Web · iOS · Android — all in sync

Your thinking, finally organized.

A rich web editor, native mobile apps, and AI that actually reads your notes. Rich text + checklists + freehand canvas + voice memos — round-tripping across every device.

Free forever · End-to-end encrypted vault · No ads, no tracking
Good morning,
Tamara
Notebooks5 books
NoteQAI quizzes
VaultLocked
Saturday errands
Gym shoes (the new pair)
Tomatoes & olive oil
Trash bags
May 14 · 4/6 donePersonal
Tomato sauce, finally written down
May 14Recipes
Saturday errands
May 14 · 4/6 done
Gym shoes (the new pair)
TueReminder
Tomatoes & olive oil
Birthday card for Sam
WedWed
Library books — return by Sun
Sun
Good morning,
Tesneem
Notebooks5 books
NoteQAI quizzes
VaultLocked
Saturday errands
Gym shoes (the new pair)
Tomatoes & olive oil
Trash bags
May 14 · 4/6 donePersonal
Tomato sauce, finally written down
One can good whole tomatoes. San Marzano if you can find them. Half a stick of butter.
May 14Recipes
NoteChat
18 notes in context
What's on my to-do list?
Three open items: pick up a birthday card for Sam #1, return your library books by Sunday, and schedule the team sync.
Saturday errands Quarterly review prep
Quiz me on apartment hunt
Ask your notes…
Built for
Students Writers Product teams Researchers Anyone with a head full of ideas
Everything in one place

One app for every kind of thinking

Notes, checklists, sketches, voice memos, and documents — all searchable, organized, and yours.

Rich text editor

Slash commands, tables, math, headings, inline images, and L/C/R/J alignment. [[Note titles]] auto-link.

Checklists with reminders

Add deadlines, recurring schedules, and browser-push notifications. Tasks ping you before they slip.

Voice memos with transcripts

Record on the go. Auto-transcribed to text. Variable playback speed (0.5×–2×) on web and mobile.

AI

NoteChat

Ask your notes anything. Cited answers with sources, @mentions to pull in specific notes.

AI

NoteQ

Auto-generate quizzes from your notes or uploaded PDFs. MCQ, true/false, flashcards, fill-in-the-blank.

Freehand canvas

Pen, eraser, rect / ellipse / line / arrow shape tools. Sticky notes, inline images. Strokes persist as vectors, not pixels.

Vault & trash

Lock sensitive notes behind a PIN or fingerprint. 30-day trash recovery. Soft-delete by default — undo any time.

Markdown import / export

Import .md, ZIP, or folders. Export your whole library as a Markdown zip with YAML frontmatter. Your data is yours.

Sync everywhere

Phone, tablet, web — same notes, always in step. Mobile keeps working offline; web stays live.

Nested notebooks & smart folders

Group books inside books. Save searches as smart folders that auto-update — #work color:red since:7d.

Writing streak & focus timer

Daily word goal with streak. Pomodoro-style focus sessions auto-engage reading mode and credit your streak when the timer ends.

Public share links

Read-only public URLs with optional password and expiry date. Rotate or revoke anytime. Recipients can translate to their language.

Translate & localize

Translate any note into 8 languages — replace in place or save as new. App UI also fully localized (English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Swahili).

Version history

30 snapshots per note, auto-saved. Side-by-side word-level diff against any version, restore in one click.

Gallery, calendar & outline

Every image across your library in one grid. Reminders on a month calendar. Auto-generated outline for every long note.

AI that actually knows your notes

The smarter your notes get, the smarter you get.

Two AI features built on your real content — never generic answers, always grounded in what you've written.

NoteChat

Chat with everything you've ever written.

Ask anything. NoteChat reads your notes, finds what's relevant, and answers with citations — so you can verify and jump straight to the source.

Cited answers. Tap any reference to open the source note.
@mention any note to scope a question, like "@grocery list — what do I still need?"
Summarize, plan, draft. Turn rough notes into clean output.
Summarize my Sunday morning thoughts.
Your week-ahead list, captured over coffee: kitchen shelf finish, call grandma, try Maya's lentil recipe #1, and a walk down the river loop. You also reminded yourself: no laptop before 10am on weekends #1.
Sunday morning thoughts
NoteQ

Turn any note into a quiz, instantly.

Pick notes or upload PDFs and DOCX. NoteQ generates multi-choice, true/false, short answer, flashcards, and fill-in-the-blank — with explanations and source citations.

5 question types, pick any combination. Set difficulty and length.
Saved quizzes. Retake later. We track your best score.
Cited explanations for every question. You learn the why, not just the what.
2/3
67% · Apartment hunt
QUIZ
Q1 · True/False
The landlord list includes a question about wall thickness.
True
Q2 · Multiple choice
Which is listed as a concern for the tenant?
Can I picture cooking dinner here?
Is heat included or separate?
On every screen, no install

The web app is a first-class home for your notes.

A three-pane workspace built for keyboard-driven thinking. Everything from your phone, plus the things only a big screen can do well.

Three-pane workspace

Sidebar with nested notebooks + smart folders, scrollable note list, full editor, contextual right rail.

Keyboard-first

⌘K to jump to any note. ⌘\ for reading mode. Slash commands inside the editor. Drag-to-reorder + multi-select.

Right rail you'll actually use

Tags, related notes, NoteChat, and NoteQ — one tab away. Outline panel docks alongside long notes.

Dark mode + 8 languages

Full UI translation in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Arabic (RTL), Chinese, and Swahili.

Yours, fully

Private by default. Beautiful by design.

Your notes are encrypted. Your aesthetic is yours. Pick from 14 themes plus dark mode.

A vault for the things you don't share.

Some thoughts stay private. Lock notes behind a PIN, drawn pattern, or fingerprint — they disappear from the main list and reappear only after you unlock.

3 unlock methods: PIN, pattern, or biometric.
Auto-lock when you leave the app.
End-to-end encrypted. Not even we can read your vault.

Vault

Enter your 4-digit PIN to unlock

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14 themes. One you.

From classic purple to slate, sienna, mint, butter — paint the app in the colors that match your day. Dark mode included.

14 curated themes — colorful and earth-toned.
True dark mode for late-night writing.
8 languages — including Arabic with full right-to-left layout.
Purple
Blush
Sage
Ocean
Ink
Clay
Slate
Honey
Fog
Sienna
Cocoa
Caramel
Mint
Butter
Introducing — Pebble

One press. Hands free.

A pocket-sized recorder that captures the thought you almost lost. Tap to record, double-tap to bookmark — it syncs to your notes the moment you're back in range.

NotesHQ Pebble worn as a pendant Live · Recording
NotesHQ Pebble worn on the wrist
Hardware · ships May 2026

The thought-catcher you can wear.

Pebble is a 12-gram voice button with one job: catch the idea before it vanishes. Wear it as a pendant, swap to the wrist strap, or clip it to a bag. Everything you record lands in NotesHQ, transcribed and organized — no phone needed.

12h Battery life
32GB Offline storage
IPX7 Sweat & rain
Tap to record, double-tap to bookmark. No screen, no menus — just the thing you wanted to remember.
Bluetooth + Wi-Fi sync. Records offline, transcribes the moment it sees your phone.
End-to-end encrypted. Audio never touches a server in the clear. You hold the key.
Reserve Pebble Learn more → £129 · ships May 2026 · free shipping
Pendant Lanyard, included
Wrist strap Soft silicone, +£19
Magnetic clip For bags & shirts, +£15
What makes it different

Designed for the way you actually think.

One place for the messy first draft and the clean final version. Rich text, handwriting, voice memos, sketches — all side by side, all searchable.
Every kind of note.Not just text.
NoteChat reads everything you've written and answers questions in plain English. NoteQ generates quizzes from your own notes so you actually remember what you read.
AI that knows YOUR notes.Not a generic chatbot.
End-to-end encrypted vault for the private stuff. No ads. No third-party tracking. We never train AI on your content. Delete your account and everything's gone within 30 days.
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Private by design.Your notes stay yours.
Simple pricing

Free, forever. Premium when you need more.

The core app is — and always will be — completely free. One upgrade unlocks unlimited notes, the full editor, and every AI feature.

Basic

All the capture tools, modest caps.

£0 / forever
Always free, no card needed.
  • Up to 50 notes (20 text · 10 canvas)
  • 5 notebooks · 1 smart folder
  • Voice memos — 1 min per recording
  • Canvas with shapes & math equations
  • Outline panel & find / replace in the editor
  • Vault, trash & 30-day recovery
  • Sync across web, iOS, Android
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Good questions

Frequently asked.

Is the free version really free? +

Yes — £0, no credit card, no time limit, no feature throttling. The free plan covers unlimited notes, sketches, voice memos, notebooks, vault, and sync forever. Only the AI features (NoteChat & NoteQ) require Premium.

What does Premium add? +

Unlimited NoteChat (chat with your notes) and NoteQ (AI-generated quizzes from your notes and uploaded documents), plus priority sync, faster transcription, AI-powered summaries, and priority support.

Is my data private? +

Yes. Your notes are encrypted in transit and at rest. Vault notes use end-to-end encryption — we cannot decrypt them. We never sell data and never train AI models on your content.

Does it work offline? +

Yes. Take notes offline; they'll sync to all your devices the moment you reconnect. AI features (NoteChat & NoteQ) require an internet connection.

What platforms are supported? +

iOS, Android, and the web. All three share the same data, same vault, same notebooks.

Can I cancel anytime? +

Yes. Cancel from Settings, no questions asked. You keep all your notes; AI features simply pause. We also offer a 30-day money-back guarantee on annual plans.

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