Notesnook
Notesnook v3.4.0
Notesnook v3.4.0 introduces the Inbox API and deep links, hardens desktop security, adds ColorNote and UpNote importers, and more cross-platform upgrades.
Zulfiqar Ali
June 29, 2026
Recent posts
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.7
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.7 lets you clear a note's full version history or individual versions, fixes reminder creation after notification permission, and plan selection on buy-plan.
Ammar Ahmed
August 07, 2027
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.4
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.4 updates the editor font size live when you change the default font size setting — no restart required.
Zulfiqar Ali
July 13, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.3
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.3 verifies your old password before backup on password change, toasts when copying note links, and fixes unlock-view spacing plus Electron source maps.
Zulfiqar Ali
July 06, 2026
Notesnook v3.4.0
Notesnook v3.4.0 introduces the Inbox API and deep links, hardens desktop security, adds ColorNote and UpNote importers, and more cross-platform upgrades.
Zulfiqar Ali
June 29, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.27
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.27 adds per-notebook/tag/color list prefs, publish-note password validation, theme and subscription fixes, and smoother reminders, embeds, and editor tags.
Ammar Ahmed
June 08, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.20
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.20 unifies multi-file attach progress into one dialog, adds local file:// link opening with confirmation, and fixes the note-expiry day picker.
Zulfiqar Ali
May 22, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.19
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.19 restores backups for logged-out users by skipping attachments, tightens expiring notes on free plans, and disables updates on portable builds.
Zulfiqar Ali
May 18, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.18
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.18 improves Settings search by excluding hidden settings and letting you find setting section groups more reliably.
Zulfiqar Ali
May 11, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.17
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.17 uses AI to route in-app reports to bugs, features, or email support, and fixes gift-card subscription copy, monograph links, and login page polish.
Zulfiqar Ali
May 04, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.15
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.15 adds Clear trash from the nav menu, fixes an RCE/XSS issue in PDF export, and patches date formatting, PDF search, and Windows update uninstall bugs.
Zulfiqar Ali
April 20, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.13
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.13 improves password-reset UX, shortens $headline$ titles to the first paragraph, and fixes callouts, change-email OTP, search, and tab history bugs.
Zulfiqar Ali
April 07, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.18
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.18 fixes a critical attachment upload failure for new signups caused by duplicate encryption keys, plus an iOS subscription product crash.
Ammar Ahmed
March 30, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.11
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.11 improves diacritic-agnostic and fuzzy search, adds auto-update control, fixes YouTube embeds, and patches XSS issues in diffs and web clips.
Abdullah Atta
March 25, 2026
Notesnook v3.3.9
Notesnook v3.3.9 adds audio attachment playback, attach-images-as-files, remembered code-block languages, sorted tags, and 40+ fixes across platforms.
Abdullah Atta
March 10, 2026
Notesnook v3.3.6
Notesnook v3.3.6 wraps 2025 with monograph analytics, better mobile tables, new keyboard shortcuts, and 50+ bug fixes across desktop and mobile.
Abdullah Atta
December 17, 2025
Notesnook & Addy.io partnership
Notesnook Circle adds Addy.io: paying Notesnook members get 25% off their first year of Addy.io, and Addy.io users get 25% off their first year of Notesnook Pro.
Abdullah Atta
December 08, 2025
Development
Building a united front for privacy: Notesnook & Kagi partnership
Notesnook partners with Kagi Search: paying Notesnook users get 3 months of Kagi Professional free, and Kagi users get 10% off Notesnook Pro yearly.
Abdullah Atta
October 21, 2025
Notesnook v3.3.0
Notesnook v3.3.0 brings filters in search, editor writing stats, updated pricing plans, and a large set of cross-platform improvements and fixes.
Abdullah Atta
October 04, 2025
Notesnook v3.2.0
Notesnook v3.2.0 adds Archive, a redesigned search UI with sorting and highlighting, an integrated importer, and more tools for finding and organizing notes.
Abdullah Atta
June 17, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.29
Notesnook v3.0.29 introduces the Notesnook Beta release track, adds a keyboard shortcut to open Settings, and ships assorted reliability fixes.
Abdullah Atta
March 01, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.26
Notesnook v3.0.26 patches two security vulnerabilities, adds keyboard shortcuts for tabs, and includes additional stability fixes across the app.
Abdullah Atta
February 14, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.24
Notesnook v3.0.24 ships a more integrated title bar, reminders and note widgets on iOS and Android, and 20+ fixes across desktop and mobile.
Abdullah Atta
January 21, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.23
Notesnook v3.0.23 introduces gift cards, sorts search results by date created, improves UX when auto-save is off, and includes 30+ bug fixes.
Abdullah Atta
December 24, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.18
Notesnook v3.0.18 improves search query handling, lets you set server URLs from the login screen, imports nested notebooks/folders, and ships 40+ fixes.
Abdullah Atta
September 25, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.14
Notesnook v3.0.14 adds full offline mode, backups that include attachments, configurable server URLs for self-hosting, and 30+ bug fixes across the app.
Abdullah Atta
August 28, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.12
Notesnook v3.0.12 speeds up attachment downloads, fixes the desktop update-availability indicator, and lets you clear the attachment cache.
Abdullah Atta
July 22, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.10
Notesnook v3.0.10 fixes list scroll UI glitches, shows the Pro popup only when pasting images, and restores working Markdown shortcuts in the editor.
Abdullah Atta
July 10, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.7
Notesnook v3.0.7 adds a themable title bar, stores logs in SQLite, loads the web app up to 10x faster, and restores undo/redo buttons in the editor.
Abdullah Atta
June 03, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.3
Notesnook v3.0.3 splits force sync into force push and force pull, hardens real-time sync, improves the mobile editor, and fixes exporting locked notes.
Abdullah Atta
May 10, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.1
Notesnook v3.0.1 ships 20+ fixes: full FTS5/SQL search syntax, snappier editor performance, and multiline find-and-replace in the editor.
Abdullah Atta
May 01, 2024
The Skiff Privacy Fiasco, or How not to Shutdown Your Startup
Skiff shut down in February 2024. An informal case study of how the shutdown unfolded, what went wrong for users, and lessons for privacy startups.
Abdullah Atta
February 11, 2024
Development
Introducing Notesnook Importer 2.0
Notesnook Importer 2.0 adds Evernote web clip import, Obsidian file embeds and frontmatter, a remark-based Markdown parser, and many import fidelity fixes.
Abdullah Atta
July 21, 2023
Notesnook
Notesnook is on Privacy Guides
Notesnook is now officially recommended by Privacy Guides — the go-to resource for vetted, privacy-friendly alternatives to mainstream apps.
Abdullah Atta
June 27, 2023
Telemetry in Notesnook: Opt-in vs Opt-out
Opt-in, opt-out, or zero telemetry? How Notesnook thinks about analytics ethics, user consent, and what private-by-default should actually mean.
Abdullah Atta
February 15, 2023
It's time to leave Bitwarden
Bitwarden raised a $100M seed round. What that funding means for users, open-source incentives, and whether it's time to reconsider your password manager.
Abdullah Atta
September 06, 2022
Privacy
Why Notesnook Requires an Email Address
Why Notesnook still asks for an email at signup: account recovery, billing, and abuse prevention — and how to share an address without giving up privacy.
Abdullah Atta
July 30, 2022
Using Javascript to Render Invalid HTML
Browsers tolerate a lot of broken HTML — until JavaScript starts rewriting the DOM. How invalid markup behaves at runtime and what developers should watch for.
Abdullah Atta
May 24, 2022
Using React Native Skia to Build a 60 FPS Free-hand Drawing App
Build a 60 FPS freehand drawing app with @shopify/react-native-skia — stroke color and width controls, smooth paths, and SVG export.
Ammar Ahmed
March 22, 2022
Development
Scoped Storage in React Native: New Android 10 API for File System Access
Android 10's Scoped Storage changed how apps access files. What the API means for React Native apps and how to work with the new filesystem rules.
Ammar Ahmed
January 15, 2022
React useRef Hook for Dummies: How to Use useRef Correctly with Examples
A practical guide to React's useRef hook: when to use it, how it differs from state, and real examples for DOM access and imperative component APIs.
Ammar Ahmed
October 09, 2021
Privacy on WhatsApp: Are We Ready for a World Without Privacy of Data?
WhatsApp's privacy policy changes put user data at risk. Why private messaging without real control still feeds surveillance-friendly business models.
Abdullah Atta
July 26, 2021
React Native JSI: Part 1 - Getting Started
Part 1 of our React Native JSI series: what the JavaScript Interface is, how it talks to native code, and how to get started building with it.
Ammar Ahmed
June 28, 2021
Why We Made Another Note Taking App?
There are plenty of note apps — but few put privacy first. Why we built Notesnook as an end-to-end encrypted alternative that doesn't mine your writing.
Abdullah Atta
June 20, 2021
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.5
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.5 fixes web clipper crashes, tray/startup and alt-tab window behavior, editor undo after image delete, macOS Start minimized, and vault deletion.
Zulfiqar Ali
July 28, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.6
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.6 adds a keep-screen-on preference under behavior settings and prevents the upgrade prompt from flashing in the note block-linking list.
Ammar Ahmed
July 13, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.5
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.5 stops long notebook and tag titles from overflowing the side menu and fixes sharing images from the image viewer on Android.
Ammar Ahmed
July 06, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.23
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.23 saves group/sort preferences per notebook, tag, and color, and fixes note expiry limits, spellcheck for non-Latin languages, and focus-mode properties.
Zulfiqar Ali
June 08, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.21
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.21 speeds up sync by skipping redundant user refetches per chunk, keeps editor readonly state in sync, and expands collapsed search hits on scroll.
Zulfiqar Ali
June 01, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.24
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.24 fixes a crash when upgrading from v2.6.x to v3 and improves form validation in the Set your name dialog for more reliable onboarding.
Ammar Ahmed
May 20, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.23
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.23 tightens signup, 2FA, password, and email validation; improves gift-code handling; and fixes reminder validation plus attachment delete/rename on iOS.
Ammar Ahmed
May 14, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.22
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.22 adds compact search results, fixes archive/monograph search and result counts, and corrects archive date display and trash sorting including Date deleted.
Ammar Ahmed
May 05, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.21
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.21 fixes saving the incoming note in merge conflicts and improves screen guard plus privacy mode so app content stays protected on mobile.
Ammar Ahmed
April 29, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.20
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.20 fixes custom toolbar editing, correct side-menu note counts, parent-into-child notebook moves, and undefined discount values when buying a plan on iOS.
Ammar Ahmed
April 20, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.19
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.19 keeps cleared titles empty, derives headlines from the first paragraph, improves table editing and scrolling, and stops random editor opens on launch.
Ammar Ahmed
April 07, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.12
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.12 fixes a critical attachment encryption-key bug for new signups, plus clipboard image upload checks, email verification toasts, and nav bar UX.
Abdullah Atta
March 28, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.17
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.17 adds a Telegram link in Settings, smoother note switching, better diacritic/fuzzy search, locked-note conflict handling, YouTube embed and security fixes.
Ammar Ahmed
March 25, 2026
Notesnook v3.3.8
Notesnook v3.3.8 adds expiring notes, table CSV import/export, customizable editor line height, Android home shortcuts, and 80+ fixes on all platforms.
Abdullah Atta
January 28, 2026
Notesnook & Tuta partnership
Notesnook Circle welcomes Tuta: paying Notesnook members get 25% off their first year of Tuta, and Tuta users get 25% off their first year of Notesnook Pro.
Abdullah Atta
December 15, 2025
Development
Notesnook & Ente partnership
Notesnook partners with Ente: paying Notesnook users get 25% off their first year of Ente, and Ente users get 10% off Notesnook Pro yearly.
Abdullah Atta
November 05, 2025
Notesnook
Introducing new pricing plans
Notesnook's updated Essential, Pro, and Believer plans, a stronger free tier with attachments and vault access, and what changed for existing subscribers.
Abdullah Atta
October 04, 2025
Privacy
Can Evernote employees read your notes?
Evernote can access your notes under its privacy policy. Why end-to-end encryption matters more than promises, and how Notesnook keeps notes private.
Abdullah Atta
September 01, 2025
Notesnook v3.1.0
Notesnook v3.1.0 redesigns the sidebar with tabs for notebooks and tags, adds a notebook tree view, and polishes organization workflows across the app.
Abdullah Atta
April 22, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.27
Notesnook v3.0.27 adds a command palette and quick open, paste as Markdown, wrapped multiline titles on web/desktop, and more productivity fixes.
Abdullah Atta
February 24, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.25
Notesnook v3.0.25 improves tabs with history and navigation, plus other tab workflow upgrades and 10+ bug fixes across platforms.
Abdullah Atta
February 03, 2025
Development
Introducing Notesnook Gift Cards
Gift private note-taking with Notesnook Gift Cards: 1, 3, or 5-year Pro plans you can buy and redeem in-app, plus launch discounts and giveaways.
Abdullah Atta
December 24, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.20
Notesnook v3.0.20 starts faster, improves the table of contents, makes search more accurate, adds editor zoom, and speeds up checkout — plus 40+ fixes.
Abdullah Atta
November 19, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.17
Notesnook v3.0.17 fixes empty notebooks after adding 20+ on Basic, stops overlapping desktop updates, and assigns tags correctly to web clips.
Abdullah Atta
September 03, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.13
Notesnook v3.0.13 stops attachments flickering in note properties, focuses the editor when you press Enter in the title, and fixes a crash when moving tabs.
Abdullah Atta
July 27, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.11
Notesnook v3.0.11 encrypts editor session data by default, fixes paste and other editor bugs, and includes performance optimizations across the app.
Abdullah Atta
July 18, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.9
Notesnook v3.0.9 fixes the web app on mobile browsers, strips pasted images for non-Pro users automatically, and restores real-time editor sync.
Abdullah Atta
July 08, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.5
Notesnook v3.0.5 improves sync conflict handling, restores Safari web app support, allows duplicating locked notes, and brings back Ctrl+F search plus editor search/replace.
Abdullah Atta
May 16, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.2
Notesnook v3.0.2 improves attachment handling for logged-out users, fixes critical attachment bugs, and stops pre-v3 backups from throwing restore errors.
Abdullah Atta
May 05, 2024
Notesnook
Introducing Notesnook v3
Notesnook v3 is our biggest release yet after 8 months and 1000+ commits: a rebuilt app, faster sync, a richer editor, and major privacy-focused upgrades.
Abdullah Atta
April 29, 2024
Notesnook
What's new in v2.6.0
Notesnook v2.6.0 ships custom themes, more reliable attachment uploads, improved copy/paste, and a batch of quality-of-life fixes across platforms.
Abdullah Atta
August 09, 2023
Getting rid of Lerna
How and why we dropped Lerna for monorepo package management in Notesnook, the problems it caused, and the simpler bootstrap approach we switched to.
Abdullah Atta
July 18, 2023
May 2023 in Review
May 2023 at Notesnook: in-app attachment previews, a redesigned attachment manager, Web Clipper on the Chrome Web Store, and Notesnook on F-Droid.
Abdullah Atta
June 01, 2023
Notesnook
Introducing Notesnook for Education
Notesnook for Education offers students and teachers Notesnook Pro for $9.99/year — private note-taking with encrypted attachments, monographs, and full device sync.
Abdullah Atta
November 01, 2022
Notesnook is going open source!
Notesnook is going open source. Why we're opening the code, what we hope the community will build with us, and how you can help from day one.
Abdullah Atta
August 09, 2022
Is DuckDuckGo Search & Browser Really Private?
A critical look at DuckDuckGo's reliance on Microsoft Bing and whether its search and browser can stay private when the backend sits with Big Tech.
Abdullah Atta
May 27, 2022
Improving User Account Security with Two-factor Authentication
How we added two-factor authentication to Notesnook, the security trade-offs we considered, and what 2FA means for keeping your account and notes safer.
Abdullah Atta
March 25, 2022
NeutralinoJS: The Next Best Alternative to Electron & Tauri
Why NeutralinoJS is a lightweight alternative to Electron and Tauri: reuse the OS browser instead of shipping Chromium, and when that trade-off makes sense.
Abdullah Atta
January 22, 2022
Notesnook v1.6.0: Encrypted File Attachments, Notification Notes, Compact Mode & Widgets!
Notesnook v1.6.0 adds end-to-end encrypted file attachments, notification notes, compact mode, and desktop widgets after weeks of encryption and S3 work.
Abdullah Atta
November 02, 2021
React Native JSI: Part 2 - Converting Native Modules to JSI Modules
Part 2 of our React Native JSI series: convert classic Native Modules to JSI for native speed without Promise overhead or the old bridge bottleneck.
Ammar Ahmed
August 11, 2021
A More Native Desktop Experience, Faster Sync, Vault Deletion & Improved Account Security
Notesnook v1.4.1 brings a more native desktop experience, faster sync, vault deletion, stronger account security, and a round of UX polish.
Abdullah Atta
July 08, 2021
Notesnook
Notesnook v1.4: Monographs, UI Updates, and Yearly Plan
Notesnook v1.4 introduces Monographs for publishing notes, UI updates across the app, bug fixes, and a new yearly subscription plan.
Abdullah Atta
June 26, 2021
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.7
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.7 lets you clear a note's full version history or individual versions, fixes reminder creation after notification permission, and plan selection on buy-plan.
Ammar Ahmed
August 07, 2027
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.5
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.5 fixes web clipper crashes, tray/startup and alt-tab window behavior, editor undo after image delete, macOS Start minimized, and vault deletion.
Zulfiqar Ali
July 28, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.4
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.4 updates the editor font size live when you change the default font size setting — no restart required.
Zulfiqar Ali
July 13, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.6
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.6 adds a keep-screen-on preference under behavior settings and prevents the upgrade prompt from flashing in the note block-linking list.
Ammar Ahmed
July 13, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.3
Notesnook Desktop v3.4.3 verifies your old password before backup on password change, toasts when copying note links, and fixes unlock-view spacing plus Electron source maps.
Zulfiqar Ali
July 06, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.5
Notesnook Mobile v3.4.5 stops long notebook and tag titles from overflowing the side menu and fixes sharing images from the image viewer on Android.
Ammar Ahmed
July 06, 2026
Notesnook v3.4.0
Notesnook v3.4.0 introduces the Inbox API and deep links, hardens desktop security, adds ColorNote and UpNote importers, and more cross-platform upgrades.
Zulfiqar Ali
June 29, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.23
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.23 saves group/sort preferences per notebook, tag, and color, and fixes note expiry limits, spellcheck for non-Latin languages, and focus-mode properties.
Zulfiqar Ali
June 08, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.27
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.27 adds per-notebook/tag/color list prefs, publish-note password validation, theme and subscription fixes, and smoother reminders, embeds, and editor tags.
Ammar Ahmed
June 08, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.21
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.21 speeds up sync by skipping redundant user refetches per chunk, keeps editor readonly state in sync, and expands collapsed search hits on scroll.
Zulfiqar Ali
June 01, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.20
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.20 unifies multi-file attach progress into one dialog, adds local file:// link opening with confirmation, and fixes the note-expiry day picker.
Zulfiqar Ali
May 22, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.24
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.24 fixes a crash when upgrading from v2.6.x to v3 and improves form validation in the Set your name dialog for more reliable onboarding.
Ammar Ahmed
May 20, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.19
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.19 restores backups for logged-out users by skipping attachments, tightens expiring notes on free plans, and disables updates on portable builds.
Zulfiqar Ali
May 18, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.23
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.23 tightens signup, 2FA, password, and email validation; improves gift-code handling; and fixes reminder validation plus attachment delete/rename on iOS.
Ammar Ahmed
May 14, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.18
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.18 improves Settings search by excluding hidden settings and letting you find setting section groups more reliably.
Zulfiqar Ali
May 11, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.22
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.22 adds compact search results, fixes archive/monograph search and result counts, and corrects archive date display and trash sorting including Date deleted.
Ammar Ahmed
May 05, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.17
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.17 uses AI to route in-app reports to bugs, features, or email support, and fixes gift-card subscription copy, monograph links, and login page polish.
Zulfiqar Ali
May 04, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.21
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.21 fixes saving the incoming note in merge conflicts and improves screen guard plus privacy mode so app content stays protected on mobile.
Ammar Ahmed
April 29, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.15
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.15 adds Clear trash from the nav menu, fixes an RCE/XSS issue in PDF export, and patches date formatting, PDF search, and Windows update uninstall bugs.
Zulfiqar Ali
April 20, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.20
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.20 fixes custom toolbar editing, correct side-menu note counts, parent-into-child notebook moves, and undefined discount values when buying a plan on iOS.
Ammar Ahmed
April 20, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.13
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.13 improves password-reset UX, shortens $headline$ titles to the first paragraph, and fixes callouts, change-email OTP, search, and tab history bugs.
Zulfiqar Ali
April 07, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.19
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.19 keeps cleared titles empty, derives headlines from the first paragraph, improves table editing and scrolling, and stops random editor opens on launch.
Ammar Ahmed
April 07, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.18
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.18 fixes a critical attachment upload failure for new signups caused by duplicate encryption keys, plus an iOS subscription product crash.
Ammar Ahmed
March 30, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.12
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.12 fixes a critical attachment encryption-key bug for new signups, plus clipboard image upload checks, email verification toasts, and nav bar UX.
Abdullah Atta
March 28, 2026
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.11
Notesnook Desktop v3.3.11 improves diacritic-agnostic and fuzzy search, adds auto-update control, fixes YouTube embeds, and patches XSS issues in diffs and web clips.
Abdullah Atta
March 25, 2026
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.17
Notesnook Mobile v3.3.17 adds a Telegram link in Settings, smoother note switching, better diacritic/fuzzy search, locked-note conflict handling, YouTube embed and security fixes.
Ammar Ahmed
March 25, 2026
Notesnook v3.3.9
Notesnook v3.3.9 adds audio attachment playback, attach-images-as-files, remembered code-block languages, sorted tags, and 40+ fixes across platforms.
Abdullah Atta
March 10, 2026
Notesnook v3.3.8
Notesnook v3.3.8 adds expiring notes, table CSV import/export, customizable editor line height, Android home shortcuts, and 80+ fixes on all platforms.
Abdullah Atta
January 28, 2026
Notesnook v3.3.6
Notesnook v3.3.6 wraps 2025 with monograph analytics, better mobile tables, new keyboard shortcuts, and 50+ bug fixes across desktop and mobile.
Abdullah Atta
December 17, 2025
Notesnook & Tuta partnership
Notesnook Circle welcomes Tuta: paying Notesnook members get 25% off their first year of Tuta, and Tuta users get 25% off their first year of Notesnook Pro.
Abdullah Atta
December 15, 2025
Notesnook & Addy.io partnership
Notesnook Circle adds Addy.io: paying Notesnook members get 25% off their first year of Addy.io, and Addy.io users get 25% off their first year of Notesnook Pro.
Abdullah Atta
December 08, 2025
Development
Notesnook & Ente partnership
Notesnook partners with Ente: paying Notesnook users get 25% off their first year of Ente, and Ente users get 10% off Notesnook Pro yearly.
Abdullah Atta
November 05, 2025
Development
Building a united front for privacy: Notesnook & Kagi partnership
Notesnook partners with Kagi Search: paying Notesnook users get 3 months of Kagi Professional free, and Kagi users get 10% off Notesnook Pro yearly.
Abdullah Atta
October 21, 2025
Notesnook
Introducing new pricing plans
Notesnook's updated Essential, Pro, and Believer plans, a stronger free tier with attachments and vault access, and what changed for existing subscribers.
Abdullah Atta
October 04, 2025
Notesnook v3.3.0
Notesnook v3.3.0 brings filters in search, editor writing stats, updated pricing plans, and a large set of cross-platform improvements and fixes.
Abdullah Atta
October 04, 2025
Privacy
Can Evernote employees read your notes?
Evernote can access your notes under its privacy policy. Why end-to-end encryption matters more than promises, and how Notesnook keeps notes private.
Abdullah Atta
September 01, 2025
Notesnook v3.2.0
Notesnook v3.2.0 adds Archive, a redesigned search UI with sorting and highlighting, an integrated importer, and more tools for finding and organizing notes.
Abdullah Atta
June 17, 2025
Notesnook v3.1.0
Notesnook v3.1.0 redesigns the sidebar with tabs for notebooks and tags, adds a notebook tree view, and polishes organization workflows across the app.
Abdullah Atta
April 22, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.29
Notesnook v3.0.29 introduces the Notesnook Beta release track, adds a keyboard shortcut to open Settings, and ships assorted reliability fixes.
Abdullah Atta
March 01, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.27
Notesnook v3.0.27 adds a command palette and quick open, paste as Markdown, wrapped multiline titles on web/desktop, and more productivity fixes.
Abdullah Atta
February 24, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.26
Notesnook v3.0.26 patches two security vulnerabilities, adds keyboard shortcuts for tabs, and includes additional stability fixes across the app.
Abdullah Atta
February 14, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.25
Notesnook v3.0.25 improves tabs with history and navigation, plus other tab workflow upgrades and 10+ bug fixes across platforms.
Abdullah Atta
February 03, 2025
Notesnook v3.0.24
Notesnook v3.0.24 ships a more integrated title bar, reminders and note widgets on iOS and Android, and 20+ fixes across desktop and mobile.
Abdullah Atta
January 21, 2025
Development
Introducing Notesnook Gift Cards
Gift private note-taking with Notesnook Gift Cards: 1, 3, or 5-year Pro plans you can buy and redeem in-app, plus launch discounts and giveaways.
Abdullah Atta
December 24, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.23
Notesnook v3.0.23 introduces gift cards, sorts search results by date created, improves UX when auto-save is off, and includes 30+ bug fixes.
Abdullah Atta
December 24, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.20
Notesnook v3.0.20 starts faster, improves the table of contents, makes search more accurate, adds editor zoom, and speeds up checkout — plus 40+ fixes.
Abdullah Atta
November 19, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.18
Notesnook v3.0.18 improves search query handling, lets you set server URLs from the login screen, imports nested notebooks/folders, and ships 40+ fixes.
Abdullah Atta
September 25, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.17
Notesnook v3.0.17 fixes empty notebooks after adding 20+ on Basic, stops overlapping desktop updates, and assigns tags correctly to web clips.
Abdullah Atta
September 03, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.14
Notesnook v3.0.14 adds full offline mode, backups that include attachments, configurable server URLs for self-hosting, and 30+ bug fixes across the app.
Abdullah Atta
August 28, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.13
Notesnook v3.0.13 stops attachments flickering in note properties, focuses the editor when you press Enter in the title, and fixes a crash when moving tabs.
Abdullah Atta
July 27, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.12
Notesnook v3.0.12 speeds up attachment downloads, fixes the desktop update-availability indicator, and lets you clear the attachment cache.
Abdullah Atta
July 22, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.11
Notesnook v3.0.11 encrypts editor session data by default, fixes paste and other editor bugs, and includes performance optimizations across the app.
Abdullah Atta
July 18, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.10
Notesnook v3.0.10 fixes list scroll UI glitches, shows the Pro popup only when pasting images, and restores working Markdown shortcuts in the editor.
Abdullah Atta
July 10, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.9
Notesnook v3.0.9 fixes the web app on mobile browsers, strips pasted images for non-Pro users automatically, and restores real-time editor sync.
Abdullah Atta
July 08, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.7
Notesnook v3.0.7 adds a themable title bar, stores logs in SQLite, loads the web app up to 10x faster, and restores undo/redo buttons in the editor.
Abdullah Atta
June 03, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.5
Notesnook v3.0.5 improves sync conflict handling, restores Safari web app support, allows duplicating locked notes, and brings back Ctrl+F search plus editor search/replace.
Abdullah Atta
May 16, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.3
Notesnook v3.0.3 splits force sync into force push and force pull, hardens real-time sync, improves the mobile editor, and fixes exporting locked notes.
Abdullah Atta
May 10, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.2
Notesnook v3.0.2 improves attachment handling for logged-out users, fixes critical attachment bugs, and stops pre-v3 backups from throwing restore errors.
Abdullah Atta
May 05, 2024
Notesnook v3.0.1
Notesnook v3.0.1 ships 20+ fixes: full FTS5/SQL search syntax, snappier editor performance, and multiline find-and-replace in the editor.
Abdullah Atta
May 01, 2024
Notesnook
Introducing Notesnook v3
Notesnook v3 is our biggest release yet after 8 months and 1000+ commits: a rebuilt app, faster sync, a richer editor, and major privacy-focused upgrades.
Abdullah Atta
April 29, 2024
The Skiff Privacy Fiasco, or How not to Shutdown Your Startup
Skiff shut down in February 2024. An informal case study of how the shutdown unfolded, what went wrong for users, and lessons for privacy startups.
Abdullah Atta
February 11, 2024
Notesnook
What's new in v2.6.0
Notesnook v2.6.0 ships custom themes, more reliable attachment uploads, improved copy/paste, and a batch of quality-of-life fixes across platforms.
Abdullah Atta
August 09, 2023
Development
Introducing Notesnook Importer 2.0
Notesnook Importer 2.0 adds Evernote web clip import, Obsidian file embeds and frontmatter, a remark-based Markdown parser, and many import fidelity fixes.
Abdullah Atta
July 21, 2023
Getting rid of Lerna
How and why we dropped Lerna for monorepo package management in Notesnook, the problems it caused, and the simpler bootstrap approach we switched to.
Abdullah Atta
July 18, 2023
Notesnook
Notesnook is on Privacy Guides
Notesnook is now officially recommended by Privacy Guides — the go-to resource for vetted, privacy-friendly alternatives to mainstream apps.
Abdullah Atta
June 27, 2023
May 2023 in Review
May 2023 at Notesnook: in-app attachment previews, a redesigned attachment manager, Web Clipper on the Chrome Web Store, and Notesnook on F-Droid.
Abdullah Atta
June 01, 2023
Telemetry in Notesnook: Opt-in vs Opt-out
Opt-in, opt-out, or zero telemetry? How Notesnook thinks about analytics ethics, user consent, and what private-by-default should actually mean.
Abdullah Atta
February 15, 2023
Notesnook
Introducing Notesnook for Education
Notesnook for Education offers students and teachers Notesnook Pro for $9.99/year — private note-taking with encrypted attachments, monographs, and full device sync.
Abdullah Atta
November 01, 2022
It's time to leave Bitwarden
Bitwarden raised a $100M seed round. What that funding means for users, open-source incentives, and whether it's time to reconsider your password manager.
Abdullah Atta
September 06, 2022
Notesnook is going open source!
Notesnook is going open source. Why we're opening the code, what we hope the community will build with us, and how you can help from day one.
Abdullah Atta
August 09, 2022
Privacy
Why Notesnook Requires an Email Address
Why Notesnook still asks for an email at signup: account recovery, billing, and abuse prevention — and how to share an address without giving up privacy.
Abdullah Atta
July 30, 2022
Is DuckDuckGo Search & Browser Really Private?
A critical look at DuckDuckGo's reliance on Microsoft Bing and whether its search and browser can stay private when the backend sits with Big Tech.
Abdullah Atta
May 27, 2022
Using Javascript to Render Invalid HTML
Browsers tolerate a lot of broken HTML — until JavaScript starts rewriting the DOM. How invalid markup behaves at runtime and what developers should watch for.
Abdullah Atta
May 24, 2022
Improving User Account Security with Two-factor Authentication
How we added two-factor authentication to Notesnook, the security trade-offs we considered, and what 2FA means for keeping your account and notes safer.
Abdullah Atta
March 25, 2022
Using React Native Skia to Build a 60 FPS Free-hand Drawing App
Build a 60 FPS freehand drawing app with @shopify/react-native-skia — stroke color and width controls, smooth paths, and SVG export.
Ammar Ahmed
March 22, 2022
NeutralinoJS: The Next Best Alternative to Electron & Tauri
Why NeutralinoJS is a lightweight alternative to Electron and Tauri: reuse the OS browser instead of shipping Chromium, and when that trade-off makes sense.
Abdullah Atta
January 22, 2022
Development
Scoped Storage in React Native: New Android 10 API for File System Access
Android 10's Scoped Storage changed how apps access files. What the API means for React Native apps and how to work with the new filesystem rules.
Ammar Ahmed
January 15, 2022
Notesnook v1.6.0: Encrypted File Attachments, Notification Notes, Compact Mode & Widgets!
Notesnook v1.6.0 adds end-to-end encrypted file attachments, notification notes, compact mode, and desktop widgets after weeks of encryption and S3 work.
Abdullah Atta
November 02, 2021
React useRef Hook for Dummies: How to Use useRef Correctly with Examples
A practical guide to React's useRef hook: when to use it, how it differs from state, and real examples for DOM access and imperative component APIs.
Ammar Ahmed
October 09, 2021
React Native JSI: Part 2 - Converting Native Modules to JSI Modules
Part 2 of our React Native JSI series: convert classic Native Modules to JSI for native speed without Promise overhead or the old bridge bottleneck.
Ammar Ahmed
August 11, 2021
Privacy on WhatsApp: Are We Ready for a World Without Privacy of Data?
WhatsApp's privacy policy changes put user data at risk. Why private messaging without real control still feeds surveillance-friendly business models.
Abdullah Atta
July 26, 2021
A More Native Desktop Experience, Faster Sync, Vault Deletion & Improved Account Security
Notesnook v1.4.1 brings a more native desktop experience, faster sync, vault deletion, stronger account security, and a round of UX polish.
Abdullah Atta
July 08, 2021
React Native JSI: Part 1 - Getting Started
Part 1 of our React Native JSI series: what the JavaScript Interface is, how it talks to native code, and how to get started building with it.
Ammar Ahmed
June 28, 2021
Notesnook
Notesnook v1.4: Monographs, UI Updates, and Yearly Plan
Notesnook v1.4 introduces Monographs for publishing notes, UI updates across the app, bug fixes, and a new yearly subscription plan.
Abdullah Atta
June 26, 2021
Why We Made Another Note Taking App?
There are plenty of note apps — but few put privacy first. Why we built Notesnook as an end-to-end encrypted alternative that doesn't mine your writing.
Abdullah Atta
June 20, 2021