Private notes app

Rapier Notes keeps your notes on your device, as plain Markdown files shown as cards. Pin and color them, add checklists, pictures and voice notes, and go back to any earlier version. Import brings in Google Keep, Apple Notes, Evernote, Notion, Obsidian and more. There is no account. The Android app adds reminders and a home-screen widget.

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Questions

Is it a Google Keep alternative?

Yes. Import your Google Keep notes from a Google Takeout export: text, checklists, pins and pictures become Markdown notes.

Where are my notes kept?

On your device, in your browser or the Android app. Nothing is uploaded unless you turn on sync to storage you own.

Is there an Android app?

Yes, Rapier on Google Play. It has no internet permission.

Is it free?

Yes. Free and open source. Works offline with no install. No account, no tracking, no ads.

Every note is a Markdown file shown as a card. Import brings in Google Keep, Apple Notes, Evernote, Notion, Obsidian and Joplin. Sync keeps notes as plain files in your own cloud storage.

Tip. Back up the notes you care about. The Android app keeps notes outside Android's automatic backup.

Import notes from other apps

In Notes, tap Import and pick the app you are coming from, then the files it exported. Rapier reads them on your device and makes each one a Markdown note. Nothing already in your notes changes.

Import from Google Keep

Choose your Google Takeout zip, or all the files in its Keep folder.

Import from Obsidian

Your vault as a zip, or its .md files and pictures.

Import from Logseq

Your graph folder as a zip, or its pages.

Import from Roam Research

The JSON export.

Import from Bear

The Markdown or TextBundle export.

Import from TextBundle

A .textpack, or the bundle's files.

Import from Joplin

A .jex export, or the raw export's files.

Import from Notion

The Markdown & CSV export zip.

Import from Evernote

An .enex notebook export.

Import from Simplenote

The export zip.

Import from Standard Notes

A decrypted backup zip.

Import from Day One

The JSON export zip.

Import from Zoho Notebook

The HTML export.

Import from Craft

The Markdown or TextBundle export.

Import from UpNote

The Markdown or HTML export.

Import from Amplenote

The Markdown export.

Import from Nextcloud Notes

The notes folder as a zip; its folders become sections.

Import from Apple Notes

Notes exported as Markdown from the share sheet.

Import from Dropbox Paper

Docs exported as Markdown.

Import from OneNote

A page saved as a single file web page (.mht) or a Word file.

Import from Samsung Notes

Notes saved as text or Word files.