Notes
Notable privacy rating
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.
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.
Score 35 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Closed source since version 1.6. Only versions up to 1.5.1 were published as open source.
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Partial
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
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.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
The desktop app is free and has no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.