streetwriters/notesnook

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14472 stars · 990 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Notesnook is a fully open-source, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app positioned as a privacy-focused alternative to Evernote. It is a monorepo containing web, desktop (Electron), and mobile (React Native) clients plus a shared core, using XChaCha20-Poly1305 and Argon2 for zero-knowledge encryption.

Use cases

• take private notes encrypted end-to-end
• replace Evernote with an open-source notes app
• sync notes securely across phone, desktop, and web
• self-host a private note-taking service
• clip web pages into my notes
• store sensitive information like passwords and medical notes privately

When to choose

• you need zero-knowledge, end-to-end encrypted notes across all platforms
• you want an open-source Evernote alternative with notebooks, tags, and rich editing
• you want to self-host your notes sync server
• you value verifiable privacy without sacrificing convenience

When to avoid

• you need plain-text notes without encryption overhead
• you want a lightweight single-platform notes tool rather than a full sync ecosystem
• you need deep third-party plugin ecosystems like Obsidian's
• you require offline-only storage with no account or sync service

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cryptography self-hosted developer-tools privacy developer-tools cross-platform web-development windows cross-platform note-taking end-to-end-encryption zero-knowledge evernote-alternative react-native monorepo web-clipper macos linux android ios web-server electron

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