Best Safe Notes Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from secure notes apps ranked against Safe Notes on the same published basis.
- 1Safe Notes vs Notesnook
- 2Safe Notes vs Cryptee
- 3Safe Notes vs PrivacyNotes
- 4Safe Notes vs Dash
- 5Safe Notes vs Standard Notes
- 6Safe Notes vs Turtl
- 7Safe Notes vs Notyra
- 8Safe Notes vs Joplin
- 9Safe Notes vs Binderus
- 10Safe Notes vs SilentNotes
- 11Safe Notes vs VaultNote
- 12Safe Notes vs Anytype
- 13Safe Notes vs QOwnNotes
- 14Safe Notes vs Nolio
- 15Safe Notes vs SealNotes
- 16Safe Notes vs Notr
- 17Safe Notes vs OpenVLT
- 18Safe Notes vs Paste
- 19Safe Notes vs LocalNotes
- 21Safe Notes vs Snug
Safe Notes alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notesnook | 7.7 | Free plan | $1.99/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Cryptee | 7.5 | Free plan | €3/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | PrivacyNotes | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Dash | 7.3 | Free plan | — | Android, iOS, Mac, Web |
| 5 | Standard Notes | 7.3 | Free plan | $7.50/mo | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Turtl | 7.2 | Free plan | — | Android, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 7 | Notyra | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | Joplin | 7.0 | No | €2.99/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | Binderus | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | SilentNotes | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 11 | VaultNote | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Browser, Linux, Windows |
| 12 | Anytype | 6.7 | No | — | Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | QOwnNotes | 6.3 | No | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Nolio | 6.1 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android |
| 15 | SealNotes | 6.0 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Notr | 5.9 | No | — | — |
| 17 | OpenVLT | 5.9 | No | — | Web, Mac, Linux |
| 18 | Paste | 5.9 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 19 | LocalNotes | 5.8 | No | — | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 21 | Snug | 5.8 | No | — | iOS, Android |
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Questions about Safe Notes alternatives
What is the best alternative to Safe Notes?
Notesnook, number 1 in secure notes apps with a score of 7.7 out of 10. The others here: Cryptee, PrivacyNotes, Dash and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Safe Notes?
Notesnook is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.