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A Standard Notes alternative with Markdown and folders included for free
Standard Notes and MnemoNotes both encrypt your notes on your device, so neither company can read them. They differ in what is free, how you find notes again, and how you unlock them.
At a glance
| MnemoNotes | Standard Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| End-to-end encryption | Yes, for every note, always | Yes, for every note, always |
| Price | Free | Free plan; paid plans from $90 a year |
| Markdown and folders | Included | Paid (the free plan has plain text notes and tags) |
| Finding notes | @people, #topics, date range and text, combined | Tags and text search |
| Unlocking | Passkey (fingerprint or face), passphrase or recovery key | Your account password |
| Apps | Browser, on computers and phones | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android |
| Attachments | Not yet | Encrypted files on paid plans |
Where Standard Notes is the better choice
- You want native desktop and mobile apps.
- You want open-source code you can audit and a server you can host yourself.
- You need encrypted file storage next to your notes.
- You value a long track record: it has been around since 2016 and is owned by Proton since 2024.
Where MnemoNotes is different
Everything is free. Markdown, documents in nested folders, version history and sharing are part of the free app, not a paid tier.
You find notes the way you remember them. Tag a note with the
people in it (@Anna) and what it is about (#launch), then
combine those with a date range and words from the note. Your hints are private:
people you share a note with do not see how you tagged it.
Nothing to type to unlock. A passkey unlocks your notes with your fingerprint or face, using a secret that never leaves your device. There is no password to choose or remember.
Built for teams too. A shared document gives a team one place where every note is shared with every member: people who join read the whole history, people who leave lose access to what comes after, and every edit shows who made it. Keep a team decision log.
MnemoNotes is newer and still in early development, and runs only in the browser for now. See all features.
Compared in September 2026 from each app’s public information. Plans and features change; check standardnotes.com for current details.
Start writing in MnemoNotes for free
Sign in with Google, save your recovery key, and write your first note.