithub.com · Source repository · open-source clients, server, and encryption libraries
- Standard Notes plansstandardnotes.com · Product page · free and paid plan boundaries
- Standard Notes Privacy Policystandardnotes.com · Privacy policy · current privacy, encryption, account, and service-data practices
- Standard Notes Termsstandardnotes.com · Terms · subscription and service terms
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