Notesnook
A fully open source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
About Notesnook
Notesnook is an open-source note-taking app focused on user privacy and ease of use. It is presented as an alternative to Evernote. Its repository contains the code needed to build and use the web, desktop and mobile clients. The project says it encrypts everything on your device using XChaCha20-Poly1305 and Argon2 to follow zero-knowledge principles.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Web clipper for saving web pages
- Importer for moving data from other apps
- Shared core package used across all platforms
Best for: People who want to read, build or contribute to the Notesnook source code.
Good for
- Links to a resource for checking the encryption claims
Watch out for
- Full feature list and screenshots are on the separate website
Notesnook at a glance
- Category
- Productivity › Notes & Knowledge Management
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web, Android, iOS
- Details verified
- Oct 21, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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