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Material Notes

Simple, local, material design notes
Material Notes is a text-based note-taking application, aimed at simplicity. It embraces Material Design. It stores the notes locally and doesn't have any internet permissions, so you are the only one that can access the notes.Take notes
  • Write text notes (title and content)
  • Choose between plain text, markdown, rich text or checklist notes
  • Use the quick action from your home screen to quickly add a note
Organize
  • Search though your notes
  • Sort your notes by date or title, in ascending or descending order
  • Display your notes in a list or a grid view
  • Pin and archive your notes
  • Recover your deleted notes from the bin
Categorize
  • Categorize your notes with tags
  • Distinguish your tags with their color
  • Pin and hide your tags
Share & backup
  • Share text from other applications to add it directly to a note
  • Share your notes as text
  • Export your notes as JSON, manually or automatically, and import them back
  • Export your notes as Markdown
Protect
  • Never worry about how your data is handled: it cannot leave your device as the application doesn't have any internet permissions
  • Lock the application, a specific notes, or all notes with a specific tag
  • Encrypt your JSON exports
Customize
  • Choose your language
  • Choose your theme (light, dark or black)
  • Choose if you want your theme to be dynamic (use colors from your background)
  • Choose which notes types you want enabled

Versions

Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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  • Version 2.1.1 (303) suggested Added on Jul 24, 2025

    x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • use biometric hardware
      Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
    • use fingerprint hardware
      Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
    • com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 60 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 2.1.1 (302) - Added on Jul 24, 2025

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • use biometric hardware
      Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
    • use fingerprint hardware
      Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
    • com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 60 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 2.1.1 (301) - Added on Jul 24, 2025

    armeabi-v7a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • use biometric hardware
      Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
    • use fingerprint hardware
      Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
    • com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 60 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 2.0.0 (283) - Added on May 21, 2025

    x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • use biometric hardware
      Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
    • use fingerprint hardware
      Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
    • com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 60 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 2.0.0 (282) - Added on May 21, 2025

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • use biometric hardware
      Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
    • use fingerprint hardware
      Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
    • com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 60 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 2.0.0 (281) - Added on May 21, 2025

    armeabi-v7a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • use biometric hardware
      Allows the app to use biometric hardware for authentication
    • use fingerprint hardware
      Allows the app to use fingerprint hardware for authentication
    • com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 60 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.12.1 (263) - Added on Feb 03, 2025

    x86_64

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • reorder running apps
      Allows the app to move tasks to the foreground and background. The app may do this without your input.
    • com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 60 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.12.1 (262) - Added on Feb 03, 2025

    arm64-v8a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • reorder running apps
      Allows the app to move tasks to the foreground and background. The app may do this without your input.
    • com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 60 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log

  • Version 1.12.1 (261) - Added on Feb 03, 2025

    armeabi-v7a

    This version requires Android 5.0 or newer.

    It is built by F-Droid and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.

    Permissions
    • reorder running apps
      Allows the app to move tasks to the foreground and background. The app may do this without your input.
    • com.maelchiotti.localmaterialnotes.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

    Download APK 60 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log