Standard Notes
End-to-end encrypted note-taking app acquired by Proton AG in April 2024. Now running on Proton's Swiss infrastructure. Open source, independently audited four times, self-hostable. 300,000+ active users. Continues operating as a standalone product under Proton ownership.
Quick facts
- Headquarters
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Hosting
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇩🇪 Germany
- Company
- Proton AG
- Founded
- 2017
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Infrastructure
- Own infrastructure
- Open source
- Full
- GDPR
- Compliant
- Pricing
- Freemium · from Free
- Free tier
- Yes
- Platforms
- Web, Ios, Android, Desktop, Self-Hosted
Why does it score 95?
Pricing & availability
What does it replace?
Notion 
Evernote 
Apple Notes 
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