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Notes for the web, Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and Linux

Plain notes.
Nothing else.

Jot is a quiet place to write things down. No sign-in, no server, no tracking. Notes stay on your device, open offline, show when each one was created and last updated, and can be locked behind a password.

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Jot on a phone: a list of notes with Groceries pinned at the top, then Car service, Books to read, Gift ideas and Trip packing
Fig. 1 · The list, on an Android phone

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Features

Everything you need to write things down. Nothing you do not.

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On your device

There is no Jot server. There is nowhere for your notes to go.

Jot is a set of files that runs in your browser. Notes are saved in the browser's own storage on your phone or computer, and nowhere else. No account to make and nothing to sync.

That also means the notes on your phone are not on your laptop. If you want them in two places, export a file and import it on the other device.

Notes you want kept from anyone holding your phone go in Locked. They are encrypted with AES-256-GCM under a key from your password (PBKDF2, 600,000 rounds), which is never stored. Locked closes on its own after a few idle minutes.

One thing to know. Clearing the browser's data for this site deletes the notes in it. Jot asks the browser to keep them, and you can export a copy from Settings at any time.

Fig. 2 · Where your notes live
Jot on a laptop: the list of notes on the left and the Car service note open on the right, with its created and updated dates
Fig. 3 · On a laptop, list and note side by side
A Groceries checklist in Jot, in dark mode, with its created and updated dates above the title
Fig. 4 · A checklist, in carbon

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Move in

Leaving Simple Notes takes about a minute.

  1. A

    Export

    In Simple Notes or Fossify Notes, open Settings and tap Export notes. Save the file.

  2. B

    Import

    In Jot, open Settings, tap Import and pick that file. Checklists come over as [ ] and [x] lines.

  3. C

    Tidy up

    Check your notes are there, then delete the export file. Plain text files import too, one note each.

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Get Jot

Open it in any browser, or install the app.

Each install keeps its own notes. To move them, use Export and Import in Settings. Every file and version is on the releases page.

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Questions

Short answers.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-in and no account to make. Open the app and start writing.

Where are my notes kept?

In your browser's storage (IndexedDB) on the device you are using. They are never uploaded: Jot has no server to upload them to.

Can I lock some notes?

Yes. The Locked tab has its own password. Its notes are encrypted on the device, stay encrypted in exports, and close again after a few idle minutes or soon after you leave the app. There is no reset: if you forget the password, those notes cannot be opened.

Does it work without internet?

Yes. After the first visit Jot keeps itself on the device and opens offline.

How do I move notes to a new phone?

On the old phone, open Settings and tap Export. Send yourself the file, then tap Import on the new phone.

Can I get my notes out again?

Always. Export gives you one plain JSON file with every note, its title, text and both dates.

Is it really free?

Yes, and open source under the MIT licence. No ads, no tracking, nothing to buy.