PrivacyNotes
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PrivacyNotes is a zero-knowledge encrypted workspace that brings your notes, tasks, journals, files, and passwords into one app, so you stop juggling four separate subscriptions.
Everything is encrypted on your device with XChaCha20-Poly1305 before it ever syncs. Your keys are derived from a recovery phrase that never touches our servers, so we cannot read your content, your filenames, or anything else. This is real zero-knowledge, not a marketing label.
Five pillars, one encrypted app:
Built for privacy, not surveillance:
Pricing that respects you:
Works on web, macOS, and soon iOS, Android, Windows and Linux with a responsive mobile layout. Import from Apple Notes, Standard Notes, Google Keep, Obsidian, and markdown in a few clicks.
Zero-knowledge file/paste/poll/chat sharing for anyone who can’t trust Drive/Slack/WhatsApp with sensitive stuff. Client-side AES-256-GCM; keys live in the URL fragment (server never sees content or metadata); no accounts/PII/phone numbers. Runs on Cloudflare Workers with region pinning. Pricing: pay-per-use credits (per GB uploads, per secure paste/chat/poll), bulk credit packs for frequent users. Target: lawyers/healthcare/M&A contractors/agency folks needing one-off or short-lived private exchanges; supports group chat but no team workspace. Moat: true zero-knowledge (only encrypted blobs to subpoenas), compliance-friendly regions, link-based flows with no signup
PrivacyNotes PrivsenPrivacyNotes's answer
PrivacyNotes is the only zero-knowledge encrypted workspace that keeps notes, tasks, journals, files, and a password vault behind one set of on-device keys. Most privacy apps do one of those well and rent it to you monthly. We do all five, encrypt everything with XChaCha20-Poly1305 before it leaves your device, and charge once instead of forever. The encryption core is open core, published so the claims can be verified rather than trusted.
Privsen's answer:
Zero-knowledge by default: client-side AES-256-GCM, keys in the URL fragment, no accounts/PII/phone numbers, no metadata logging. We literally cannot decrypt your content or comply with data requests beyond handing over encrypted blobs.
PrivacyNotes's answer
Three reasons:
Privsen's answer:
If you need to share up to 15GB files, notes, polls, or chats without trusting a provider, Privsen keeps keys client-side and doesn’t require identity. No server-stored keys, no hidden backups, no data monetization—just pay-per-use credits.
PrivacyNotes's answer
Privacy-conscious individuals and independent professionals who handle information they would not want a vendor reading: lawyers, journalists, healthcare and mental-health practitioners, developers, security specialists, researchers, and founders. It also fits anyone who simply wants one private home for their notes, tasks, journaling, and wellness tracking instead of spreading them across surveillance-funded apps.
Privsen's answer:
People and teams handling sensitive exchanges without wanting Drive/Slack/WhatsApp involved: lawyers, healthcare contractors, M&A/agency folks, security-minded individuals needing short-lived, private links.
PrivacyNotes's answer
PrivacyNotes started from a simple frustration: staying organized meant scattering your life across half a dozen apps, most of which could read everything you typed and billed you monthly for the privilege. We wanted one place for notes, tasks, journals, files, and passwords, encrypted so thoroughly that the people running the servers could not read a word of it, and paid for once rather than forever. So we built the encryption first, made the keys live only on your device, and published the crypto as open core so the promise could be checked, not just believed. Everything else grew from one rule: your data is yours, and no one else's to mine.
Privsen's answer:
We built Privsen after seeing “encrypted” services still log metadata, store keys, and wipe accounts via bots. We wanted a tool that is blind by design: keys stay with the user; providers can’t read, track, or sell data.
PrivacyNotes's answer
React, TypeScript, Vite and Tailwind CSS.
Privsen's answer:
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Hono, R2, KV, D1 Web Crypto API (AES-256-GCM, HKDF).
PrivacyNotes's answer
Honestly? We have no idea, and that is the entire point. Signup is anonymous (a recovery phrase or Google, no email or personal details), the app ships zero analytics and zero trackers, and zero-knowledge encryption means we cannot see who you are or what you store. We could not name a single customer if we tried. A privacy product that tracked its users closely enough to brag about them would be missing the plot.
Privsen's answer:
Early-stage; privacy-focused professionals and small teams using pay-per-use credits.
This app checks every box for me. Clean interface, no learning curve, local-first encryption, and secure sync across all of my devices.
The biggest surprise is how many apps it replaced. Instead of juggling separate apps for notes, habits, mood, activities, and important dates, everything lives in one place now. It's made staying organized a lot simpler.
Paying once and knowing I won't lose access to my workflow because I canceled yet another subscription is incredibly refreshing. That peace of mind is worth a lot to me.
The best thing about this: No subscription model, it's a one-time fee for a lifetime license. But you can start for free with the generous freemium model. I only needed to upgrade to pro because I wanted to use the app on my phone, laptop and desktop. Highly recommended! Btw, it's a perfect markdown editor as well, not sure why they don't emphasize this more.
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