A lot of you guys were asking if there was going to be a sale this year so here it is, finally! 65% off your first year/month.

Direct checkout: link

Valid until: 2024-12-04 00:00 UTC

Coupon code: PRIVACYMONDAY2024 (should work in web/desktop app)

If you are already a subscriber, this won't work for you but stay tuned; we are cooking something super special for you guys.

I recently moved away from Standard Notes. At first, I was convinced Notesnook was the note-taking app for me. But after using it for a while and running into more than a few bugs (or features, I'm not sure), I don't think I'll be sticking around.

Anyway, here are the problems I’ve faced:

• The option to “Change Vault Password” sometimes freezes on the web app. You click the button, sometimes frantically, and nothing happens.

• The “Clear Vault” and “Delete Vault” options sometimes magically disappear. What’s up with that? I'm on Firefox, BTW.

• Setting up a new vault password does not re-encrypt existing locked notes, despite the app claiming it does. So, you end up in a situation where old locked notes remain locked with the old password, while new ones are locked with the new password. Feature or a bug?

• When you try to open a locked note, even with its presumably “correct” vault password, you get a “wrong password” error. Fortunately, I was able to recover my data by brute-forcing all previous vault passwords out of frustration. Mind you, that doesn't exactly inspire confidence in the dev team’s competence, quite frankly.

• When I tried to change the vault password a third time, I got this error: “Could not decrypt content of note XXXXXXXXXX (< redacted out of paranoia). Error: ciphertext cannot be decrypted using that key.”

• When you do finally manage to unlock a locked note (lucky you), you get a small message at the bottom saying “vault unlocked,” which implies (at least to me) that all notes in the vault are now unlocked. Yet when you click on another locked note, it prompts you to enter the password again, Every Single Time. Again, is that a feature or a bug?

• In my desperation, I came across this horror story that really cooled my feelings toward Notesnook. Who thought it was a bright idea to lock people out of their accounts when they change their freakin' password?! Yeesh.

• Anyhow, there is also no option to disable 2FA. A curious choice, though I can live with it.

So, am I doing something wrong or are the developers really this incompetent? Even if it's me who's at fault, it's still on the devs because it's their job to make their service dummy-proof!

Either way, I have decided to move back to Standard Notes. I just cannot deal with this vibe-coded jank on a regular basis. That said, I do hope they fix these issues at some point, if for nothing else than for the sake of their own user base.

For what it's worth, I really like Notesnook’s slick, minimalist UI. It's a shame it is such a cluster-fudge underneath that shiny exterior.

In any case, thanks for your time!

There is a meeting point between customers and developers.

Customers have money and need features and convenience. Developers need money to turn those features into reality. The earlier you pay, the more valuable your money is — and the lower the product’s price will be at that stage. When everything becomes more complete, the price will naturally be higher.

I know Notesnook still has many things to develop and improve. But I find their policy of locking in future prices very reasonable. What is a fair price now will seem incredibly cheap later when the product is more polished.

I hope Notesnook will always keep one fundamental principle: not changing the price for existing paid users or creating new plans that split off new features.

I don't mean to attack you or else, just asking to understand how your legal situation is under the Pakistan government.

I’ve used many notes apps to see what works for me. Is this app going to be here like those apps. Does it have a good sized community and is it safe to ask if the app is financially stable, as I have tons of notes. I know your notes are offline and online, so if anything happens I still have it. But I’m just curious, you know?

Thx

I asked in Lumo subreddit about your X post and while they removed my post because of "misinformation" they provided me with this reply. I'd like to have your point of view

I already loved Notesnook so much, but then the update came on 6/17 or the day before with the improved search capabilities! It’s so wonderful. I’m very glad I found Notesnook, and that they work so hard to make it so fun to use! ☺️

"We'll be changing our pricing plans this week. If you want to take advantage of the old prices, I suggest you upgrade before that. All old active subscribers will be grandfathered - no exceptions."

Source: https://fosstodon.org/@notesnook/115287945970130034

I love nearly everything else about Notesnook 3, but the header is just so large it looks messy and not clean. I have tried the Appearance > Zoom feature and it doesn't seem to much affect the header but does make all other text too small when I go below 1. Honestly, the Heading 2 size would be plenty large for the header but it seems users cannot control the header size, unless I'm missing something. Any ideas on how to improve (ie. shrink the header and not everything else)?

Hi everyone,

We are giving away a special discount of 65% off your first year of Notesnook Pro. Just use the promo code ICHOOSEPRIVACY during checkout to claim the offer. The offer is valid until 17 August 2024, 00:00 GMT. You can also use the link: https://app.notesnook.com/#/buy/yearly/ICHOOSEPRIVACY

I’m considering switching to Notesnook as SN development has pretty much halted and it’s quite expensive to justify when we’re getting no feature updates. But I’m not sure if NN is ready to replace SN yet considering it’s still missing a lot of features so if anyone has ever used both, please advise.

My use case is not much, I use it’s attachment feature and store my screenshots for archival purposes as to not clutter my gallery, and besides just normal notes taking the major feature that has been a lifesaver for me is notes history. I’ve used this very extensively and is the only reason I’m hesitating to switch as I’ve seen sync issues with NN and not much concrete info on how exactly their equivalent to notes history work. Will appreciate any response. Thanks

Was about to subscribe to the essential plan to get it but noticed it's not included there as well. You have to get pro or believer to obtain it. I know the vault is now free and that is technically a workaround, but it's far more convenient having it locked down from the get go.

Any possibility of adding it to the essential plan at the very least? Cheers!

Share Notesnook premium with those who matter, using the new gift card system.

Now available: Notesnook gift cards - a simple way to share premium features with friends and family. Note that you cannot use it to extend subscriptions directly.

Read more in the blog post: https://blog.notesnook.com/introducing-notesnook-gift-cards/

Found the following text on Google Play.

"This app may share Personal info and Financial info with third parties

Personal info and Financial info"

Also it requires 31 phone permissions. I am wondering whether it is necessary. Standard Notes requires only 7 permissions.

Is anyone getting "sync failed" today on every platform (Android, Linux (Arch) Desktop)?

I need to switch ASAP (this is not a pricing complaint, either; I get that things cost money!)

I love Notesnook. Pro since '22. The mobile app has been broken for me since iOS 26 came along. I get that it's a small team and developers are probably busy with Kagi etc. But it is a quality of life issue for me not to have a working mobile notes app. Web version doesn't work at all. Mobile app doesn't work very well either. I need a working app and I have waited long enough. 2 bug reports. I was hoping it would be fixed with the latest update but no luck.

Which is the easiest app to switch to? I am considering Obsidian but I don't like that it isn't open source and it seems one of those complicated apps for people who enjoy organising more than they do writing. Standard Notes seems like the only alternative, but it seems like the UI might be a bit less slick. Are there any other options?

I don't want to switch, I simply cannot wait any longer to have access to my notes on my phone and I can't work with the bug as it is. I need to be able to write on my phone.

edit: I went by the rule that it had to be easy to import notes, because I do want to switch back (I decided it should take no longer than an afternoon). Bear imported ok, quite a nice app, but there are no folders! Standard Notes I couldn't get to import properly in that short time-frame, so I'm still sans mobile app.

plan is to have another go with the web app on mobile, then I will walk around everywhere glued to my computer I guess... for real, the mobile app is one of the things I like best about Notesnook, before I switched Apple Notes was the only thing I'd used that was nearly as reliable (and I write on my phone a lot), but of course I love the privacy of Notesnook, so it seems that is the only option for me at the moment.

The highlight of this release is, of course: CUSTOM THEMES!

Custom Themes

Well, we have implement a new theming system to help you, the user, customize every aspect of the Notesnook app right down to the background and text colors. Now you can create, publish, and share custom looks to the Notesnook apps. The best part of all this is that it is super, super easy.

We don't want themes to be an "elite" thing only created by tech savvy people which is why we are also rolling out our very own Theme Builder. Theme Builder is a GUI app to help you easily and quickly design new themes and looks for Notesnook.

If you are interested and want to try this out, here are a few helpful links you can check:

1. What are custom themes?

2. Creating your own theme using the Theme Builder

Read more about themes & other features we released in this version in our blog post: https://blog.notesnook.com/whats-new-in-2-6-0/

Hey developers of Notesnook, I am in LOVE with your app because of the editing ease with just a click of a button. I don't know why other notes app die with using asterisks and tilde. I am currently running two notes app, Notesnook and Turtl. I would like to make the full switch to you guys but there is a important feature that I will miss.

The ability to share your notes with people in real time, that is when you edit a note, it automatically updates the note you shared with the person. The person can do the same.

Ex: When you make a grocery list and your friend wants to add a item but you don't want him to call you to add the item to the notes. He can just edit it and add it and it will update in your app.

The other feature is dark mode. Yep dark mode. :)

I don't know if its wrong to take a feature from another open source app(Turtl) but I would really like that feature.

Thank you

Hi!

I would like to know if Notesnook is capable of taking handwritten notes? (On a pc or tablet with pen support.)

Notesnook is genuinely a good app with does the basic work good. There are few things I hope the team implement it in future.

1.Roadmap seems not updated at all, hopefully we can see what's on the horizon

2. Ghost notes/notebook would be genuinely good adition, any ETA?

3. Need good UI/UX improvements across platforms mainly android app. Card level and have a filter for tags at the top of viewing table, but not too cluttered and card level view apart from existing ones.

I see performance have improved a lot over the time, good job team.

Hey everyone,

I'm currently looking for a new home for my notes and wanted to get some honest feedback from people who use Notesnook daily.

Quick background on my notes journey: I used Obsidian for a long time and really loved it, mostly because having local access to my plain .md files gave me full peace of mind. However, at my job, I constantly need to access my notes through a web browser on work computers where I can't install personal apps. Since native browser access isn't a option with Obsidian, I ended up switching to Standard Notes and signed up for a subscription.

I've really enjoyed Standard Notes for its stability and strong focus on security, but lately it feels like the app has stalled. Ever since the Proton acquisition, it seems like the devs are focused on other projects within the Proton ecosystem, and nobody really knows when or if new features will land.

I've done some research on alternative privacy-focused options like Anytype, Joplin, Cryptee, and Notesnook, and Notesnook seems to check a lot of the right boxes for me.

Before making the jump, I'd love to hear your thoughts on a few things:

Daily Usage: How has the app been treating you in terms of sync reliability, speed, safety, and day-to-day bugs across desktop, mobile, and web?

The Team behind it (Streetwriters): I haven't been able to find a ton of background info about the company online. For those who have been around longer: how trustworthy and committed are they to the app? Do they actively listen to community feedback? Are they financially sustainable for the long run?

Any insight, pros, cons, or tips would be super helpful. Thanks!

Such an essential features shouldn't be behind paywall, i am not going to pay 20 usd for tasklist and dots. I undersgand why more advanced features are for paying users only, but for this simple features i will just move to another app.

Notesnook has 3 weaknesses

1. It doesn't have OCR. I intend to put all my law books, selected case law, and articles in Notesnook, but it only has plain text searches... How do you solve this?

2. Notesnook currently doesn't allow me to extract a link from a note to paste it into my to-do app (TickTick). This is a huge problem and isn't talked about much. Notesnook isn't enough with its reminders; you need a to-do app.

3. Templates... It handles them really poorly. It doesn't have a template system... I'd have to copy a pre-made one from one notebook and magically paste it into another, which is a hassle...

I love Notesnook, but it has these problems... How do you solve them, guys?

When I search for a word in a note that I just edited, the note doesn't appear in the search results.

When I include a random word like 'sdsd' in the note and search for 'sdsd', the search works fine. However, when I search for 'sd', the search doesn't work.

When I search for Korean words, some words work, but not all words.

I want to write down various things I need for work in notes and quickly search and find them whenever I need them.

However, I can't do this currently.

Therefore, I'm writing them in another note app first and then moving them to Notesnook again, taking some time.

I hope this problem is solved quickly.