Private Notes
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Private Notes, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Private Notes's own pricing page, checked 13 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free to use · notes stored locally in the browser · optional encryption · offline access |
The facts
Each one read from Private Notes's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Backup
- Notes can be exported to and imported from a JSON file.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Backups
- Users can export notes to a JSON file and import a JSON file to restore them.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Compatibility setup
- For servers other than Apache, the maker says to adapt the included .htaccess security and HTTPS configuration.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Optional password-based encryption uses AES-GCM, with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 at 1,000,000 iterations to derive the key.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Encryption details
- A unique random salt and initialization vector are generated for each encrypted note, and cryptographic operations use the browser’s Web Crypto API.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker’s project description lists no integrations; it says no external servers or cloud storage are used.checked 13 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under the MIT License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The maker describes the app as browser-based, with notes stored locally on the user’s device.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Offline and PWA
- The app works offline and can be installed as a Progressive Web App on mobile and desktop.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The app is designed to work offline.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Notes support customizable tags, colors, filtering, sorting, and manual drag-and-drop reordering.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Password handling
- The app states that passwords are never stored or transmitted.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Private Notes is an open-source web application for managing personal notes locally on a device.checked 12 Oct 2026
- PWA
- The app supports installation as a Progressive Web App on mobile and desktop.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Search
- Full-text search covers note titles, content, and tags, with results appearing as the user types.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search and formatting
- The app supports full-text search across notes and tags, plus basic rich-text formatting.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Security headers
- The repository includes configuration for HTTPS enforcement and headers including Content Security Policy, Referrer Policy, and X-Frame-Options.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The maker provides instructions for deploying the application on a server and says HTTPS is required for service workers and secure storage.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Notes are stored in the browser using IndexedDB, with localStorage as a fallback.checked 13 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs questions and suggestions to GitHub issues or direct contact through GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- License and maker
- The project is MIT-licensed and was created by Mounir IDRASSI, described as the author of VeraCrypt.checked 13 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- webchecked 21 Sep 2026
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