The original post: /r/privacy by /u/tears_falling on 2024-11-08 16:47:36.
Hello, everyone! I am looking for an Android note taking app.
My requirements are as follows:
- It has to be 100% open source and privacy respecting.
- It must store my data locally, work offline, and use reliable encryption.
- I need it to support markdown and exporting files.
- It shouldn’t limit the amount of notes I can take or paywall other basic features.
- It should have search functionality.
Other preferences:
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I’d like for it to be as simple and clean as possible.
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It would be nice if there was a DIY syncing solution, either by self-hosting a server or syncing files some other way.
I’m already aware of Notesnook and Standard Notes, but both fail requirement 4. I don’t want my note taking app to ask me to pay for features every time I do something. I feel like editing basic markdown files should be a solved problem by now.
This is the same setup I have on my laptop: I edit plain .md files with Neovim and encrypt the entire directory. It is very portable and relies on standard tooling, but I’m struggling to do something similar on my phone.
Any suggestions are appreciated!