Transparency over legalese.
Traditional apps treat your data as an asset for their balance sheets. We treat your thoughts as art. At note.md, privacy is not a feature, it is the architecture.
The core philosophy of note.md is local-first. When you write a note or import a PDF, it stays on your hard drive. For personal use we do not have a cloud because we do not want your data. We believe its yours.
By keeping everything on your physical hardware, you eliminate the risks associated with server breaches, company acquisitions, or centralized outages. You own the bytes.
The Reading Studio allows you to annotate PDFs and research papers. Unlike other platforms that index your reading habits to build interest profiles, note.md operates entirely offline.
Your BibTeX libraries and research annotations are stored locally. We do not track what you read, how long you spend on a page, or which citations you click.
We do not use Google Analytics, Mixpanel, or any telemetry suites. We have no interest in engagement metrics as of now. The only way we know how the app is performing is if you tell us via a support email. We read every one of your email, so feel free to let us know what you think of note.md or if you have any propositions for new features let us know. The app is built for the users so feel free to contact us :).
Nothing. Your notes, your journals, and your research are invisible to us.
Nothing. Our business model is based on adding subscription based premium features like cloud storage and team cooperation in the future, not data monetization.
If you have questions about our approach to privacy, or if you find a way we can be even more transparent, our doors are always open.