# standardnotes/app

Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.

Repository: https://github.com/standardnotes/app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/standardnotes-app
Homepage: https://standardnotes.com
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: notes, encrypted, privacy, secure, evernote, snippets, markdown, note-taking
Last push: 2026-08-25T23:24:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3558, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 29, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6602, forks 548 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:45.640668+00:00)

## What it is
Standard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted note-taking application for web, desktop, and mobile with cross-device sync and optional self-hosting. It supports multiple note types (plain text, markdown, rich text, tasks, code, spreadsheets), encrypted file storage, and extensible editors.

## Use cases
- keep a private encrypted journal
- replace Evernote with a privacy-focused notes app
- sync notes securely across all my devices
- self-host my own notes server
- store passwords and sensitive documents encrypted
- take markdown and code snippet notes
- back up notes with encrypted email backups

## When to choose
- you need end-to-end encrypted notes and files with cross-platform sync
- you want a self-hostable, open-source Evernote alternative
- privacy and data longevity are your top priorities

## When to avoid
- you need real-time collaborative editing like Notion or Google Docs
- you want a free tool with rich text and advanced editors without a paid plan
- you need heavy multimedia organization rather than text-centric notes

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: cryptography, self-hosted, markdown, file-upload
- domain: privacy, developer-tools, self-hosted, security
- platform: cross-platform, windows, self-hosted
- tags: note-taking, end-to-end-encryption, evernote-alternative, sync, encrypted-notes, typescript, web, macos, linux, ios, android

## Member repositories
- standardnotes/app (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.640668+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:43:32.110692+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/standardnotes/app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.640668+00:00, sha 7174303b4e0a)
  - homepage: https://standardnotes.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:08.372024+00:00, sha 1535a33fdab6)
  - site_page: https://standardnotes.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:08.383645+00:00, sha a8b0feadf6f8)
  - site_page: https://standardnotes.com/plans (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:08.381255+00:00, sha c038f859aba7)
  - site_page: https://standardnotes.com/help (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:08.386272+00:00, sha 8d4b01bc9f21)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.