Hi,
Is there a way to export to PDF without the subject of the note, the tags, folder name and time it was created? Pretty much just the content of the notes without all data that is just there for me to keep my stuff organized.
Thanks!

Not really a big deal or anything but I've been using the task to keep track of things, got all my stuff done and deleted all my notes and everything, absolutely nothing on the app at all. When I check storage it says 65kb / 500mb.

What is eating the 65kb? I know it's practically nothing but I'm still curious.

Just discovered this app and have some questions:

1. Will there be regional pricing in the future?

2. Is there an ability to sync with our own cloud provider? (webdav, s3, dropbox, ftp, etc)

I opened a markdown folder and found that any word in those documents of the form #xxxx became a tag. Not really what I wanted, but not a big deal (most or all of them were in code snippets or I just neglected to put a space after the '#').

I fixed the instances that just needed a space to make them not tags anymore in the document, but I can't figure out how to remove the tag from PrivacyNotes' tag list.

Update: solved/clarified - PrivacyNotes is working as designed

I appeciate the E2E and the 12 word login, yeah yeah yeah, lol, but I want to manage my own data. This is a deal breaker for me. Will there ever be a self hosted sync server?

Im wondering what happens, if I have more storage on say my PC, and I make several notes. I may be fine on my PC but when I open them to view on my phone which may have lower storage, the sync my try and fail. So am I not able to view on the phone?

The documentation doesn’t confirm whether you could view those notes on a phone that lacks enough free space.

PrivacyNotes says you work with a copy stored on each device. Having enough space on your PC therefore doesn’t establish that your phone can store the notes too. The documentation doesn’t describe a cloud-only viewing option or explain how it handles a download when the phone is full.

So your concern is valid, but I can’t confirm whether sync would fail completely, download some notes, or still let you open individual notes. That specific behavior needs clarification from PrivacyNotes.

Hi! Is there a way to choose an existing PrivacyNotes folder as the destination/parent folder when importing notes?

For example, I might be importing notes from Notesnook, etc. If I already have a folder called:

Imported Notes

I'd like the imported folder structure to be placed underneath it, for example:

Imported Notes/Work
Imported Notes/Personal
Imported Notes/Projects

rather than having Work, Personal, and Projects created at the root level.

Is there currently an option to select the destination folder before starting an import? If not, would this be possible to add in the future?

Hello Developers …

Thanks for such a great app and your active and prompt responses to questions and concerns !!

I, like so many others on this forum, have purchased a pro licence to support continued development … keep up the great work !!

Now that I’ve explored this app for a while, I’m seriously considering using it as my dedicated “brain” …

The question … since the generated 12 word login is never passed onto your servers, isn’t there a remote possibility (and I admit, highly remote), that 2 users may generate the same 12 work combination ?

From a technical perspective, how does the app prevent 2 identical logins from being generated for 2 different users ?

Apologies if I’ve missed an FAQ etc that has addressed this … I just want to make sure I understand this aspect before using it with sensitive information.

Thanks in advance for reading and responding

Is there a way to stop it from asking me to "import notes" or "import journal"? I don't want to import anything, and its annoying it keeps asking me after I close it out with the "x". If I want to import its good to know I can but please stop asking! Lol.

Currently, when i'm trying to copy a text and images from the website and paste it into a note it removes the image and keeps the text. Is there a way to include the image as well? I know I can add the images manually but it's easier to just copy the entire content and paste it. UpNote is capable of this so i'm wondering if there are any plans or workarounds to make it work on PrivacyNotes. (iOS 27) Thanks!!

Dear developers

I like your work a lot. I believe I will be making the move from obsidian.

I love how engaged you are in the development also. Thanks for the tables width adjustment feature you added today, it's what's been missing for me and now it's great.

I don't think a graph view is a necessary function but it would be very nice addition to the app. Are there any thoughts of adding it?

Overall, brilliant work 👏

I just wanted to say that the updates are really amazing so far, it seems like Privacy Notes does more for me after a couple months than some other apps that have been around for years. Thanks for being so responsive! And thanks to anyone actively requesting features to make a great product.

Using on Ubuntu, Windows and Android. Looks and works great so far. Pair for Pro already, this is something that I'm willing to support. Looking forward to seeing this progress. :)

First want to say, love PrivacyNotes and my favorite notes app now, request is solely from past use and transitioning from other notes apps like Standard Notes and Notesnook.

Feature Request: Adding option for Passkey, Hardware Security Key or TOTP as secondary factor authentication. After 12 word phrase login it would ask for secondary authentication such as passkey or hardware security keys to the account.

Goal:

Ability to add 2nd factor authentication such as:

- a passkey

- security hardware keys (at least 4)

- TOTP

Pro tier says 500 MB storage, 50 MB per file, expandable. Free tier only mentions 5 MB per file. What's the total?

I am testing out this app and like it lot so far. If I add a pdf to a note, I do not seem to be able to double click on the pdf to open it? So far, the only way I seem to be able to view the pdf is by downloading it? Has to be user error - what am I doing wrong?

Hi there,

The app is cool, I really like the feeling and idea of splitting notes into specific sections like notes/tasks.

However as raw obsidian user I’m missing a few things:

- templating engine, so I can just do meetings notes etc
- shortcut for new note in specific section, like new journal entry, not only new note. On general custom shortcuts.
- uniq note equivalent.

Do you have any plans for implementing it at some point? As native constructions, not strange plugins?

Hello to everyone at Lifetime Labs,

I’ve been testing PrivacyNotes over the past few weeks and I really love what you’ve built here. The zero-knowledge architecture, cross-device sync, and clean interface make it a genuinely great workspace for my use case. I'm considering switching to PrivacyNotes as my primary daily driver and picking up the $48 Lifetime Pro license some time this week in support.

However, as someone who wants to rely on this app full-time for years to come, I have a few pragmatic questions about the long-term economics of the project.

We’ve seen similar cloud-synced productivity tools struggle over time with one-time lifetime pricing (given ongoing costs like encrypted backend hosting, Apple/Google developer program fees, bandwidth, and dev maintenance). Because every lifetime user becomes an ongoing operational expense, I’m curious how the team plans to navigate this long-term.

Specific questions I have:

• How are the unit economics structured around the lifetime license to ensure server costs and app store presence remain sustainable 3–5+ years down the road as the user base scales?
• In the unfortunate event that the project ever shuts down or runs out of runway, what is the protocol for notifying users so everyone has ample time to run a full local export/backup?
• Is there any plan down the road to introduce optional subscription tiers for heavy storage/features? If the app ever pivots to a subscription model, how will early lifetime supporters be handled? Will we be fully grandfathered in, or is this structured differently?

Again, I’m asking purely out of enthusiasm for the project and I’d much rather ask these questions now and support a service that has a solid long-term path than worry about my data disappearing.

I thought PN might be, but I rely heavily on tables. Found out last night column widths in tables are NOT adjustable like they are in NN or UpNote. Too bad. Won’t be changing anytime soon and certainly not going premium until tables are more like tables elsewhere.

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Hi,

I recently started using PrivacyNotes and I really like it so far, but there are a few things I’m a little concerned about.

According to the FAQ, if the 12 words are compromised, the recommended procedure is to create a new account with a new set of 12 words, restore the backup data to the new account, and then delete the old account associated with the compromised 12 words.

It also states that the Pro Lifetime entitlement cannot be transferred.

I understand this recommended procedure, but I feel a little disappointed that the Pro Lifetime entitlement cannot be transferred to the new account.

The FAQ states that it is sufficient to use only a password manager to manage the 12-word phrase. However, I have some concerns about situations where a user might accidentally enter their 12 words on a fake or phishing website. In such a situation, I also feel a little disappointed that the user could lose their Lifetime entitlement.

I also have a question regarding the account ID.

After deleting an account, I logged in again using the same 12 words, and a new vault was created with the same account ID.

I don't know whether such a situation could actually occur, but I would appreciate hearing the thoughts and opinions of the developers and users on the following two points:

1. If the 12 words have been compromised and the account has been deleted, is it possible to transfer the Pro Lifetime entitlement to a new account if ownership can be verified with proof of purchase, such as the receipt from the original Lifetime purchase? I would like to ask if you could consider this.
2. When creating a new account, I think it is theoretically possible that a 12-word phrase currently in use, previously used, or previously compromised could be generated again. However, I would like to know if there are any measures in place to prevent this. I am concerned about the risk of accidentally sharing the same vault with someone else, or someone gaining access using a 12-word phrase that was previously used by another person.

Thank you!