Standard Notes
VerifiedEnd-to-end encrypted, open-source notes app built for privacy and long-term data ownership
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- Starting price Free
- Free trial Not offered
- Best for Freelancers, SMEs
What is Standard Notes?
Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that encrypts notes, tags, and other data using XChaCha20-Poly1305 before it ever leaves the device. The app is open source and independently audited, and the free Standard plan already includes unlimited device sync, offline access, two-factor authentication, and daily encrypted email backups. Now operated under Proton, it is positioned around long-term data ownership and exportability rather than a locked-in proprietary format.
Paid Productivity and Professional plans unlock richer note types called Super notes (markdown, rich text, checklists, code), spreadsheets, daily journaling notebooks, folders, and a web clipper. The Professional plan adds 100GB of encrypted file storage and family subscription sharing. Both paid plans include a full refund guarantee and no long-term contract.
Key Features of Standard Notes
Standard Notes lists 10 documented features, including End-to-end encryption (XChaCha20-Poly1305), Unlimited device sync and offline access and Password protection for individual notes. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.
- End-to-end encryption (XChaCha20-Poly1305)
- Unlimited device sync and offline access
- Password protection for individual notes
- Two-factor authentication
- Super notes: markdown, rich text, checklists, code
- Built-in spreadsheets with formulas
- Daily Notebooks for journaling
- Web Clipper for saving pages
- Encrypted file storage on Professional plan
- Note revision history
Standard Notes Pricing
Standard Notes lists 3 plans, starting free and running to $120.
Standard
Free
per year
Free tier with end to end encrypted notes across multiple devices, folders and community support.
Productivity
$90
per year
Everything in Standard plus markdown and rich text editing, checklists and a 30 day 100% refund period with dedicated support.
Professional
$120
per year
Everything in Productivity plus 100GB of encrypted cloud storage for photos and files.
Standard Notes Specifications
Standard Notes is available on web app, Windows and macOS and has iOS and Android apps. It has a free plan.
- Deployment
- Cloud Based
- Billing cycle
- Yearly
- Desktop
- Web App
- Windows
- macOS
- Mobile
- iOS
- Android
- Languages
- English
- Built for
- Freelancers
- SMEs
- Support
- Integrations
- Full encrypted data export, email backups, web clipper
- Public API
- No
- Free trial
- No
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs in browser
- Yes
- Customisable
- Yes
- Website
- standardnotes.com
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