# Private Notes: Local AI

> Private notes, local AI chat, voice mode, and offline note search on your phone

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.privatenotes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.privatenotes)

## Overview

- **ID:** `app.privatenotes`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ryore
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 76
- **Version:** 1.11
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-28
- **First published:** 2026-05-20
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 79 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.privatenotes)
- **Website:** [https://private-notes.app](https://private-notes.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://private-notes.app/privacy](https://private-notes.app/privacy)

## Description

Private Notes: Local AI is a privacy-first Android app for writing, organizing, and exploring your notes directly on your phone. Create private notes, search them semantically, chat with your notes using local AI, and use voice mode without relying on cloud-first workflows.<br><br>Your notes stay useful long after you write them. Every note can become part of a searchable local knowledge base, helping you find context faster and ask better questions when you need answers, summaries, or rewrites based on your own content.<br><br>With Private Notes, you can:<br>- Create notes with a title and description<br>- Generate local embeddings for semantic note search<br>- Ask questions about your notes with on-device AI<br>- Use voice mode with local speech-to-text and text-to-speech<br>- Import notes from CSV and TXT files<br>- Open any note and listen to it as speech<br><br>Private Notes is designed for people who care about privacy, local AI, and practical workflows. Whether you are collecting ideas, storing technical notes, keeping personal records, or building a private second brain, the app helps you work with your information more naturally on Android.<br><br>Why users choose Private Notes:<br>- Private notes with local AI features<br>- Semantic search across your own content<br>- Voice conversations with your notes<br>- Import and organize existing content quickly<br>- A better fit for sensitive notes and personal knowledge<br><br>If you want a modern note-taking app with local AI support, voice mode, and a privacy-first workflow, Private Notes gives you a practical way to capture, search, listen, and think with your notes on-device.

## Rankings

- #2,077,070 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `app.privatenotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.privatenotes)