Simplenote
Productivity
Simplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas and more
- Rating
- 3.6
- 18.3K ratings
- Downloads
- 1.8M+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 1
- 2026 · v2.39
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About Simplenote
- A simple, note taking experience
- Sync everything across all your devices
- Collaborate and share
- Stay organized with tags
- Log in with your email or WordPress.com account
SYNC WITH CONFIDENCE
- Automatically sync seamlessly across any computer, phone or tablet.
- Back up and sync everything as you take notes, so you never lose your content.
COLLABORATE AND SHARE
- Collaborate and work together -- share ideas with a colleague, or write a grocery list with your roommate.
- Choose whether to publish your content to the web, and share a link with whoever you want.
- Publish directly to a WordPress site by connecting your WordPress.com account.
- Quickly and easily share with third-party apps.
ORGANIZE AND SEARCH
- Stay organized with tags, and use them for quick searching and sorting.
- Instantly find what you’re looking for with keyword highlighting.
- Use markdown to add formatting.
- Create to-do lists.
- Choose the sorting order of your notes and tags.
- Pin the notes that you use the most.
- Edit tags directly by renaming and reordering.
- Protect your content with a passcode lock.
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Terms of Service: https://simplenote.com/terms/
California users privacy notice: https://wp.me/Pe4R-d/#california-consumer-privacy-act-ccpa
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Visit simplenote.com to download Simplenote for your other devices.
What’s new
Version 2.39 · Updated October 1, 2026
All styles, including the pure-black AMOLED style, are now available to everyone. You can now search your collaborators, and typing in very large notes is faster. We also updated the app for Android 16 with support for the predictive back gesture, and fixed autocorrect on Samsung devices and issues with the History and Share sheets.
User reviews
App. very useful
Clean, minimal and efficient. I love the history restore option. Please introduce more color options to the existing blue theme. Also, an option to arrange the notes in grid format will make the app even better.
Have had this app for less than a week probably, amazing amazing experience. Especially the syncing part makes my life so easier, i can easily get my notes onthe go without my phone nearby. Everything works perfect for me, but i only have a small ask... I really enjoy the markdown feature but could probably the edit...
Best note taking app
Best of the best
thanks for your reply
Frequently asked questions
What is Simplenote?
How can I sync my notes across my devices?
Can I collaborate and share notes with others?
How can I stay organized in Simplenote?
How can I protect my content in Simplenote?
How can I download Simplenote for my other devices?
Where can I find Simplenote's Privacy Policy?
What are Simplenote's Terms of Service?
Is there a privacy notice for California users?
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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