Encrypted, Private note manager
About this app
★ Safe Notes is an open-source project that aims to provide an encrypted, private note manager. ★ Employs rigorously tested AES-256 encryption standards to encrypt your notes. ★ Incognito Keyboard ★ Brute-force protection ★ Protection against data snooping via adb ★ Android background snapshot protection ★ Inactivity guard ★ Automated encrypted backup ★ Arctic Nord style dark and light theme ★ Customization for colorful notes ★ Seamless migration to new device. Use the backup to move your data from one device to another device. ★ Safe Notes provides ultimate security - you don't have to trust us, or any other third party because everything is done locally on your phone. ★ Contrary to the ongoing frenzy of "move everything to cloud" we believe in "localization of user data" giving you the control of your data and not some third-party cloud service provider. ★ Completely anonymous, no inbound and outbound requests.
--- How it works ---
★ Safe Notes encrypt each note with a unique AES-256 symmetric key derived from your passphrase and randomly generated salt. ★ If an attacker tries to brute-force your encrypted notes it will take "Trillions Upon Trillions years" in contrast, the universe has only existed for 15 billion years. (You must use strong and long passphrase). ★ AES-256 is symmetric key encryption that is quantum-resistant, i.e. it isn't vulnerable to quantum computers. ★ Everything is stored locally on the user's device. ★ Your passphrase is never stored on the device, it gets purged as soon as you exit the app. ★ We can't decrypt your notes even if we wanted to. That gives you the ultimate security, but it also means that a lost passphrase can never be recovered. ★ Safe Notes is an open-source, not-for-profit project.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later, by Keshav Priyadarshi.
What's New in v2.3.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Support passphrase autofill
- - Autorotation support [experimental]
- - Now available in Czech, German, Indonesian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, and Ukrainian
Version history
May 5, 2023 · 50.6 MB · Android API 25–33 · code 10
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Support passphrase autofill
- - Autorotation support [experimental]
- - Now available in Czech, German, Indonesian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, and Ukrainian
SHA-256 81ffff3d8bfbcec3fd8e1ab33c282bb20d6769e4bdf172560e30c3304e5f61ad
Dec 28, 2022 · 50.5 MB · Android API 25–31 · code 9
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Biometric authentication
- - Support for Right to Left languages
- - AMOLED black theme
- - Compact notes
- - Now available in Turkish and Russian
SHA-256 973666efe95429b9c219ec441bb9ddc37a3fb5c76a1df7af91aa891b4341dddd
Nov 23, 2022 · 49 MB · Android API 25–31 · code 8
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Support for Chinese, French, and Portuguese
- - Auto-scroll in text-editor and auth screen
- - New backup workflow
SHA-256 97c4b77a75d66c3f4bdb5107ab216270c9ad0cb52ec9c6de79704742b9e18719
Will it run on your device?
87%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
Installation Guide
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Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
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81ffff3d8bfbcec3fd8e1ab33c282bb20d6769e4bdf172560e30c3304e5f61ad
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