# Fossify Notes

> Open-source Android notes and checklists with no account

Fossify Notes is an open-source Android app for plain text notes and checklists, part of the Fossify family of everyday phone apps. Notes stay on the device: the app does not request Android's Internet permission, has no account and no cloud service, and shows no ads. Home-screen widgets keep a note or list in view, and notes can be locked, exported, imported and backed up automatically to a file.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Fossify
- **Website:** https://www.fossify.org/apps/notes/
- **Runs on:** Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Fossify Notes is free to use.

- **Pricing model:** Free
- **Free plan:** The whole app is free to install from Google Play or F-Droid, with no ads and no in-app purchases listed. Fossify is funded by voluntary donations.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fossify Notes | $0 | The full app from Google Play or F-Droid, under the GNU GPL v3.0. Both stores use the same package name and signing key. |

Read from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fossify.notes&hl=en_US&gl=US on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Fossify Notes before buying.

## Key features

- **Text notes and checklists:** Write plain notes, shopping lists and checklists as separate, independent notes. Edits are saved automatically, and checked items can be moved to the bottom of a list.
- **Home-screen widgets:** A customizable widget keeps a note or a to-do list visible on the Android home screen and opens it with a tap.
- **App and note locking:** The app as a whole or individual notes can be protected, with fingerprint access used when biometric protection is selected.
- **Import, export and automatic backups:** Notes can be imported from and exported to files, and optional automatic backups create backup files on the device without manual steps.
- **No Internet permission:** The app does not request Android's Internet permission. Notes leave the device only when shared, exported or included in an Android device backup.
- **Color and font customization:** Colors and display settings can be changed to taste, and version 1.7.0 added support for custom fonts.

## Good for

- Android users who want a notes app that never goes online
- Quick notes, shopping lists and checklists on the home screen
- People replacing stock phone apps with open-source ones

## Worth knowing

- Android only: Fossify builds its apps for Android and offers no iOS, desktop or web version.
- Fossify labels the app Beta, meaning it is published while active testing and development are still under way.
- There is no account or cloud service, so notes do not sync between devices; moving them means exporting or a device backup.
- Google Play and F-Droid publish releases on their own schedules, so the version on offer can differ between the two.

**Tags:** Open source, Notes, Tasks, Works offline, Local-first

## Alternatives

- [NotallyX](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notallyx): Minimal open-source Android app for notes and task lists. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fossify-notes-vs-notallyx)
- [Quillpad](https://toolgpa.com/tools/quillpad): Open-source Android notes app with Markdown and task lists. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fossify-notes-vs-quillpad)
- [Google Keep](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-keep): Google's app for quick notes, lists and reminders. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fossify-notes-vs-google-keep)
- [ColorNote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/colornote): Android notepad for color-coded notes and checklists. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/colornote-vs-fossify-notes)
- [Markor](https://toolgpa.com/tools/markor): Offline Android text editor for Markdown notes and todo.txt. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fossify-notes-vs-markor)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://www.fossify.org/apps/notes/
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fossify.notes&hl=en_US&gl=US
- https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.fossify.notes/
- https://www.fossify.org/policy/notes/
- https://www.fossify.org/about/
- https://www.fossify.org/install/
- https://www.fossify.org/faq/
- https://www.fossify.org/donate/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/fossify-notes
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