Notes

A modern, privacy-focused note-taking app for Android with Material 3 Expressive UI.

Features

• Material 3 Expressive Design - Modern UI with dynamic color theming (Monet)
• Privacy First - All data stored locally, no cloud sync, no accounts required
• Dark Mode - Full dark theme support with optional true black mode
• Note Organization - Categories/tags, pinning, and search
• Lock Notes - Secure notes with biometric authentication
• Archive & Trash - Organize notes with archive and trash functionality
• Backup & Restore - Export and import your notes

Screenshots

Light Mode

Home Screen	Note Editor	Settings

Dark Mode

Home Screen	Note Editor	Settings

Download

Download the latest APK from Releases.

Tech Stack

• Kotlin - Modern Android development
• Jetpack Compose - Declarative UI
• Material 3 - Latest design system
• Hilt - Dependency injection
• Room - Local database
• DataStore - Preferences

Building

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/TheGreatApollyon/notes.git
   cd notes

2. Open in Android Studio or build from command line:

   ./gradlew assembleDebug

License

Notes - A privacy-focused note-taking app for Android
Copyright (C) 2026 Forvia

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

Privacy

Notes stores all data locally on your device. No accounts, no cloud sync, no data collection. Your notes remain private and under your control.

• No third-party analytics or advertising
• No information is ever shared with external services
• All notes are stored in a local SQLite database

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request