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Products that do what Scrib does

Offline notes app. No tracking. No cloud. No ads. Just notes

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Supernotes 3▲441
Take notes everywhere
2023
2
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025
3
Online NotesPad▲247
Free online notes taking app
2025
4ME
Minimalist editor that lives in browser, stores everything in the URL▲468
I wanted to see how far I could go building a notes app using only what modern browsers already provide – no frameworks, no storage APIs, no build step. What it does: Single HTML file, no deps, 111 loc Notes live in the URL hash (shareable links!) Auto-compressed with CompressionStream Plain-text editor (contenteditable) History support Page title from first # heading Respects light/dark mode No storage, cookies, or tracking The entire app is the page source. https://textarea.my/
Dec 2025 · github.com
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Material Notes▲169
Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design
2017
6
Paper▲111
🚀 An offline note taking app with "networkless" sharing
2019
7NC
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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NoteTabs▲129
Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net
9
Dash▲122
Private, encrypted OSS notes app
2025
10
Serenity Notes▲151
End-to-end encrypted collaborative notes app
2021
11
Browser Notes▲128
Your ideas, organized - not uploaded
Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz
12
Notes keeper - speech to text▲114
Android notepad app
2024
13OA
offlinenotepad – an offline-first notepad that can sync across devices▲12
2019 · github.com
14
Notrix▲150
A 100% free and secure notes app in your browser
2022
15
Notekeeper▲101
Decentralized note keeping app
2019
16
Notepad▲77
Simple app to take notes.
2022
17
Online Notepad▲4
Free, private notepad. No account, no cloud, no fuss.
May 2026 · onlinenotepad.net
18
Notepad▲113
A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋
2018
19
NotesHub▲95
Fully cross-platform, markdown based note-taking app
2021
20
Note☰Block▲72
The shareable notetaking app that keeps your notes safe
2019
21AM
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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Notes SE▲67
Simple light-weight notepad on all Apple devices
2022
23
Bananote▲45
Simple note taking
2020
24
MinimalistNotes▲7
In-browser private notepad, no signup required, free forever
Jan 2026 · minimalistnotes.com

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