FUTO Notes
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FUTO Notes, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FUTO Notes's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FUTO Notes | Free | No paid tier, license key, or in-app purchase · Sync requires a server you run |
The facts
Each one read from FUTO Notes's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company
- FUTO says it was founded in 2021 by Silicon Valley veteran Eron Wolf and is based in Austin, Texas.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2021checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Encryption
- Notes, filenames, and folder paths are encrypted on-device with AES-256-GCM before upload.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Feedback
- Users can send feedback from Settings without an account and may attach screenshots.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Desktop users can open an Obsidian vault, and notes, folders, wikilinks, tags, checklists, and tables carry over; embeds, aliases, and plugins do not.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- The app may be used for any purpose, including at work, while modifying and redistributing the app is limited to non-commercial purposes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local files
- Each note is a Markdown file, and desktop users can open an Obsidian vault without importing it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Markdown
- Notes use plain Markdown, including headings, checklists, tables, wikilinks, and fenced code.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Offline use
- The app works offline without an account; internet is needed only if you enable sync or use other network features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- FUTO says it does not use analytics, advertising, or third-party tracking, and crash reports can be disabled in Settings.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FUTO Notes is an offline-first notes app that stores notes on your device.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sync
- There is no hosted sync service; users run the sync server themselves, which is single-user and uses one sync password.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sync limit
- Sync carries Markdown notes and supported image files, with a fixed 100 MiB limit per encrypted file; other file types do not sync.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- FUTO Notes runs on iOS and iPadOS 18 or later, Android 9 or later, macOS 11 or later, Windows 64-bit, and Linux x86_64.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- windows,macos,linux,ios,android,self_hostedchecked 21 Sep 2026
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