{
  "slug": "notable",
  "category": "notes",
  "name": "Notable",
  "description": "Markdown-based note-taking app for desktop that stores notes and attachments as plain files on disk. No mobile app, built-in sync or encryption.",
  "website": "https://notable.app",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": null,
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 35,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Notable scores 35 out of 100 (grade F) on the notes criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet open source and independent audit.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/notes/notable/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/notes/notable/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://github.com/notable/notable/blob/master/SOURCE_CODE.md",
      "note": "Closed source since version 1.6. Only versions up to 1.5.1 were published as open source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://notable.app/",
      "note": "No third-party trackers were found, but the website sends page views and clicks to its own telemetry endpoint. The closed-source app cannot be checked."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://notable.app/",
      "note": "The desktop app is free and has no ads."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "n/a",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Only applies to hosted services with a website to test."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": null,
    "observatory": null,
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:05.671Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}