SilentNotes

8.8.2

Martin Stoeckli

4.51

240 reviews

10,000+
Downloads

Free

SilentNotes is a simple note taking app which respects your privacy.

SilentNotes is a privacy-first note-taking app that keeps your data private and encrypted across devices. Open-source and ad-free, it offers end-to-end encryption, password-protected notes, and cross-platform syncing between Android and Windows. It has 10,000+ total downloads and 440 in the last 30 days, reflecting steady user interest.

Pros & Cons

Privacy-first design with end-to-end encryption and no data collection
Open-source transparency verified on GitHub
Cross-device sync between Android and Windows
No ads and minimal required privileges

Platform scope is currently limited to Android and Windows (no mention of other platforms)
Self-hosted storage/backups may add setup complexity compared with cloud-only options

About SilentNotes

SilentNotes is a productivity app developed by Martin Stoeckli.

How many times has SilentNotes been downloaded?

SilentNotes has been downloaded 15 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 440 times.

What is the rating of SilentNotes?

SilentNotes is rated 4.51 out of 5 stars, based on 240 ratings.

Is SilentNotes free?

SilentNotes is free to download. The APK download size is 41.12 MB. The latest version available is 8.8.2. The last update was on June 2, 2026.

What are the requirements for SilentNotes?

SilentNotes requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play November 2017.

Description

SilentNotes is a note taking app which respects your privacy. It doesn't collect personal data, runs free of ads and is an open source (FOSS) software. Write your notes in a comfortable WYSIWYG editor with basic formatting like headers or lists, and synchronize them end-to-end encrypted between Android and Windows devices.

Beside writing of traditional notes, you can also create to-do lists to keep track of your pending tasks. Additionally the notes can be password protected with your own password, and quickly found with a full-text search.

✔ Take your notes wherever you are, and share them between your Android and Windows devices.
✔ Write the notes in an easily operated WYSIWYG editor.
✔ Create To-Do lists to keep an overview of your pending tasks.
✔ Protect selecte notes with a user defined password.
✔ Organize and filter the notes with a tagging system.
✔ Quickly find the right note with the full-text search, just by typing a few letters.
✔ Store the notes to an online-storage of your choice (self hosting), this allows to synchronize them between devices and offers an easy backup.
✔ Currently supported are the FTP protocol, the WebDav protocol, Dropbox, Google-Drive and One-Drive.
✔ The notes never leave the device unencrypted, they are end-to-end encrypted and can only be read on your devices.
✔ A dark theme is available for more comfortable working in dark environment.
✔ Use basic formatting to structure your notes and make them more readable.
✔ Get a note back from the recycle-bin if it was deleted by accident.
✔ SilentNotes does not collect user information and requires no unnecessary privileges, thus the name silent notes.
✔ SilentNotes is an open source project, its source code can be verified on GitHub.

Recent changes:
* Fixed an issue where changes weren't saved when closing the vault, after moving notes in or out of it.

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More data about SilentNotes

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	15 thousand
Recent downloads	440
Rating	4.51 based on 240 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	8.8.2
APK size	41.1 MB
Number of libraries	23
Designed for Android	7.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

SilentNotes has been downloaded 15 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 15 downloads per day.

Changelog of SilentNotes

Jun 2, 2026UpdateVersion 8.8.2
May 12, 2026UpdateVersion 8.8.0
Mar 23, 2026UpdateVersion 8.7.3
Feb 24, 2026UpdateVersion 8.7.2
Feb 3, 2026UpdateVersion 8.7.1
Jan 12, 2026UpdateVersion 8.7.0
Nov 16, 2025UpdateVersion 8.6.0
Sep 16, 2025UpdateVersion 8.5.0
Aug 2, 2025UpdateVersion 8.4.0
Jul 28, 2025Installs10,000+ installs
Jan 16, 2025UpdateVersion 8.3.0
Oct 13, 2024UpdateVersion 8.2.0
Sep 3, 2024UpdateVersion 8.1.0
Aug 21, 2023UpdateVersion 7.3.2
May 23, 2023UpdateVersion 7.3.1
Apr 11, 2023UpdateVersion 7.3.0
Feb 26, 2023Installs5,000+ installs
Feb 7, 2023UpdateVersion 7.2.2
Sep 20, 2022UpdateVersion 7.2.0
Aug 4, 2022UpdateVersion 7.1.0
May 31, 2022UpdateVersion 6.1.5
Apr 12, 2022UpdateVersion 6.1.2
Feb 7, 2022UpdateVersion 6.1.1
Dec 20, 2021UpdateVersion 6.0.3
Jul 25, 2021UpdateVersion 5.8.1
Jun 21, 2021UpdateVersion 5.8.0
May 6, 2021Installs1,000+ installs
Apr 14, 2021UpdateVersion 5.7.0
Feb 8, 2021UpdateVersion 5.5.1
Oct 27, 2020UpdateVersion 5.4.0
Sep 7, 2020Installs500+ installs
Sep 7, 2020UpdateVersion 5.2.2
May 3, 2020UpdateVersion 5.1.0
Feb 18, 2020UpdateVersion 4.2.0
Jan 11, 2020CategoryMoved from Tools to Productivity
Jan 6, 2020UpdateVersion 4.1.0
Nov 2, 2019UpdateVersion 3.3.0
May 16, 2019Installs100+ installs
May 14, 2019UpdateVersion 2.5.1
Feb 27, 2019UpdateVersion 2.2.0
Jan 16, 2019CategoryMoved from Productivity to Tools
Jan 15, 2019UpdateVersion 2.1.0
Jun 19, 2018Installs50+ installs
Nov 28, 2017UpdateVersion 1.7.0
Nov 7, 2017New AppVersion 1.6.0 in PRODUCTIVITY for Free

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Developer information for Martin Stoeckli

Martin Stoeckli

silentnotes@martinstoeckli.ch

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Comments on SilentNotes for Android

★★★★★ Fady ElGendy · Jan 10, 2025

Five stars for perfect app. But can you add option to show text right-to-left for arabic language. Edit2.and to be able to export notes to text files also. Edit3. And to be able to import text notes to the app as I now copy and paste note by note to migrate to your assume app. Edit.4 and option to hide tags below note and hide Add tag box. Edit5. Plus sign should disappear when scroll down. Thanks

★★★★★ Jonathan Gowdy · Jul 25, 2024

The app works as described. Being able to string my notes across multiple devices with either importing or exporting them by hand or using an online cloud storage is a lifesaver. And with it being FOSS, it's nice to have a peace of mind that it can last forever. If there is to be a free and open-source way to sync data over a LAN or direct Wi-Fi as an option, instead of having to use a limited or proprietary situation for that, this app may be future-proof all around.

★★☆☆☆ E Moon · Aug 3, 2024

Since the most recent update, Silent Notes has repeatedly failed to automatically save my notes upon exiting an open note. This has caused me to repeatedly lose what I had written. There have also been issues when accidentally opening the Google Search bottom bar on this Pixel phone while having a Silent Notes note open has caused the entire contents of that note to be deleted. I used to love this app, but something has gone majorly wrong.

★★☆☆☆ Gary Parnell · Jan 1, 2023

Seems like a solid app - I guess? The text is really tiny with no way to increase? Except to make it bold? Maybe there is a way, but it's not intuitive nor easy to find. This app makes a big deal out of exporting to HTML to "save formatting," but the formatting it allows is limited. Some presets for headers and a couple other things. I don't want or need presets. Just let users choose text size. Easy. Or allow the page to be zoomed lol. But then the exported file, the text would be tiny. Oh well.

★★☆☆☆ 0047 Sahil · Feb 23, 2022

Good app but after pressing enter the curser doesn't go to next line instead new line is created.Also, it would be better if there is an option of archiving the notes.

Google Play Rankings for SilentNotes

This app is not ranked

Technologies used by SilentNotes

SilentNotes is requesting 7 permissions and is using 24 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

view network connections, full network access

System tools

run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES, ch.martinstoeckli.silentnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

None found

Social libraries

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Development tools

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Xamarin

Trust & Safety: Privacy-focused app with no data collection claims, end-to-end encryption, password-protected notes, and open-source code verifiable on GitHub. It aims for a lightweight, transparent safety profile and relies on network/foreground-service permissions typical for background syncing.

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