LocalNotes

Spec sheet

Purpose

LocalNotes stores notes locally and lets users edit, delete, and search them.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

The App Store description presents it for personal and professional notes and mentions work, study, and personal thoughts.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Support

The Google Play listing provides [email protected] as the support email.Read 9 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Headquarters

Sulzbach an der Murr, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · github.com

Android availability

The app is listed on Google Play as LocalNotes - Local & Encrypted.Read 9 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

Apple availability

The App Store listing supports iPhone and iPad and requires iOS 15.6 or later or iPadOS 15.6 or later.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Backup

The README describes encrypted note export and import, with the user's password required to decrypt imported data.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Biometrics

On iOS and Android, the app can use native biometric authentication to decrypt notes.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Encryption

The repository says notes are encrypted with AES-256 and also with Triple DES using a SHA-256 hash based on the device ID.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Export and import

Exported notes use AES encryption with a hard-coded word and remain protected by PBKDF2 using the user's password.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Google Play privacy

The Google Play listing says the developer declares no data collected and no data shared with third parties.Read 9 Oct 2026 · play.google.com

iOS compatibility

The App Store listing requires iOS 15.6 or later for iPhone and iPadOS 15.6 or later for iPad.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Local processing

The maker says data is processed and stored on the device and is not transferred to a cloud service.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Local storage

The README says data is processed and stored on the device and is not transferred to a cloud service.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Mac availability

The maker says the iOS app can be used on M1 MacBooks and the repository describes an Electron app for Mac.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Mac support

The maker says the Electron app can be used on Mac and recommends the iOS app for M1 MacBooks, where Touch ID is supported.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Open source

The project repository is public and carries a GPL-3.0 license.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Password derivation

The app applies PBKDF2 60,001 times with a fixed salt, then applies PBKDF2 for 2,000 iterations with a different salt for each note.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security caveat

The maker says secure encryption cannot be guaranteed and notes that a vulnerability in the Crypto-JS package could make the data insecure.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Windows availability

The maker says a Windows version is distributed through the Microsoft Store as an MSI and does not support Windows Hello or fingerprint scanning.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

Windows limitation

The Windows Electron distribution does not support Windows Hello or fingerprint scanners.Read 9 Oct 2026 · github.com

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Where Specifiction places it

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