--- title: Standard Notes Reviews meta\_title: 'Standard Notes Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 13 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Standard Notes works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.0 review\_count: 13 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Collaboration & Productivity url: https://www.g2.com/categories/collaboration-productivity --- # Standard Notes Reviews & Product Details Cross-platform end-to-end encrypted notes app. Open-source with options to self-host. * * * Seller [Standard Notes](https://www.g2.com/sellers/standard-notes) Discussions [Standard Notes Community](https://www.g2.com/products/standard-notes/discuss) Overview by Mo Bitar (Aborigine at Standard Notes) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Notion](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Notion") Notion 4.6/5(13,736) ](https://www.g2.com/products/notion/reviews) [ ![Microsoft OneNote](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft OneNote") Microsoft OneNote 4.5/5(1,871) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onenote/reviews) [ ![Evernote](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Evernote") Evernote 4.3/5(2,035) ](https://www.g2.com/products/evernote/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/standard-notes/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 13 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Higher Education](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Higher Education") UH Verified User in Higher Education Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/22/2025 "Standard Notes is like a notebook without limits and always synchronized." 5/5 What do you like best about Standard Notes? Standard Notes's like having a private and accessible diary it has a sober but functional approach; offers continuity between different devices with a stable synchronization –I write on my laptop in the mornings and during the rest of the day I check my notes from my mobile–, the notes can be encrypted with a password and this reassures me in case I ever lose one of my devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Standard Notes? After months of using Standard Notes there's not one feature that comes to mind that I've found disappointing I just wish I had discovered it much sooner, it provides an experience that fits my organizational needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Standard Notes solving and how is that benefiting you? Gives me the confidence of knowing that all my vital notes are backed up and encrypted, Standard Notes's a tool that doesn't complicate, it empowers; I don't have to forward emails to myself or use paper notes anymore I have everything sorted in one place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") UR Verified User in Research Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/18/2021 "Amazing storage for all personal things" 5/5 What do you like best about Standard Notes? I love their business model, their commitment to privacy, minimalistic yet user-friendly interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Standard Notes? 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Standard Notes solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm feeling psychologically comfortable sharing my thoughts and personal notes. Neither Apple's Notes nor any other 'specific' tool gave me such confidence Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") UI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/21/2021 "Awesome multi-device notes, occasional slow sync" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Standard Notes? 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) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Standard 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! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Standard 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Standard Notes solving and how is that benefiting you? 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite SK Steve K. manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/19/2018 "standard notes" 4.5/5 What do you like best about Standard Notes? 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Standard Notes? I didnt like the customer service. i thought the customer service was awful and hard to get a hold of Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Standard Notes solving and how is that benefiting you? organize all loose notes in one place that all employees can access Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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