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Privacy-first, minimal, fast blogging/newsletter platform▲173
2021 · papyrus.so
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note.md▲243
Local-first markdown based workspace for research writings
May 2026 · notemd.org
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Justwrite▲122
A private, local-first writing space that works offline
Jun 2026 · justwrite.sbs
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Serenity Notes▲151
End-to-end encrypted collaborative notes app
2021
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Browser Notes▲128
Your ideas, organized - not uploaded
Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz
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Dash▲122
Private, encrypted OSS notes app
2025
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OVRVU▲81
your personal space on the web, minimal and stress free
2020
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7Vault: Secure Offline Vault▲7
Private offline vault for passwords, files & notes
Jul 2026 · 7sisterstech.com
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VaultNote App▲6
Secure, Private Offline Notes for Students, Teacher & Pros
Jan 2026
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Cipherly▲15
Encrypt, disguise and hide messages — 100% offline
Jul 2026 · github.com
11AM
A minimal notepad – without the cloud or 3rd party libs▲7
I made this tiny notepad website, to write things down in your browser. The Features - Just saves to your browser's localstorage (no cloud or login) - Export to TXT file - Formatting keyboard shortcuts - Works offline - Super fast The Tech - Single HTML file - 20 lines of JS + service worker (for offline usage) - Using pure CSS for modals - Github pages hosting - Basically it's just a "contenteditable div" with some extra features - Source -> https://github.com/benwinding/localnotes.page It's been done before, but I couldn't find a version I liked, that worked offline…
2022 · localnotes.page
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PrivaNote – offline first, end-to-end encrypted notes▲10
2021 · privanote.xyz
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Secure, use, and manage sensitive data without touching it▲14
2022 · basistheory.com
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Krypin▲7
Private notes without accounts. The URL is your database.
Dec 2025
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Free Web Tools▲2
100% offline, privacy-first web tools ecosystem,
Jun 2026 · webkitzero.com
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Ameelio – Free and Open Source Prison Communication Platform (Part II)▲15
A couple of months ago I made a post here announcing the launch of Letters, the first application developed by Ameelio (https://ameelio.org), a non-profit organization committed to making communication free between incarcerated people and their loved ones. Letters allows users to sign up, type a letter to their loved-one in prison/jail and we handle printing, packaging, stamping and shipping through USPS. It's still totally free and unlimited. We've also have went open source. (https://github.com/ameelio) When I made the post on HN…
2020
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Scribular▲9
Privacy-first therapy notes that never touch the cloud
Feb 2026
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Online Notepad▲4
Free, private notepad. No account, no cloud, no fuss.
May 2026 · onlinenotepad.net
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SecureKeep▲4
The offline vault your family will need someday
Jul 2026 · securekeep.app
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Nuo Tools▲8
Free, private & secure - nothing leaves your browser
Jul 2026 · nuotools.com
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The Secure Note▲7
Your Zero-Knowledge Encrypted Notebook
Jan 2026
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PNotes – Encrypted notes, photos and to-do lists▲5
2019 · pnotes.online
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Lockbook, a secure and open note taking platform [video]▲8
Hey HN, Along with a handful of friends, I've been working on a note taking platform for the last couple years. We created a 2 minute pitch of our platform, if you'd prefer to read, maybe you'd want to checkout our README: https://github.com/lockbook/lockbook. If you don't want to do either of those things I'll try to summarize some of our core values: - everything end to end encrypted - open formats: markdown and svg - strong offline support - everything open source - native apps where possible - rust where possible Some other stuff we're proud of: - we have a CLI which…
2024 · youtube.com
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CipherWrite▲7
Write what you can't share anywhere else
Jan 2026

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