Notes Tech

about

description

Notes Tech: 100% local Markdown note-taking, encrypted at rest. Written in Kotlin. **Radical privacy** • No INTERNET permission — verifiable with aapt dump permissions app.apk • No account, no telemetry, no tracker, no advertising • SQLCipher AES-256 database, key sealed by the Android Keystore • Multi-step panic mode: wipes keys, database and dictation model in seconds • Optional app lock: a PIN, plus strong biometrics if you wish **Per-folder vaults** • Argon2id passphrase (m=64MB, t=3) or Keystore-bound PIN (Android 9+) • AES-256-GCM per note, bound to its note (anti-swap) • PIN auto-wipe after 5 failures • Configurable auto-lock (5 min to never) **On-device voice dictation** • whisper.cpp built into the app; Whisper model imported manually • SHA-256 verified at import and before loading • Recordings deleted after transcription **Editing** • Notes open to be read (Markdown: headings, lists, links); “Edit” to write, autosave • Long press on a note: edit, move to trash with Undo, or delete permanently • A pastel colour per note in the lists (a vault note's only while its vault is open) • [[Title]] backlinks with autocomplete + "notes linking here" panel • Instant FTS5 search, configurable sort • Markdown export, one note or a ZIP (YAML frontmatter, Obsidian/Logseq compatible) **Five languages** • English, French, German, Italian, Spanish — chosen in Settings • Light / dark / system theme • Privacy policy and terms in the five languages **Permissions** • Microphone: dictation only, asked when you turn it on • Biometrics: app lock only, gives access to no data **Open source Apache 2.0** Full and verifiable source code on GitHub: gitubpatrice/notes_tech For thinkers, therapists, students, researchers, writers and journalists who want to take sensitive or dense notes without them ever leaving their phone.

publisher

78ce6faa72264387284e647ba6938995735ec8c7d5c5a65737e55130f026307d

first seen

2026-09-17T22:35:15.528645+00:00

last event

2026-10-14 02:38 UTC

website

https://www.files-tech.com/notes-tech.php

install

zapstore.dev or any Zapstore-compatible client

topics

#note

source & build

repository

https://github.com/gitubpatrice/notes_tech

arch flags

android-arm64-v8a

manifest

missing

releases (kind 30063)

3 releases indexed; latest 3.1.0.

version	channel	released	event
3.1.0	main	2026-10-14 02:38 UTC	e57e52c6…
3.0.0	main	2026-10-06 22:24 UTC	43a5806e…
2.0.9	main	2026-09-15 12:28 UTC	1a951e8c…

assets & verification

Every app, release and asset event is schnorr-verified (NIP-01 id + signature) before it enters the catalog, and assets are content-addressed by sha256. We subscribe read-only to the catalog relay — never write to it.

3.1.0 — com.filestech.notes_tech_5012.apk

sha256

0d53726b8423bc2f19824a49c2998cdca47db175a2892f88a212050a6f9b5fd1

size

6.8 MB

archs

android-arm64-v8a

version code

5012

apk cert sha256

e6eafe5846512cd20abc5c66c964671ddfd8f45f3c3f12cbd5e53f19b90f1210

download

com.filestech.notes_tech_5012.apk

3.0.0 — com.filestech.notes_tech_5002.apk

sha256

3ba2d2592aa437ac8a4fa074b8f6273329e8538f52b57a5124997b1a05d0fa61

size

8.0 MB

archs

android-arm64-v8a

version code

5002

apk cert sha256

e6eafe5846512cd20abc5c66c964671ddfd8f45f3c3f12cbd5e53f19b90f1210

download

com.filestech.notes_tech_5002.apk

2.0.9 — com.filestech.notes_tech_4072.apk

sha256

a25df0d66d14961fb8faf991ce2c710fb4dc2fb6ae32fedabc143320bfa7018f

size

28.2 MB

archs

android-arm64-v8a

version code

4072

apk cert sha256

e6eafe5846512cd20abc5c66c964671ddfd8f45f3c3f12cbd5e53f19b90f1210

download

com.filestech.notes_tech_4072.apk

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