Note to Self - Private Notepad

Digital Minimalism

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About this app

Announcement: Many of our current features are going behind a paywall. It will be a one-time purchase, no subscription. This will allow us to hire developers, add more features and make sure that the inconveniences caused by some of our past app updates never happens again. Thank you for your support!


ACCOLADES:

🏆 One of the best apps of 2022. Sam Beckman
https://youtu.be/le_NWCfj9ho?t=616

🏆 ...the chat format for note taking is very convenient... overall, Note to Self is a wonderful note taking app. Gadgets Gig
https://youtu.be/L33YqxyTXG8?t=107

🏆 ...it often takes something very special to make them [notes apps] stand out. Note to Self has done just that. Sam Beckman
https://youtu.be/UQrDXCO6M8M?t=453


FEATURES:

🕵️‍♂️ Completely private • All your notes, password protected, stay on your device and don't get transferred to any server, ever.

💬 Chat interface • Making it one of the simplest, fastest and capable note taking app for Android.

🚫 Offline first • Works completely offline. No Internet connection required.

🏙️ Image attachment • Add as many images as you want. Set images for note groups for easy identification.

🎤 Voice notes • Create audio notes with a simple long press.

📍 Location notes • Save your current GPS location.

🔍 Search notes • Search your notes like you search your chats.

🔒 Biometric password • Save all your notes safely behind your fingerprint or Face ID.

🔠 Backup & restore • Create offline backups for your notes and store them wherever you feel safest. Please note that we do not keep a copy of your data so please keep creating backups regularly.


Thank you and have a wonderful day!

Ratings and reviews

Please don't be misled by older comments. This app is extremely functional and simple to use. It's especially helpful for people with ADHD due to its unique note style, similar to texting our friends. I highly recommend downloading this app as it's very easy to back up and upload your notes to your personal cloud.

I press backup, the app says "backup created successfully" and then shows a list of other apps I can share it to. I don't see an option to put the backup on my phone's storage, or any indication of where it might be stored already. The store page says the app allows for offline backups so I assume this is a bug.

I loved this app until I tried using it after Android 14 update. Now the fingerprint reader pops up but doesn't register the finger (it doesn't light up or respond with the haptic). The pin doesn't worth either. What's odd is that the app appears to open only to crash. Just won't open at all. I have lots of notes in the app and I will be upset if i can't access them. Will I lose the notes if I uninstall and reinstall? I have a pixel 7 pro.

What's new

* Improved notes search

Previously:
* Landscape mode on tablets
* Fixed link crash