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24 alternatives to Cylix

Free encrypted note taking application

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Cylix launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Cylix 2.0▲70

   Secure productivity station - notes, documents & databases

   2018 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cylix 2.1 - Yubikey OTP Edition▲60

   Secure Productivity Station - Notes, Documents Databases

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Let's Encrypt▲26

   A new Certificate Authority - free, automated, and open.

   2015 · letsencrypt.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Noteli▲105

   An open source CLI tool to take notes

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   OpenNotas▲379

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

   2024 · opennotas.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Todo for hackers▲101

   CLI Todo app for hackers

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Enclosed▲143

   Send private and secure notes

   2024 · enclosed.cc · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Crypto Notepad▲83

   Notepad with AES encryption.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   A note taking application that encrypts in the browser▲58

   Encrypted note taking web application. Contribute to moyaproject/notes development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    BlankSlate.io▲86

    Fast Note Taking in your Browser

    2015 · blankslate.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Serenity Notes▲151

    End-to-end encrypted collaborative notes app

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    FromScratch▲109

    A simple but smart note-taking app

    2016 · fromscratch.rocks · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Notes.cx▲92

    Simple, anonymous online Markdown notepad

    2021 · notes.cx · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Mini Diary▲144

    Simple and secure journal app

    2019 · minidiary.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Dash▲122

    Private, encrypted OSS notes app

    2025 · dashnote.io · its alternatives →

16. 16NC
    Notes.cx – A simple, anonymous online notepad \w Markdown support▲80

    2021 · notes.cx · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Encrypto▲141

    Encrypt the files you send.

    2015 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cryptware Notes▲60

    A simple and minimalistic notepad app

    2022 · cryptwareapps.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

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    SafeNote 2.0▲102

    Encrypt and send files and notes which self-destruct.

    2019 · safenote.co · its alternatives →

20. 20SE
    Send encrypted secrets from the command line▲117

    2019 · fluidkeys.com · its alternatives →

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    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    A command line simple note taking app. Contribute to wsw70/note development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Justnote▲65

    A privacy-focused note taking app

    2022 · justnote.cc · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Simple command line note taking tool▲84

    Daily notes command line tool. Contribute to tomlockwood/dn development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24BS
    Blank Slate, just start typing▲47

    Blankslate.io is a free browser-based note-taking app. Write markdown notes, save them, share links, export to PDF, or optionally export to Google Docs.

    2015 · blankslate.io · its alternatives →

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