# BurnerPad

> Encrypted local notepad. No accounts, no cloud, no ads, no data collection.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.github.zaegan.burnerpad](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.github.zaegan.burnerpad)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.github.zaegan.burnerpad`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Evan Graessle
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 21
- **Version:** 1.1.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-11
- **First published:** 2026-05-11
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.zaegan.burnerpad)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Zaegan?tab=repositories](https://github.com/Zaegan?tab=repositories)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://zaegan.github.io/BurnerPad/privacy.html](https://zaegan.github.io/BurnerPad/privacy.html)

## Description

If you don&#39;t trust your notes to the cloud, BurnerPad was built for you.<br><br>Your notes are encrypted with AES-256 and never leave your device. No accounts. No servers. No network permissions. No ads. No analytics. No subscriptions. Nothing phoning home — ever.<br><br>WHO THIS IS FOR<br>BurnerPad is for people who take privacy seriously: journalists, activists, lawyers, or anyone who simply doesn&#39;t want a corporation reading their private thoughts. If you want cloud sync or collaboration, this isn&#39;t the right app.<br><br>WHAT IT DOES<br>• Stores notes as encrypted files on your device<br>• Protects everything behind a PIN (AES-256-CBC, PBKDF2WithHmacSHA256)<br>• Organizes notes in folders<br>• Backs up to an encrypted archive in your Downloads folder — and restores from it<br>• Duress PIN: a second PIN that silently wipes everything and opens a blank app<br>• Works completely offline — no network connection, ever<br><br>PLAIN TEXT, NO SURPRISES<br>Notes are stored as plain text with no automatic formatting. No autocorrected punctuation, no surprise bold text, no hidden markup. Just your words, exactly as you typed them.<br><br>FOCUS ON YOUR WRITING<br>Turn off the word and character count bar in settings for a cleaner editor with more space for your text. Dark, light, and system themes included.<br><br>FULLY OPEN SOURCE<br>Every line of code is publicly auditable at github.com/Zaegan/BurnerPad. You don&#39;t have to take our word for it.<br><br>NO ADS. NO TRACKING. NO ACCOUNTS. PERIOD.<br>BurnerPad has no advertisements, no analytics, no data collection, and no accounts of any kind. What you write stays on your device.

## Rankings

- #2,570,431 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.github.zaegan.burnerpad.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.github.zaegan.burnerpad)