Notes
Notesnook privacy rating
End-to-end encrypted note-taking app with rich text notes, notebooks, tags, app lock and private vault. Open source clients and sync server; paid plans add storage and features.
Summary
Notesnook scores 65 out of 100 (grade C) on the notes criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It partly meets no trackers or telemetry. It does not meet independent audit. It is based in Pakistan: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes.
Score 65 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
GPL-3.0 for the apps. The sync server is AGPL-3.0.
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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?
First-party usage telemetry is on by default and can be turned off in settings, and the website uses self-hosted Umami analytics. Exodus finds no trackers in the Android app.
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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?
Funded by paid subscriptions. The privacy policy states user data is not sold.
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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.