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Products that do what I made a free, ad-free and open source tool for sharing private notes does

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    Send self destructing notes free, encrypted, open source

    2021

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    Free local transcription that is 100% Private

    18d ago · hynote.ai

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    Hello HN, I hope it will posted as well. I made a note in single html file. This does not require a separate membership or installation of the software, and if you download and modify an empty file, you can modify and read it at any time, regardless of online or offline. It can be shared through messengers such as Telegram, so it is also suitable to share contents with long articles and images. It is also possible to host and blog because it is static html file content.

    2025 · keepworking.github.io

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    SeeNote432

    The always on, digital sticky note

    2016

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    FreeStack486

    Free tools & resources for designers

    2016

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    Bear 2410

    Simple, powerful, private Markdown notes

    2023

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    InstaNote270

    Transform Your Ideas into Notes

    2024

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    Einote133

    Take notes from any web page in seconds

    2022

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    Securely share self-destructing notes

    2021

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    Cimanote169

    The fast, clean note app Evernote used to be

    Mar 2026 · cimanote.com

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    Zero knowledge self destructing notes

    Jan 2026

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    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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    Distraction-free writing tool

    2025

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    Cross-platform ephemeral messages (viewers don't need app)

    2014

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    Boostnote164

    An open-source cross platform notes app 📝

    2019

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    Share encrypted files that are ephemeral

    Mar 2026 · burnlink.page

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    Refi App124

    Open-source Firestore UI tool

    2021

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    Encrypt and send files and notes which self-destruct.

    2019

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    Keeps chains of notes for free

    2019

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    Koala117

    Free, open source and web based bear alternative.

    2022

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    Justwrite122

    A private, local-first writing space that works offline

    Jun 2026 · justwrite.sbs

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    Open-source shared notes with Markdown & Mermaid support

    Sep 2025

  23. 23UO

    Hi HN! I was recently on a sabbatical and wanted to checkout the advancements in the frontend space. I would love to show you all https://utiliti.dev! I often find myself resorting to online web-based utilities, especially for things like note sharing, or viewing JSON as a tree when my IDE isn't open. Having used a few tools in the past, I was never sure what those tools were doing so I ended up building something myself and open sourced it. Highlight: I really enjoyed building private notes, an easy and quick way to share something private over email that gets destroyed on read…

    2023 · utiliti.dev

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    Share Secrets That Burn After Reading

    Mar 2026 · burnvelope.com

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