# Secret Notes – Private Notepad > Secure notes with PIN & fingerprint — easy import from other apps. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.djvlk.secretnotes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.djvlk.secretnotes) ## Overview - **ID:** `de.djvlk.secretnotes` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** A. Grauf - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 3,123 - **Version:** 1.22 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-07 - **First published:** 2025-12-30 - **Publisher country:** DE - **Size:** 14 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-15 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.djvlk.secretnotes) - **Website:** [https://djvlk.de/secretnotes/](https://djvlk.de/secretnotes/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://djvlk.de/secretnotes/privacy\_policy\_secret\_notes.html](https://djvlk.de/secretnotes/privacy_policy_secret_notes.html) ## Description Secure notes with PIN & fingerprint – your private, encrypted notebook!

✔ Free core version – try all Pro features free for 7 days, then a single one-time purchase, no subscription
✔ No ads, no tracking – works 100% offline
✔ Cloud is optional: sync & backup go only to YOUR own cloud, end-to-end encrypted
✔ Secure with PIN protection and AES-GCM encryption
✔ Switching made easy: import from Google Keep (Takeout), CSV or JSON – in seconds

Secret Notes is your personal, secure and easy-to-use digital notebook. Whether it's an idea, a diary entry, a checklist or passwords – your notes are encrypted and accessible only to you.

Main features:
🔒 Maximum security – PIN protection and biometric unlock, AES-GCM encryption.
🔏 Per-note lock – Require fingerprint, face or PIN to open a single note.
✍️ Seven note types – Three free: text notes with rich-text formatting, checklists and tally notes. Four more with Pro (Table, Markdown, Audio, Video).
🔗 Note links – Connect notes with [[links]] and see on every note which other notes link back to it.
🔍 Powerful search – Search titles, content, checklist items and even table cells. Filter by category, folder or note type.
🎤 Voice input – Dictate your notes hands-free with your voice.
🔊 Read aloud – Let the app read your notes to you. Offline, free.
⏰ Reminders – One-time or recurring, with snooze. Reminders survive restarts.
🗂️ Categories & pins – Organize your notes with categories and pin important ones.
🗑️ Trash & archive – Restore deleted notes from the trash (optional auto-cleanup) or archive notes for later.
🎨 Color themes – 8 color themes or your system's dynamic colors. Dark and light mode.
🌐 App language – German or English inside the app, independent of the system language.
🔑 Password generator – Generate strong passwords right in your notes.
📤 Import & export – Google Keep import; JSON/CSV round-trip; Markdown export as an Obsidian-ready vault.
⭐ Ratings & sorting – Sort by rating, name, date or category – or arrange manually by drag & drop.
🚫 Screenshot protection – Optionally block screenshots and hide the app in recents.
📱 Tablet & landscape support – Multi-column layout on larger screens.
🔐 Per-category auto-lock – Individual lock timeouts for different categories.

Pro features:
🎁 Try before you buy – everything below is free for 7 days: a one-time trial, started right in the app, no payment details needed. Whatever you create stays yours afterwards.
📲 Multi-device sync – Keep your notes in sync across phones and tablets via your own cloud, end-to-end encrypted – manually or automatically.
📊 Table notes – Tabular notes with rows and columns for structured data.
📝 Markdown notes – Headings, bold, links, lists and code blocks.
🎙️ Audio notes – Record audio in your notes, with playback and on-device transcription.
🎥 Video notes – Record videos directly in your notes and play them back.
📌 Pin to notification bar – Keep important notes visible as a persistent notification.
☁️ Cloud backup – Encrypted, versioned backups to Google Drive, Dropbox, Nextcloud or any WebDAV server – restore anytime, even on a new phone.
📁 Folders – Nested folder structure with colored folders.
📎 File attachments – Images, PDFs, videos, audio and documents – or capture photos and video right from the note.
🕓 Note history – Track changes over time and restore earlier versions.
📄 PDF export – Beautifully formatted PDFs, including rich-text formatting.
💾 Backup & restore – Password-protected full backups, automatic daily or weekly.
📋 Note templates – Built-in templates with date/time placeholders, or save your own.
✅ Bulk operations – Select multiple notes; move, archive or delete in one step.
📱 Home screen widgets – Widgets for recent notes, single notes and checklists.
🔄 Device-to-device sync – Sync between devices on the same network, no cloud, no server. ## Rankings - #833,901 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE` - `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT` - `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN` - `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICES` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO` - `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC` - `android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM` - `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `de.djvlk.secretnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Secure Notes: LockNote](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ankun.locknote) — 171 users - [Secret Notes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.myapp.secretnotes) — 53 users - [Secure Notes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hungrydroid.securenotes) — 305 users - [NotesApp: Private Notepad](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.codeorigin.notesapp) — 67,694 users, 4.67 / 5 - [Notes, Notepad - Private Notes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.notepad.notebook.easynotes.lock.notes) — 58,216 users, 4.43 / 5 - [Notepad](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.rams.jordi.znotesjava) — 85 users - [Secret Notepad - Hidden Notes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.incognote.incognote) — 19,580 users - [Secure Notes: Privacy first](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.labrosla.note_app) — 31 users - [NightNotes – Private Notes](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.darkflame.nightnotes) — 1 users - [Secret Note - Private Diary](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ykkim3312.myapplication) — 20,736 users, 4.62 / 5 - [My Easy Secure Note Keeper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.fragranzeapps.notes) — 27 users - [Minimal Notes: Simple & Secure](https://chrome-stats.com/d/khare.minimalnotes) — 8 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.djvlk.secretnotes)