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Nocean vs Privacy Friendly Notes: catalog facts
Nocean	Privacy Friendly Notes
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Android	Android
No Internet permission, so notes cannot leave the device Rich text with per-range fonts and inline images, video and audio	Text, checklist, audio and sketch notes in one app Minimal permissions
No sync between devices Early version (0.2.0) from a small project	Android only No sync between devices mentioned
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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