What is Permanote?
Permanote is a free, open-source note taking application designed with longevity, privacy, and flexibility in mind. Unlike many other note apps, Permanote does not rely on any proprietary cloud services - all your notes are stored locally on your device in an encrypted format that only you can access.
Some key features of Permanote include:
- Flexible rich text notes with support for formatted text, checklists, images, links, and more
- Tagging and hierarchies to organize all your notes
- Full-text search to instantly find notes
- End-to-end encryption so only you can read your notes
- Backups and version history to prevent data loss
- Cross-platform support across Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android
- Extensibility through themes and plugins
- Completely free and open source software
Permanote is optimized for long-term retention of knowledge. Everything is stored locally in a future-proof open format based on Markdown, guaranteeing you will always have access to your data. With robust encryption, plenty of import/export options, and a portable file format, Permanote gives you full control and ownership over your personal digital archive of notes.
CherryTree, Milanote, Notebook PEA, Memrey, Tomboy, Cryptee, Soysauce Lab Noto, Quillnote, Noted., Passfindr, GitJournal are some alternatives to Permanote.