For the little things, and the personal things.

Your thoughts.
Your space.

A beautiful home for notes, photos and everyday ideas — with a separate encrypted Private Space for the things you want to keep to yourself.

✓ Free to use✓ Works offline✓ No account required
An actual Nook Notes note editor screen
Nook Notes main screen on an iPhone
Capture anything
Private Space
No subscriptions·No ads·On-device notes·Light & dark mode
All the essentials

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Keep your everyday notes simple, discoverable and organized — without another account to remember.

Write freely

Create and edit notes with automatic saving, search, pinning, folders and a Recently Deleted area.

Keep photos close

Attach selected photos to everyday notes or take a photo directly from the editor.

Make it yours

Choose a bright, calm look or switch to dark mode. Nook Notes can also follow your iPhone.

Nook Notes editor with title field, formatting controls and Add photos button
Notes & photos, together
Everyday notes

A quiet place to
think out loud.

From a quick thought to a page worth keeping, Nook Notes puts your writing first.

  • ✓ Search, pin and organize with folders
  • ✓ Add photos from the library or camera
  • ✓ Recover recently deleted notes
  • ✓ Format with simple Markdown-style tools
Private Space

Some things are
just for you.

Private Space is a separate place for encrypted notes, photos and short videos — available when you choose to open it.

  • ✓ Protected by your PIN
  • ✓ Optional Face ID or Touch ID
  • ✓ On-device AES-GCM encryption
  • ✓ Locks when you leave the app
Actual Nook Notes Private Space PIN setup screen
Built with intention

Privacy without the fuss.

Nook Notes works even when you're offline. You choose what to save, what to export and whether to enable biometric unlock.

No account needed

There is no Nook Notes account service or mandatory cloud connection.

Encrypted Private Space

Vault content is encrypted locally before being written to storage, separately from ordinary notes.

Always free

No subscriptions, in-app purchases or advertisements in the current app.

Local-firstYour notes stay on your device.
Encrypted backupsManual backups with recovery keys.
No ad trackingWe don't monetize personal content.
ControlMove, delete or export your content.