# Material Notes

> Simple, local, material design notes

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Maël Chiotti
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 4,145
- **Rating:** 4.72 / 5 (78 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-14
- **First published:** 2024-03-28
- **Publisher country:** FR
- **Size:** 22 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes)
- **Website:** [https://maelchiotti.dev](https://maelchiotti.dev/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/maelchiotti/LocalMaterialNotes/blob/main/README.md](https://github.com/maelchiotti/LocalMaterialNotes/blob/main/README.md)

## Description

<p><b>Material Notes</b> is a text-based note-taking application, aimed at simplicity. It embraces Material Design. It stores the notes locally and doesn&#39;t have any internet permissions, so you are the only one that can access the notes.</p><p><b>Take notes</b></p><ul><li>Write text notes (title and content)</li><li>Choose between plain text, markdown, rich text or checklist notes</li><li>Use the quick action from your home screen to quickly add a note</li></ul><p><b>Organize</b></p><ul><li>Search though your notes</li><li>Sort your notes by date or title, in ascending or descending order</li><li>Display your notes in a list or a grid view</li><li>Pin and archive your notes</li><li>Recover your deleted notes from the bin</li></ul><p><b>Categorize</b></p><ul><li>Categorize your notes with tags</li><li>Distinguish your tags with their color</li><li>Pin and hide your tags</li></ul><p><b>Share &amp; backup</b></p><ul><li>Share text from other applications to add it directly to a note</li><li>Share your notes as text</li><li>Export your notes as JSON, manually or automatically, and import them back</li><li>Export your notes as Markdown</li></ul><p><b>Protect</b></p><ul><li>Never worry about how your data is handled: it cannot leave your device as the application doesn&#39;t have any internet permissions</li><li>Lock the application, a specific notes, or all notes with a specific tag</li><li>Encrypt your JSON exports</li></ul><p><b>Customize</b></p><ul><li>Choose your language</li><li>Choose your theme (light, dark or black)</li><li>Choose if you want your theme to be dynamic (use colors from your background)</li><li>Choose which notes types you want enabled</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #762,713 — Overall
- #8 — material
- #9 — linotes

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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