Notion is a powerful cloud workspace, but your pages live on its servers and are not end-to-end encrypted. If you mostly use Notion for personal notes and want real privacy, NotePrivate keeps everything encrypted on your own device with a key only you hold.
macOS and Windows · You hold the keys · Import from Apple Notes, Evernote, Standard Notes, Markdown and more
For personal, private note taking, not team wikis and databases.
| Capability | NotePrivate | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| End-to-end encrypted | Yes | No |
| You hold the keys | Yes | No |
| Works fully offline | Yes | No |
| Encrypted on your own disk | Yes | No |
| Fast, lightweight app | Yes | Partial |
| Team wikis and databases | No | Yes |
| Real-time collaboration | No | Yes |
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Notion pages are stored on its servers and are not end-to-end encrypted. NotePrivate encrypts every note on your device so only you can read it.
No spinner, no cloud dependency. Your notes open instantly and work with no connection.
No databases or blocks to wrangle. Just fast, private notes with the types you actually use.
If you need team wikis, databases, and collaboration, keep Notion. If you want private personal notes, NotePrivate is the calmer, more secure home.
No, and it does not try to be. Notion is a team workspace with databases and collaboration. NotePrivate is a private, encrypted app for your own notes.
Yes, end to end, with a key wrapped by your password that never leaves your device. Notion does not offer end-to-end encryption.
Export your Notion pages to Markdown or HTML and import them into NotePrivate.
Private by design, rich enough to be your only notes app, and yours to keep forever.
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