Standard Notes

Synchronize notes and files across devices without giving the server plaintext content

The README centers end-to-end encrypted sync and provides clients for web, macOS/Windows/Linux, iOS, and Android using the same private notes account. Developers can also build editor extensions for workflows such as Markdown.

Sources: [2]

Build web, Electron desktop, and mobile clients from one monorepo

The root workspace contains web, desktop, mobile, services, and related packages, while the desktop package uses Electron. The web app builds to static HTML/JS/CSS, and DEFAULT_SYNC_SERVER can point login and registration at a selected sync server.

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Self-host the web app in 3 steps

1. Clone the repository and run yarn install.

2. Run yarn build:web, then serve the static files under packages/web; the README gives python -m http.server 8080 as a simple example.

3. If you run your own sync service, set DEFAULT_SYNC_SERVER=https://sync.myserver and operate the client and server as separate components.

Sources: [2]

For people who want multi-device notes without storing plaintext content with a service provider

It fits privacy-focused individuals and professionals that need synchronization while retaining the ability to audit/build the client. Choosing the web-client hosting location separately from the sync server also provides more deployment control.

Sources: [2]

This repository alone is not the complete self-hosted sync stack

The README's web self-hosting procedure serves client-side static files. A separate Standard Notes server component is required to self-host synchronization end to end. GitHub releases are also package-specific: the latest release is Desktop 3.202.0, which should not be assumed to be the Web or Mobile version.

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