LocalNotes
The facts below are what the maker publishes about LocalNotes, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From LocalNotes's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| LocalNotes | €0.99, paid once | iPhone · iPad |
The facts
Each one read from LocalNotes's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android availability
- The app is listed on Google Play as LocalNotes - Local & Encrypted.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Apple availability
- The App Store listing supports iPhone and iPad and requires iOS 15.6 or later or iPadOS 15.6 or later.checked 9 Oct 2026
- iOS compatibility
- The App Store listing requires iOS 15.6 or later for iPhone and iPadOS 15.6 or later for iPad.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Mac availability
- The maker says the iOS app can be used on M1 MacBooks and the repository describes an Electron app for Mac.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Mac support
- The maker says the Electron app can be used on Mac and recommends the iOS app for M1 MacBooks, where Touch ID is supported.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Windows availability
- The maker says a Windows version is distributed through the Microsoft Store as an MSI and does not support Windows Hello or fingerprint scanning.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Windows limitation
- The Windows Electron distribution does not support Windows Hello or fingerprint scanners.checked 9 Oct 2026
What it does
- Backup
- The README describes encrypted note export and import, with the user's password required to decrypt imported data.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Biometrics
- On iOS and Android, the app can use native biometric authentication to decrypt notes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The repository says notes are encrypted with AES-256 and also with Triple DES using a SHA-256 hash based on the device ID.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Export and import
- Exported notes use AES encryption with a hard-coded word and remain protected by PBKDF2 using the user's password.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Google Play privacy
- The Google Play listing says the developer declares no data collected and no data shared with third parties.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The Google Play listing describes LocalNotes for personal and professional notes, including work, study, and personal thoughts.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- The maker says data is processed and stored on the device and is not transferred to a cloud service.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Local storage
- The README says data is processed and stored on the device and is not transferred to a cloud service.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The project repository is public and carries a GPL-3.0 license.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Password derivation
- The app applies PBKDF2 60,001 times with a fixed salt, then applies PBKDF2 for 2,000 iterations with a different salt for each note.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- LocalNotes stores notes locally and lets users edit, delete, and search them.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security caveat
- The maker says secure encryption cannot be guaranteed and notes that a vulnerability in the Crypto-JS package could make the data insecure.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Google Play listing provides [email protected] as the support email.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Sulzbach an der Murr, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
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