Notes
Notepads, journals, checklists and mind maps that save on your own device, with passphrase encryption for anything private. No accounts, nothing uploaded. Learn more
Cornell Notes Maker
Cue and note columns, a summary, review mode and print.
Daily Journal / Diary Tool
One entry a day, with search and “on this day”.
Encrypted Offline Notepad
Private documents encrypted with your passphrase, with backups.
Habit Tracker Grid
Tick off habits on a month grid and keep your streaks going.
Incident Journal
An encrypted, dated record of harassment or abuse, with a report.
Incident Journal Actions
Browse your journal by action and see what keeps repeating.
Incident Journal Laws
Browse your journal by the laws and policies you noted.
Incident Journal People
Every day each person was involved, and who comes up together.
Incident Journal Questions
Gather the open questions from your journal to follow up.
Incident Journal Search
Search every entry, late note and caption between two dates.
Incident Journal Tags
Browse by place or topic, and see which tags and people link.
Markdown Editor
Write Markdown with a toolbar, live preview and HTML export.
Mind Map / Brainstorm Canvas
Branch out ideas, drag and colour them, export an image or outline.
Offline Notepad
Several plain-text documents with search and .txt export.
QR Notepad
Turn a short note into a QR code that carries the text.
Quick Checklist Maker
Tick-off lists you can reset and reuse, like packing lists.
Sticky Notes
Colour-coded quick notes, searchable, with an optional passphrase.
Working Pad
A temporary rich-text scratchpad, with no export by design.
Private note-taking tools that keep everything on your device
Every tool here saves to your own browser rather than a cloud account, so there’s nothing to sign up for and nothing for anyone else to read. For quick jottings, Sticky Notes gives you colour-coded notes on a board, and the Quick Checklist Maker keeps packing and shopping lists you can tick off and reuse. Longer writing goes in the Offline Notepad or the Markdown Editor, which has a formatting toolbar, a live preview and export to a web page.
When privacy really matters, the Encrypted Offline Notepad encrypts every document with your own passphrase and locks itself when you step away. The Incident Journal goes further, as a dated, encrypted record for documenting harassment, bullying or abuse: entries are fixed once the day has passed, late notes are time-stamped, photos are encrypted too, and you can export a readable report for HR, a solicitor or the police. Its companions, such as Incident Journal People, show patterns across the record.
For study and planning, the Cornell Notes Maker lays out cues, notes and a summary with a review mode for testing yourself, and the Mind Map lets you branch out ideas by mouse or touch. Build routines with the Habit Tracker Grid, keep a diary in the Daily Journal, and pass a note from your computer to your phone with the QR Notepad.
Questions and answers
- Where are my notes stored, and will they still be here next time?
- They’re saved in your browser’s own storage on this device, so they’re there when you come back in the same browser. They won’t appear on another device or browser, and they’ll be lost if you clear this site’s data or use a private window. Tools with an export or backup button let you keep a copy elsewhere.
- What’s the difference between the Offline Notepad, the Encrypted Offline Notepad and the Working Pad?
- The Offline Notepad keeps several plain-text documents with search and .txt export. The Encrypted Offline Notepad does the same but encrypts every document with your passphrase, so nobody using this computer can read them without it. The Working Pad is a single scratchpad with simple formatting and deliberately no export, for temporary notes you’ll throw away.
- Why can’t I edit yesterday’s entry in the Incident Journal?
- So the journal reads as a record made at the time, which is what an employer, tribunal or the police will give most weight to. You can still add a late note to any past day: it’s stamped with when you wrote it, and the original entry stays exactly as it was.
- What happens if I forget my passphrase?
- Encrypted notes can’t be recovered without it. The passphrase is never stored anywhere, which is what makes the encryption meaningful, so there is no reset. Choose something memorable, such as four or five random words, and keep an encrypted backup. If you do forget it, you can delete everything and start again.
- Is a QR Notepad note private?
- No. The note’s text travels inside the QR code’s link, so anyone who scans or sees the link can read it. Use it for shopping lists, directions or Wi-Fi details, and keep anything sensitive in the Encrypted Offline Notepad instead.