Standard Notes Reviews

I love their business model, their commitment to privacy, minimalistic yet user-friendly interface.

Many options, especially the key one – text formatting – aren't available in the free plan. Update mechanism also has some troubles on the latest macOS.

I'm feeling psychologically comfortable sharing my thoughts and personal notes. Neither Apple's Notes nor any other 'specific' tool gave me such confidence

I switched from Simplenote because Standard Notes...

- Encrypts your notes!!

- Has a team that's committed to updating the app long-term

- Has more features: tagging, markdown, themes

- Makes it easy to import notes from Simplenote

- Is transparent about sync status and progress! When I open Standard Notes on my phone, there's a little bit of text that counts up the notes that have been synced and saved in real time. No more fear or uncertainty about whether my notes actually synced. (Useful if, like me, you have hundreds and hundreds of notes)

The only slight drawback to Standard Notes is that syncing+decrypting notes on mobile can sometimes be a little slow—and can sometimes make the app crash if it takes more than a second or two. However, that could just be my very cluttered backlog of notes!

Don't be scared to make the switch from another note app! Standard Notes offers support docs and guides to migrating from other popular apps.

I use Standard Notes primarily for sharing personal notes across devices (computer, phone, etc.). I also find it useful for stripping the formatting from text when copy/pasting across apps that don't always play nicely together (Notion to Gmail, for instance). At the same time, the privacy and encryption features make Standard Notes safe for syncing some work-related notes across devices (for example, sending links to myself to preview web pages on desktop and mobile). Tagging and pinning notes helps me keep my most important to-dos where I'll see them.

I really liked standard notes as a way to stay organized in the college and monitor all transactions in one place for tution and grants from all stucents

I didnt like the customer service. i thought the customer service was awful and hard to get a hold of

organize all loose notes in one place that all employees can access

I like that it is free and has great privacy. You are able to upgrade if you are interested in themes, backups, and editors. You are the only one able to decrypt your notes.

The formatting is enabled only as an extension for money.

It has a lot of pros and very few cons in my opinion. It is simple to use and has great features. It makes privacy easy for everyone. The app is optimizes a very long survivability.

It is great for personal notes, tasks, to-dos, passwords, private journal, meeting notes, scratchpad, technical procedures & code procedures. They have an app which is great and very handy for this generation. It makes privacy easy for everyone. It works with both mac and PC users. It works with both IOS and Android users.

I like the fact that they prioritize privacy above everything else with their highly secure encrypted channel of syncing data and notes within a device to device. And I love that they have developer tools. This same developer's tool is found on browsers, and it is present on this software too. Meaning, I can check under the hood for some code discrepancies and styling issues of my notes. More of an OCD me talking.

The installer file is quite heavy, and it is not ideal for slow processing computer units. They should improve how the app is executed. I could say the same for their mobile application that is taking so much space and speed of the mobile unit. Note taking is supposed to be about speed and not just encryption alone.

I think they specifically created this note taking tool for people who are weary with privacy, and people who are more keen to their privacy are highly technical people. I myself is a technical personnel, and I think they made a great job marketing it as a tool not just to take notes but also that will protect the integrity of your files.

It uses hashtag as tags and that made my life easier when searching for my synced tools over the other device. Privacy is an issue that they tool seriously, and I think that is one problem that they solved for me. I don't have to worry with my notes being publicly open and sensitive information being subject to prying eyes.

I really liked standard notes because it had a great interface and kept all notes for the office organized electronically.

I didn't really like the fact that he didn't have a lot of uses besides basic note taking and organizing files.

to copy quick notes in one place

Standard Notes is for writers who desire or demand privacy. Their privacy and encryption are first-class. I use the free, plain-text version, but you can upgrade if you want to add RTF or Markdown or themes and the like. I'm fine with plain text, I use WriteApp for formatting & longer projects. I use Standard Notes for an idea incubator and daily journal. Most of my social media posts originate there, as do my blog posts. It's cross-platform and the sync between browser, desktop, and mobile versions is lightning-fast. You can choose whichever level of privacy you're comfortable with. And they have a very active Slack community going on. If you're a writer and you value your privacy you should check it out.

Their free version is stripped to the bone with regard to features. Even Simplenote offers Markdown, checklists, and light / dark themes. This isn't really a huge issue for me, but I believe the creators could snag a larger share of the market were they to equal Simplenote's basic features. They also offer premium add-ons but I don't see anyone paying for features you can get in Simplenote for free. On the other hand, some of the add-ons are quite impressive. The paid version just doesn't add value for my needs.

If you're a creative or article writer, it's an essential tool

The encryption and security are huge bonuses for me. In addition to authoring blog posts, I keep client information and even some (low-security) passwords on board, and feel comfortable knowing this info is for my eyes only.

It's very easy to use. It's also great for privacy.

There can be glitches when using certain fonts and backgrounds.

Be more clear with customers because software is good and there's no need for marketing tricks.

It provides me with general security and privacy.