Alternatives

Products that do what bpad does

Capture notes privately. The server can't read them.

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   OpenNotas▲379

   The best personal note-taking app, fast, secure & free

   2024

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   Online NotesPad▲247

   Free online notes taking app

   2025

3. 3
   Kompad▲278

   An open-source note-taking app for devs

   2024

4. 4
   Tempad▲214

   Subscription-Free, Synced & Secured Markdown Notes.

   2017

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   Dash▲122

   Private, encrypted OSS notes app

   2025

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   Burner Note▲222

   Zero knowledge self destructing notes

   Jan 2026

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   Serenity Notes▲151

   End-to-end encrypted collaborative notes app

   2021

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   Supernotes 3▲441

   Take notes everywhere

   2023

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   SafeNote 2.0▲102

   Encrypt and send files and notes which self-destruct.

   2019

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    Evernote Web - Oct 2014▲439

    Note taking gets even simpler

    2014

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    Manifest▲248

    A simple grid-based pinboard for note taking.

    2020

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    NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app▲147

    Thank you for your comments, just some context: - The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the Web. - The Web version is implemented as a Progressive Web Application that is very responsive, local first, offline first, can be installed, and is entirely free to use. - Native (hybrid) versions do not require subscription fees and have small one-time payment. - You can store your notes in Git using any Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. However, it has the best built-in integration with GitHub. Self-hosted scenarios like Gitea are also…

    2024 · about.noteshub.app

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    Enclosed▲143

    Send private and secure notes

    2024

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    Burner Note▲126

    Send self destructing notes free, encrypted, open source

    2021

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    Browser Notes▲128

    Your ideas, organized - not uploaded

    Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz

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    NotesHub 3.3▲135

    Fully cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

    2024

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    A note taking application that encrypts in the browser▲58

    2015 · github.com

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    YourNote▲92

    Notes app that puts privacy first

    2018

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    NotesHub▲95

    Fully cross-platform, markdown based note-taking app

    2021

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    Unfriction▲69

    Instant local notes for macOS to capture thoughts in <400ms

    Jan 2026

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    Pbproxy – Send your clipboard anywhere you can ssh▲67

    pbproxy is a small wrapper to give you a consistent and remotely accessible interface to your system clipboard on linux and mac.

    2022 · github.com

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    Noteli▲105

    An open source CLI tool to take notes

    2021

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    POLAR▲81

    An offline browser for for web, pdf, books, and annotations.

    2018

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    Notekeeper▲101

    Decentralized note keeping app

    2019

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