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About this app
A simple and intuitive notepad based on the app bundled with Palm Pilot.
• Entirely offline, requiring few permissions to run.
• Permission to use external storage is only needed to back up or restore your notes on Marshmallow (Android 6) and older.
• The following permissions are added by WorkManager, a Google library used to run the export, import, and password re-encryption operations in the background when initiated by the user. The core app does not use these on its own.
• Permission to run a foreground service, added on Pie (Android 9) and later.
• Permission to view network connections, used by WorkManager to determine the best time to schedule background tasks.
• Permission to prevent the phone from sleeping, used by WorkManager to keep the processor awake while a background task is running.
• Permission to run at startup, used by WorkManager to reschedule any pending background task after the phone is rebooted.
• Create any number of categories for different notes.
• Mark notes as private and optionally encrypt them with a password.
• Export notes to a local XML file.
• Import notes from an XML file.
• Backwards compatible with Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and up.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Trevin Beattie.
What's New in v1.7.2
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Version 1.7.2
- * Updated the target SDK to Android 16 (Baklava).
- * Dropped support for Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich,
- Jelly Bean, and KitKat) in order to update AndroidX
- libraries for better compatibility with Android 15+.
- * Fixed an issue in the export and import activities where the app
Version history
Jun 13, 2026 · 1.9 MB · Android API 21–36 · code 1070201
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Version 1.7.2
- * Updated the target SDK to Android 16 (Baklava).
- * Dropped support for Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich,
- Jelly Bean, and KitKat) in order to update AndroidX
- libraries for better compatibility with Android 15+.
- * Fixed an issue in the export and import activities where the app
SHA-256 6015ca5fc0ae17a11a747649bc463ecf34ae421fb491abe5256456dea5e66f7b
May 12, 2026 · 1.6 MB · Android API 14–35 · code 1070101
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Version 1.7.1
- * Removed the `hasFragileUserData` flag to avoid a bug in
- Android's package installer when uninstalling the app.
SHA-256 875d38b3a2e81f9993c051228f4eaf4f0ae0e0159b3b7937067c1c74e1f31322
Apr 5, 2026 · 1.6 MB · Android API 14–35 · code 1070001
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- Version 1.7.0
- * Added support for exporting and importing ZIP files.
- Uses the Zip4j library to support ZIP AES encryption.
- * Fixed a bug where the XML importer was not
- restoring the scrollbar threshold preference.
- * Fixed a bug in updating the scrollbar thumb where adding or removing text at
SHA-256 123349744939555021646a13ada40cea5c21e3d622fea72d4e7f278290e14669
Will it run on your device?
78%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
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
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.7.1 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall NotePad first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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SHA-256 Hash
6015ca5fc0ae17a11a747649bc463ecf34ae421fb491abe5256456dea5e66f7b
Signing certificate
9d97e5168157c077d8aed502a127868d69b9d1888b711bc814a3c736a5c9d6fa
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