Standard Notes
Standard Notes is a note-taking app with offline access across web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.
What Standard Notes is
Standard Notes is a note-taking app with offline access across web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Its free Standard plan includes end-to-end encryption, unlimited device sync, plain-text notes, tags, offline access, and two-factor authentication. Users can share notes, though real-time collaboration is not supported. The Productivity plan costs $90 per year and adds Markdown and rich-text editing, checklists, code snippets, spreadsheets, folders, a web clipper, and one year of note revision history. Professional costs $120 per year and includes 100 GB of storage and up to five accounts. Standard Notes is open source, and its listed integrations are Evernote, Google Keep, and Aegis. The maker was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The free tier covers plain-text note keeping, while the paid plans add the listed editing features, revision history, storage, and account capacity.
Good
- Free plan includes end-to-end encryption
- Unlimited device sync and offline access
- Apps cover mobile, desktop, and web
- Supports note sharing
- Open source
Watch out
- No real-time collaboration
- Markdown and rich-text editing require $90 per year
- 100 GB storage and up to five accounts require $120 per year
Who it suits
Standard Notes suits people who want encrypted notes with offline access and sync across mobile, desktop, and web. Productivity or Professional may suit users who need richer editing, revision history, additional storage, or multiple accounts.
Verdict
Standard Notes provides a free encrypted plain-text notes option with offline access and sync. Rich editing tools and Professional storage are paid additions.
Plans and prices
From Standard Notes's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Free | End-to-end encryption · Unlimited device sync · Plain text notes · Offline access · Tags · Two-factor authentication · billed annually |
| Productivity | $90 a year | Markdown and rich text editing · Checklists and code snippets · Spreadsheets · Folders · Web Clipper · One-year note revision history · billed annually |
| Professional | $120 a year | 100 GB storage · Up to 5 accounts · billed annually |
The facts
Each one read from Standard Notes's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Founded
- 2016checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
What it does
- Integrations
- Evernote,Google Keep,Aegischecked 20 Sep 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Storage limit
- 100checked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- web,windows,macos,linux,ios,androidchecked 20 Sep 2026
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