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Simplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas and more. Your notes stay in sync with all of your devices for free.
The Simplenote experience is all about speed and efficiency. Open it, write some thoughts, and you're done. As your collection of notes grows, you can search them instantly and keep them organized with tags and pins.
The best way to learn about Simplenote is to try it. Once you're up and running, visit simplenote.com to download it on other devices and start accessing your notes everywhere.
The Simplenote experience is all about speed and efficiency. Open it, write some thoughts, and you're done. As your collection of notes grows, you can search them instantly and keep them organized with tags and pins.
The best way to learn about Simplenote is to try it. Once you're up and running, visit simplenote.com to download it on other devices and start accessing your notes everywhere.
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lynn ht
I've only had it for 10 minutes but it's better than I expected. I was looking for something I can launch and add a quick note (without clicking an extra step to add a txt note vs image, etc). This launches quick and is simple. Even better, I can connect to notes online. (If I type up my grocery list on the laptop, they show up in my app. Yay!)
Anand Prabhu Antony -APA
It's a must app for every smartphone. It has a very fast indexing of words and high-lighting inside notes. One small request is please add "tag searching option and multi tagging check box inside each notes" -for fast work progress. I deleted other note taking apps as it has very best simple and organizing tools for making notes. Please improve with the options which I mentioned. Thanks alot.
Shashank Srivastava
What a great little note taking app! I use it daily as a rough note book. My job as a SysAdmin and developer requires me to capture a lot of notes to & from my Mac and remote servers. Simplenote makes it a breeze to paste code/log snippets from here & there. Works like a charm 😊 An app from WordPress developers can never disappoint.
Great app. Very simple. Have used it for a long time without issue. Exactly what I wanted. However, I see that new users are required to make an account to use the app. If this is implemented to older downloads, I will be uninstalling and finding a different app. Making an account should be an optional feature for extra security. Should not be mandatory for a note taking app. Will no longer be "simple" if forced account creation is necessary. Food for thought.
Daniel O Broin
1. Full cross platform Markdown support. Not much use if it doesn't work everywhere. 2. Full open file access with options to sync across Dropbox, Drive, Synthing, etc. and note encryption. Frankly, having the apps open source and forcing users to use your proprietary sync service across your own servers just comes across as suspicious. What do you have to gain when your apps are open and free anyway?
I love this app and its a 5-star for functionality, for taking notes and writing up and editing and all the key writing tasks it is perfect. the markdown support is top, and the live link sharing is a great feature. plus it has a great desktop app experience that matches the mobile app. It's perfect, and has the exact feature set I'm looking for. However, i hate this app because twice I've been signed in on different devices and somehow the sync has deleted work on the device I'm working on with an earlier draft from the other device. So it's a 1-star for me too. it's mortifying, and I'm terrified of losing something really essential. but when i look around the market no app comes close (Journey pro comes pretty close, but it's not quite right). i have tried every writing app in the play store and most in the Apple store. the best apps are all on apple sadly (Drafts/Bear etc) but this is the best on Android and 99.8% excellent. And its still terrifying.
User reviews
I've only had it for 10 minutes but it's better than I expected. I was looking for something I can launch and add a quick note (without clicking an extra step to add a txt note vs image, etc). This launches quick and is simple. Even better, I can connect to notes online. (If I type up my grocery list on the laptop, they show up in my app. Yay!)
Automattic, Inc April 28, 2017
That's great to hear! Thanks for the review. It's a must app for every smartphone. It has a very fast indexing of words and high-lighting inside notes. One small request is please add "tag searching option and multi tagging check box inside each notes" -for fast work progress. I deleted other note taking apps as it has very best simple and organizing tools for making notes. Please improve with the options which I mentioned. Thanks alot.
Automattic, Inc September 21, 2017
Hello! Thanks for the great review and for your suggestions. We'd like to add both features and they're on our list of possible future enhancements to the app. What a great little note taking app! I use it daily as a rough note book. My job as a SysAdmin and developer requires me to capture a lot of notes to & from my Mac and remote servers. Simplenote makes it a breeze to paste code/log snippets from here & there. Works like a charm 😊 An app from WordPress developers can never disappoint.
Great app. Very simple. Have used it for a long time without issue. Exactly what I wanted. However, I see that new users are required to make an account to use the app. If this is implemented to older downloads, I will be uninstalling and finding a different app. Making an account should be an optional feature for extra security. Should not be mandatory for a note taking app. Will no longer be "simple" if forced account creation is necessary. Food for thought.
Automattic, Inc July 27, 2017
Thanks for taking the time to write a review! We're very happy to hear you're enjoying the app. 1. Full cross platform Markdown support. Not much use if it doesn't work everywhere. 2. Full open file access with options to sync across Dropbox, Drive, Synthing, etc. and note encryption. Frankly, having the apps open source and forcing users to use your proprietary sync service across your own servers just comes across as suspicious. What do you have to gain when your apps are open and free anyway?
Automattic, Inc October 11, 2016
Thanks for the review and for your feedback! I love this app and its a 5-star for functionality, for taking notes and writing up and editing and all the key writing tasks it is perfect. the markdown support is top, and the live link sharing is a great feature. plus it has a great desktop app experience that matches the mobile app. It's perfect, and has the exact feature set I'm looking for. However, i hate this app because twice I've been signed in on different devices and somehow the sync has deleted work on the device I'm working on with an earlier draft from the other device. So it's a 1-star for me too. it's mortifying, and I'm terrified of losing something really essential. but when i look around the market no app comes close (Journey pro comes pretty close, but it's not quite right). i have tried every writing app in the play store and most in the Apple store. the best apps are all on apple sadly (Drafts/Bear etc) but this is the best on Android and 99.8% excellent. And its still terrifying.
Automattic, Inc August 2, 2017
Hello! I'm sorry to hear that. Can you contact us here https://simplenote.com/contact-us/ with more information? We might be able to help you find the missing notes. This is a very simple and incredibly powerful note app. It backs up all the data seamlessly in realtime without we even knowing it. And we can collaborate any note with anyone just by tagging their email ids. And the best thing is... It is available for all platforms, even for PC, Linux & Web. That means whatever you write in your phone, it immediately becomes available on your computer. Awesomeness!!! :) P.S. It's totally free, with no ads.
This app does basically everything I need for taking notes and classifying them. I don't think I'd use it for grocery lists, though -- there are better apps for that. I'd give it 5 stars if there were a way to toggle edit notes on and off.
Automattic, Inc July 27, 2017
Thanks for your review and the suggestion! You can put a note in the Trash if you no longer wish to see it regularly. Would that work for you like the on/off toggle? Notes can be restored from the Trash if you want them back again. This app used to be great until the developers forced you to sign up for an account to use it. I want a simple note taking app, not another account I have to manage. It should be an option, not be forced upon users. Uninstalled, sorry to say.
Automattic, Inc June 1, 2017
Thanks for the review! We made the change to be consistent with our other apps and from a support perspective we had users who had lost notes when they changed devices because they were not saved to our servers. Having an account means notes are saved on our servers and accessible from any device. True to its name. The most simple, minimal, yet fully functional notes app I've ever used, without the bloatware of Evernote. I use it as my default app for quickly recording random thoughts and rough drafts (you can turn on Markdown for individual notes - very handy feature). Highly recommended if you want a fast and simple notes app that doesn't get in the way of your thoughts.
Automattic, Inc April 28, 2017
Thanks so much for reviewing the app! Great to have something that simply syncs between Android, iMac and iPad. Mac notes is broken and iCloud monstrous with all that verification code business. Thank you Automattic xxx
One of my favourite note apps because it's minimalistic and simple. Does its job well without being over the top like Evernote. The widget doesn't work on my phone though and accounts shouldn't be required.
Automattic, Inc June 1, 2017
Thanks! Happy noting :) great note app, lightweight, fast loading, sync across devices. one feature it could use is 'undo last action': so,for example, if i accidentally delete a line, i can press undo, and it would restore the line. evernote and some others do this. please consider adding an undo feature, it would make the app so much better if you make a mistake :)
Automattic, Inc June 1, 2017
Thanks for the review! The history feature works like an undo by saving previous versions of a note. You can revert to a previous version by opening a note and tapping the clock icon at the top. Them move the slider to view previous versions. Didn't want a cloud app. I wanted a simple note app for a single device. Don't like being forced to signup by email before clear explanations of why this is necessary, and where my data is going. It may well be a great cross-platform cloud storage program, but that's not what I wanted.
Automattic, Inc June 1, 2017
Thanks for the review! We understand the app is not for everyone. I hope you find what you're looking for :) Have been using it since a while now.. great easy n no noise app...the restore feature n its syncing is particularly sets it apart from the rest esp for those frequently shifting from one device to other...have introduced to others too.. some of them have completely shifted their work on simple note... but really wish it had some basic text formatting options.. things like bold, underline, indentation...
Laggy when scrolling up, like little freezes. Can't adjust font size. UI is beautiful though.
This app is amazing it simplified my life in so many ways. My only complaint is that you can't search your trash you can scroll through it but you can't search like you can your notes. They should definitely be charging people to use this app!
It would be perfect if it had the option for automatic drive sync. I dislike having different services for each of my activities, and file management is done through drive, so I'd prefer syncing directly there instead of needing to upload frequently and delete older files.
I was wondering a note app which will save my thought & I got this. It should be added more features like Samsung note. Best of luck "simple note" team!!!
Been using since first year of University, for every class I've taken. Love that I can access all of my notes on any device without having to worry about saving or backing up. Very easy to use and convenient. Could probably use a feature to add bullet points.
Easy to use, just like the name. And really simple for uploading. But, i hope next update, i could insert an image in my note when I'm uploading. Maybe, seems like a persnoal blog. But, some people maybe love it, cause it was so simple ^^~~ I'll give you 5 stars if i can insert image ♡
Automattic, Inc June 1, 2017
Thanks so much for the review. You can embed images with markdown, if that helps. This guide has more info: https://simplenote.com/help/#markdown
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions https://simplenote.com/contact-us/ The app is exactly what it should be. You can take notes, you can organize them with tags, the UI is very simple, and you can access your notes across devices. Some more formatting options would be nice (bold, underline, bullet points) to keep notes easy to read, but besides that, the app is great.
Really liked this app until they recently made it compulsory to make an account and sync your notes. I prefer not to share my sensitive data with anyone. Switched to FairNote Pro.
Simplenote is the best app for taking notes. The interface is designed well and kept to minimal. It is very simple to use and name justifies itself. I am a WordPress Enthusiast and love all the products created by Automattic.
The holy grail of note-taking apps! Thank you for this great app. I would suggest having an option to add a function similar to OneNote badge for taking notes while browsing or reading PDF files. And also an option to add a shortcut icon in the notification panel similar to COL Reminder for quick access. I will give six stars for that haha!
Simplenote has been my trusted note taking app since my first iPhone many years back. It has never let me down and is my note taking app of choice that I use on Android, iPad, and Mac. Notes sync instantly and reliably. This app has stayed true to it's simplicity over all these years. When I get a new device, this note is one of the first I install and set up.
Automattic, Inc July 27, 2017
Thanks so much for taking the time to review the app. We're delighted to hear you like it. Happy noting! The app is great, but I don't like the idea of forcing new users to create a Simplenote account. Luckily I got the app before this was added. The app itself is simple, just like the name says, and does everything I need it to. However, it would be very useful to be able to lock notes with a password like it's possible to do in the iOS notes app. Please could you add this feature? There's already a PIN lock, so it doesn't seem too much of a leap to add locking for individual notes, and I'm sure this would be a well-received addition.
Automattic, Inc August 2, 2017
Hello! We made this change so that users can sync their notes between different devices. We found that people were upgrading their device and then losing all the notes on the old device because they didn't have an account. Thanks for the suggestion regarding password-protected notes; it's on our list of possible future enhancements to the app. Markdown rendered differently for browsers (web application), client machine application (Linux) and Android application. That ruins all the other benefits. I am pasting a simple Java snippet and mark it in accordance with your documentation, and what I have? One line of plain text with grey background in app (Simplenote ignores newline characters for some reason), just a bigger font in a browser and (finally) beautifully formatted and even highlighted code in the application on my Linux machine. Really? That's not a way.
Automattic, Inc August 2, 2017
Hello! We do have some plans to iterate on markdown and there are several different issues we're currently discussing. Here's the Github issue for the Electron app https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron/issues/309. Login and PASSW, why? I just want to write some information... From this moment, this is not a SIMPLE note
Automattic, Inc July 27, 2017
Hello! Simplenote requires an account so you can sync your notes between devices and computers. Good Simple Note This app has minimalis interface, easy to use, has tag feature, easy to select tag previously saved. Has search, sort and theme feature. Save note in their website, no backup needed on user side. Can access note on their website, simply login. NO ADS. Perfect, except.. Can I sort Tags too.?
Automattic, Inc August 2, 2017
Thanks for the great review! You can't sort by tags but you can sort notes in several different ways. To see sorting options go to Settings > Sort order. I love that the app recognizes links/phone numbers in my notes, but it incorrectly identify dates ie. (2017-2018) as a clickable link or phone number with no way for me to have them not be.
Automattic, Inc February 2, 2016
Hi there! You can sort notes alphabetically in the Settings in the app. Hate it I made a hell lot of notes i this app After few days, just to make a back up, i just created a new account in this app, all of a sudden everything disappeared. All of my notes. I tried signing out, didn't work.
Great simple cross-platform app. The only thing I would like to see the developers add would be some basic editing like bold, italics, bullets, etc.
love this app, it updates while you're making changes w/o the need to sync every now and then. i like that it supports most devices and uses minimal space. its serves its purpose well.
It's great, but it NEEDS a button to force sync, since sometimes it doesn't update the content of the notes, so if I make a change in the pc and look for it on the smartphone, it will have the old version for a while and vice-versa
Automattic, Inc July 27, 2017
Hello! If the PC version is not syncing try signing out of your account in the app and then signing back in again. If that still doesn't work then feel free to get in touch https://simplenote.com/contact-us/ Based on the first few hours of use it seems great! Just a tiny wish.. could we have checklists, please?
Automattic, Inc June 1, 2017
Thanks so much for the review and the suggestion! Excellent. Simple, fast, clean. The automatic and no-hassle synchronization with my desktop allows me to keep me organized with my todo lists, and to write longer texts that I can then easily transfer from my PC to any of my phone apps.
I like how simple this app is but there is one thing I wish it would have. Folders would be great
Automattic, Inc August 2, 2017
Thanks for the review! Tags work like folders by letting you group similar notes together. You can add tags to a note by typing the tag in the field at the bottom of a note. Thanks for this app. I understand it has account login so i can sync across devices, which I like. Could we have folders as well to organize notes into? I switched from another app that I liked for the ability to sync, however I lost the folder functionality.
Recent update makes it so you lose all old notes and there's not even any way to import from backup.
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What's New
* New users of the app must sign in with a Simplenote account.
* Minor UI and reliability improvements.
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Updated
April 24, 2017
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500,000 - 1,000,000
Requires Android
4.0.3 and up
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