Notes is a notepad app for Android that lets users organize notes into notebooks, format text with a WYSIWYG editor, add pictures and colors, and create checklists. It supports password/PIN/fingerprint protection and can synchronize data across devices via Dropbox, Google Drive, or WebDAV, with optional End-to-End encryption. A companion website (notesforandroid.com) allows notes to be accessed online.
What it's for
Organizing personal notes into notebooksTaking notes with rich text formattingCreating checklistsSecuring private notes with password/PIN/fingerprintSyncing notes across Android devices and onlineBacking up notes via WebDAV or Android Backup
Features 20
- Add pictures to notes
- Android Backup system support
- Checklists
- Dark theme
- Dropbox synchronization
- End-to-End encryption of synchronized data (AES-128, PBKDF2)
- Fingerprint unlock
- Google Drive synchronization
- Home screen widget for recent notes
- Lock entire app or specific notebooks
- Note color tagging
- Organize notes into notebooks (nestable)
- Password or PIN protection
- Search functionality across notes
- Search result highlighting within notes
- Tables and headings for structuring notes
- Underline text formatting
- WebDAV synchronization (experimental/beta)
- Word/character/picture count info screen
- WYSIWYG text editor with bold, italic, strike-through
At a glance
free tierself-hostable
TypeMobile app
DeploymentHybrid
PlatformsAndroid, Web
Integrations
Microsoft SwiftKeyWebDAVGoogle DriveAndroid BackupDropbox
Resources
Pricing
The app is described as free with '10+ years of free updates'. A user review mentions the ability to 'disable ads for a period of time', suggesting some ad-related or optional feature. Explicit pricing plans are not publicly listed.
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