PrivacyNotes
Your Encrypted Vault for Notes, Tasks & Journals·privacynotes.app
PrivacyNotes is an end-to-end encrypted app for notes, tasks, a password/file vault, and a mood/wellness journal, with a zero-knowledge architecture and keys derived client-side. Data is synced to servers hosted in Switzerland with no tracking or analytics. It offers a free forever tier plus a one-time-purchase Pro upgrade instead of a subscription. Apps exist for macOS, Windows, Linux, Android (beta) and a web version, with iOS coming soon.
What it's for
Features 20
- Anonymous sign-in with a 12-word phrase (no email/account)
- BIP-39 12-word recovery/key phrases
- Built-in password generator (crypto.getRandomValues())
- Burn After Reading self-destructing note sharing
- Client-side pattern detection and doctor PDF export
- Dark and light mode with keyboard shortcuts
- Ed25519 key signing and SSH key vault generation
- Encrypted file vault for images, docs, audio, video with storage tracking
- End-to-end encryption using XChaCha20-Poly1305
- Full-text search and tagging
- Google and Apple sign-in with same end-to-end encryption
- Import and export from Google Keep, Standard Notes, Obsidian, markdown
- Lock and PIN-protect individual notes
- Medication adherence tracking
- Mood tracking with 24 research-backed emotion tags
- Note version history (restore last 20 versions)
- Row-level security keyed to user's public key
- Sleep quality and activity level tracking
- Zen mode and additional themes
- Zero-knowledge architecture, keys derived client-side
At a glance
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Pricing
Pro is a one-time purchase ($48 early-adopter price, regular $89), not a monthly or yearly subscription, so it has no monthly-equivalent price. The Free plan is $0 forever. Extra storage add-on is billed at $4.80/year and is described as the only recurring cost.
No credit card required, no time limit.
Sync across 2 devices; encrypted files up to 5 MB each
One-time payment ('Pay once'), not a subscription. Listed regular price is $89; current early-adopter price is $48. Additional storage beyond 500 MB is available as a paid add-on starting at $4.80/year, described as the only recurring cost.
500 MB storage included; files up to 50 MB each; note history keeps last 20 versions
Early Adopter price of $48 (one-time) for the Pro plan, locked in before it rises to the regular $89 one-time price.