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Work · August 28, 2026

Plume

No account. No server. Zero outbound requests — verified.

What it does

Private, local-first Android notes with zero outbound requests from app code — verified, not asserted. Color-coded cards, checklists with visible progress, visual Markdown and LaTeX, reminders, and photo/voice attachments. No account, no ads, no server. The few KB Android's data screen shows come from Android's own backup and Play Billing — not telemetry. Free tier is the whole app; Pro is one payment, once.

Private, local-first Android notes with checklists, visual Markdown and LaTeX, reminders, attachments, and encrypted portable backups. No ads, no account, no tracking.

Plume is a local-first visual notes app. Write formatted text and LaTeX, mix tasks with paragraphs, add photos, doodles, and audio, then protect everything with a backup you control—without a Plume account, ads, analytics, or Vigu Labs cloud sync. Every notes app calls itself private. Check the independent tracker scan and the full permission list before you take my word for it. The one-minute tour shows the colorful board, the visual Markdown editor, checklists, attachments, and the private backup flow — everything runs offline on the device. Plenty of notes apps describe themselves as private. Below is what that means for Plume in checkable terms: an independent scan, the full Android…from vigulabs.com

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