Minimalist Notes
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Minimalist Notes, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Minimalist Notes's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | All features at no cost · No premium tiers or subscription fees |
The facts
Each one read from Minimalist Notes's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Export
- Notes can be exported as Markdown, plain text, or PDF.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Optional support for using a personal ElevenLabs or OpenAI API key for higher-quality text-to-speech is listed as coming soon.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes the app as suited to people who want distraction-free writing, offline use, and private notes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The maker recommends exporting important notes because clearing browser data deletes them and notes do not sync across devices.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Offline use
- After the app loads, users can write, edit, and read notes offline.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says the app uses anonymous analytics for page views, feature usage, browser and device type, and country-level location.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Minimalist Notes is a distraction-free writing and notes app that opens in a browser without signup or setup.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sharing
- Shared notes are uploaded to the maker's servers, viewable by anyone with the link, and automatically expire after 30 days.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage and sync
- Notes are stored in the browser and do not sync across devices; clearing browser data deletes locally stored notes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists email and X as contact options and says replies come from the person who built the app.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Text to speech
- The app reads notes aloud using browser-native speech synthesis with adjustable playback speed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Voice dictation
- Dictation uses the browser's Web Speech API and transcribes speech in real time in supported languages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Writing tools
- Features include token counting, tags, search, focus mode, folders, templates, version history, checklists, and keyboard shortcuts.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Japanchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- The app is browser-based and can be installed to the home screen as a PWA on supported browsers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- webchecked 21 Sep 2026
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