Standard Notes
standardnotes.comSummary
Ask questionsStandard Notes is a secure, end-to-end encrypted note-taking application that allows users to store and organize various types of information, including notes, documents, and files. It emphasizes privacy, offers cross-platform syncing, and provides features like version history and different note types, with paid plans offering additional storage and functionalities.
Features4/12
See allMust Have
1 of 5
List & Section Organization
URL Saving & Preview
Contextual Side Notes
Public Sharing
Instant Link Adding
Other
3 of 7
Minimalist Interface
Sign-In & Authentication
Mobile Responsive Design
Profile Gateway
Media Type Support
Granular Sharing Permissions
Embed Support
PricingFreemium
See allStandard
- End-to-end encryption
- Unlimited device sync on web, desktop, and mobile
- Plain text notes
- Offline access
- Organize your notes into tags
- Password protect individual notes
- Full data export in encrypted or plaintext format
- Two-factor authentication
- Daily encrypted email backups
- Community support
- Plain text notes only
- Limited note history (5 days)
Productivity
- Everything in Standard
- Write and edit markdown and rich text, checklists, code snippets, and more with the powerful Super note type
- Create spreadsheets with advanced formulas and rich formatting
- Better journaling with Daily Notebooks for creating a daily journal
- Use Standard Notes as your 2FA authenticator for other services
- Organize your notes into folders
- Use the Web Clipper to save web pages as notes
- 1-year note revision history
- Account sign-in email notifications
- Dedicated support
Professional
- Everything in Productivity
- 100GB encrypted cloud storage for your photos, videos, and documents
- Subscription sharing with up to 5 accounts
- No limit on file size (tested up to 2GB)
- Offline file access
- Backups of all your files stored locally on your computer
- Use Moments to automatically capture a photo of yourself every day
- Maximum note revision history
- Hardware security key support
- Dedicated support
Rationale
Standard Notes is primarily a secure note-taking application, not a URL curation and sharing platform. While it offers organization features (tags/folders) and a minimalist interface, it lacks the core functionalities of URL saving with previews, contextual side notes specifically for links, and public sharing of curated link collections without requiring sign-up. Its 'Listed' feature allows publishing notes as a blog, which is a form of public sharing, but it's not designed for sharing collections of URLs in the manner described by URList.
