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Ethic Notes vs Material Notes: catalog facts
Ethic Notes	Material Notes
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.	Free Free and open source under the AGPL.
Android	Android
Stores notes locally No network access or declared app permissions	No internet permission, notes stay on the device Simple Material Design interface
Android only	No sync between devices Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: AGPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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