Most notes apps for Windows keep your notes in someone else's cloud. NotePrivate keeps every note encrypted on your own PC with a key only you hold, works fully offline, and makes your image text searchable with on-device OCR.
macOS and Windows · You hold the keys · Import from Evernote, Apple Notes, Standard Notes, Markdown and more
Your notes hold your life. On Windows, NotePrivate keeps them encrypted on your machine, not in a cloud that can read them.
| Capability | NotePrivate | Typical cloud notes app |
|---|---|---|
| End-to-end encrypted | Yes | No |
| You hold the keys | Yes | No |
| Works fully offline | Yes | Partial |
| Encrypted on your own PC | Yes | No |
| On-device OCR for images | Yes | Partial |
| Per-note password | Yes | No |
| Full export, no lock-in | Yes | Partial |
Competitor details are a general reading and change over time; verify on the vendor's site.
Every note and attachment is encrypted with a master key wrapped by your password, stored on your own Windows machine.
NotePrivate uses the built-in Windows OCR engine to make text inside your images searchable, without sending anything to a server.
Rich text, code, checklists, spreadsheets, one-time codes, and saved web pages, all in one encrypted vault.
Import from Evernote, Apple Notes, Standard Notes, Markdown, and more, folders and all.
Yes. NotePrivate has a native Windows installer and keeps your notes encrypted on your PC.
Yes. Your whole vault is encrypted at rest with a key derived from your password that never leaves your PC.
Yes, for images, using the built-in Windows OCR engine on your device. PDF OCR is coming.
Private by design, rich enough to be your only notes app, and yours to keep forever.
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