Standard Notes
Simple and private notes app. Protect your privacy while getting more done. That's Standard Notes.
- Note-taking & Editors
- TypeScript
- AGPL-3.0
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 6,642
- Forks
- 557
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 224
- Last commit
- Sep 30, 2026
- Latest release
- @standardnotes/desktop@3.202.7Sep 17, 2026
- Created
- Dec 5, 2016
Data from the GitHub API, refreshed daily.
About Standard Notes
Simple and private notes app. Protect your privacy while getting more done. That's Standard Notes. Standard Notes is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and written mainly in TypeScript, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 6,642 stars and 557 forks on GitHub, with 224 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- notes
- encrypted
- privacy
- secure
- evernote
- snippets
- markdown
- note-taking
Open-source alternative to
Standard Notes can replace these commercial products. Compare every option on each page.
Repository preview
Similar apps
More apps like Standard Notes
Other projects in Note-taking & Editors, ranked by GitHub stars.
Excalidraw
excalidraw/excalidraw
Virtual hand-drawn style whiteboard for diagrams and sketches.
UtilitiesTypeScriptDockerAFFiNE
toeverything/AFFiNE
Privacy-first workspace that combines docs, whiteboards and databases, an open-source Notion alternative.
Note-taking & EditorsTypeScriptDockerMemos
usememos/memos
Knowledge base that works with a SQLite db file.
Note-taking & EditorsGoDockerJoplin
laurent22/joplin
Note taking application with markdown editor and encryption support for mobile and desktop platforms. Runs client-side and syncs through a self hosted Nextcloud instance or similar (alternative to…
Note-taking & EditorsTypeScriptLogseq
logseq/logseq
Privacy-first, local-first outliner and knowledge graph.
Note-taking & EditorsClojureTriliumNext Notes
TriliumNext/Trilium
Cross-platform hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases (fork of Trilium Notes).
Note-taking & EditorsTypeScriptDocker
What is Standard Notes?
Standard Notes is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Note-taking & Editors category. Simple and private notes app. Protect your privacy while getting more done. That's Standard Notes. The source code lives at github.com/standardnotes/app, where it has 6,642 stars.
Is Standard Notes free and open source?
Yes. Standard Notes is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Standard Notes with Docker?
Standard Notes does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Ruby), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Standard Notes?
Popular open-source alternatives to Standard Notes include Excalidraw, AFFiNE and Memos. Standard Notes itself is a self-hosted alternative to Evernote and Google Keep.
Is Standard Notes actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Standard Notes was on Sep 30, 2026 with 224 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is @standardnotes/desktop@3.202.7, published Sep 17, 2026. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.