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Notesnook vs LibreNotes: catalog facts
Notesnook	LibreNotes
Freemium A free tier covers unlimited notes and sync across devices. A paid Pro subscription adds…	Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Web	Android, Self-hosted
End-to-end encrypted on device with XChaCha20-Poly1305 and Argon2, so the service holds no readable data The full client codebase is published, which makes the privacy claim auditable	End-to-end encryption, server sees only ciphertext Markdown notes with live preview
An account is required; it is a sync service, not a local-only app Encryption means no server-side search, and losing your password loses the notes	Requires running your own server Built for a single owner, not shared notebooks
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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