RNote
The facts below are what the maker publishes about RNote, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From RNote's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Up to 3 notepads · Plain text, Markdown & rich text · HTML and PDF export · forever |
| Pro | £2 a month | Unlimited notepads · Sharing and real-time collaboration · Offline mode · Protected version history · API access · £2/month or £20/year - 2 months free |
The facts
Each one read from RNote's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API
- RNote provides a REST API for reading and writing notepads, with a limit of 60 requests per minute per token.checked 11 Oct 2026
- API access control
- API bearer tokens have read and write abilities and can access only notepads owned by the token's user.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Autosave
- RNote stores each keystroke instantly.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Users can invite others with view or edit access, or share a read-only link; edits sync live.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Exports
- The Free plan includes export to HTML and PDF.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The maker describes RNote as a simple scratch pad for anyone who wants to take notes and get things done.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Note formats
- Notepads support plain text, Markdown, and rich text, and can be switched between formats.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Offline use
- Users can read and write notepads while disconnected; the pricing page lists offline mode as a Pro feature.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Notepads can be color-tagged, archived, and restored.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says notes are not shared or used for advertising and personal data is not sold, rented, or shared for marketing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- RNote is an online note-taking tool for capturing and organizing ideas.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says stored data is encrypted at rest using AES-256 and AES-128, and browser-server communications use HTTPS (TLS).checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites bug reports, feature requests, and feedback by email at [email protected].checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- United Kingdomchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- webchecked 20 Sep 2026
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