ordinary notes

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About this app

ordinary notes is a private, lightweight, fully-offline notes app for Android.
Built for people who don't want a notebook that phones home.

WHAT YOU GET

• Sidebar-first, Notion-style layout. Top-level pages, sub-pages, kebab menu
for add / rename / move-to-trash.
• Block-based editor: paragraph, heading 1/2/3, bulleted list, numbered list,
todo, quote, code block, divider.
• Type "/" to summon the slash menu and change block types without leaving
the keyboard.
• Emoji icons per page (100+ curated glyphs).
• Background auto-save. Type a sentence, and a moment later it's already
on disk. No "Save" button, no sync, no spinner.
• Full-text search across page titles and body content.
• Trash: 7-day soft delete with Restore and Delete-forever actions.

PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN

No sign-up.
No account.
No cloud sync.
No analytics.
No crash reporting.
No remote config.
No network permission.
No third-party SDKs.

Everything you type lives only on this device, in the app's private
storage. If you uninstall ordinary notes, your notes go with it — zero
servers, zero leaks.

LIGHT + FAST

• Single-Activity Compose UI. No nav-graph bloat.
• Room/SQLite for indexing and search; kotlinx.serialization for blocks.
• Minimal dependencies. The release AAB is around 425 KB.
• minSdk 24 (Android 7.0); targetSdk 36.

WHO THIS IS FOR

• Writers, students, developers, and anyone who wants a scratchpad that
doesn't ship their thoughts to a marketing CDN.
• People who tried Notion / Obsidian and wanted just the editor and tree —
without the SaaS.

NO NETWORK NEEDED

The app declares no internet permission. You can verify this in
Settings → Apps → ordinary notes → Permissions.

PRIVACY POLICY

https://github.com/insightsip/android-apps-policy/blob/main/privacy-policy.txt

QUESTIONS / FEEDBACK

Open an issue on the project's GitHub repository.
A private, offline notes app. Block editor, sidebar of pages, no sign-up.
Updated on
Jul 25, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
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  • No data collected
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  • Committed to follow the Play Families Policy

What’s new

ordinary notes — your private, fully-offline notes app.

NO SIGN-UP. NO CLOUD. NO ANALYTICS. NO TRACKING.

Everything you type lives only on this device, in the app's private
storage. If you uninstall ordinary notes, your notes go with it — zero
servers, zero leaks.

Made with care for your most private thoughts.