sNotz

An open-source and completely offline application to manage simple notes

AppID:	com.sunilpaulmathew.snotz
Author:	sunilpaulmathew
License:	GPL-3.0-or-later
Donation:	Webpage LiberaPay
InRepoSince:	2021-10-11
LastRepoUpdate:	2025-08-27
LastAppUpdate:	Unknown
LastVersion:	v0.34
Categories:	Note, Security, Writing
APK source:	Github
Google Play:	Check if it's there

sNotz is an open-source, privacy-friendly, secure, and completely offline application, which will let you create, customize, and manage simple notes on your android device.

Features

- Easily create & manage simple notes & checklists.
- Secure notes & checklists with biometric/PIN authentications.
- Use custom colors (background and text) for individual notes.
- Sort notes & checklists alphabetically, or by date or background color.
- Creating secret notes & checklists that are hidden from the main UI by default.
- Swipe (left or right) to delete a note or checklist.
- Create beautiful home screen widgets of notes & checklists.
- Create reminders (for individual notes).
- Export and easily share notes or checklists via third-party apps.
- No cloud storage or login requirements. sNotz works completely offline.
- Offers a simple backup/restore functionality for those who want to get old notes on a new device.

Privacy Policy

The developer of sNotz doesn't collect any kind of user data from the app. Other than the official Auto Backup by google, sNotz doesn't use any third-party data backup systems. All the notes are stored locally in "json" format within the files directory (/data/data/com.sunilpaulmathew.snotz/files/) of sNotz. For more information, please read our privacy policy. Also, a very detailed FAQ can be found here.

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WhatsNew:

* Now targets latest Android
* Removed billing and credit pages from app.
* Updated Spanish translations.
* Miscellaneous changes.

Hint: This app is available in both, F-Droid Main and IzzyOnDroid repos. For details on this, please see here.

Download Website Source Issues ChangeLog

While you can download the APKs here directly, you should preferably use an F-Droid client so the app stays up-to-date on your device.

Packages

Version v0.34 (2025-08-27)

Android Versions:

Target: 15.0
MinVer: 4.4

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

20 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Biometric (Utility)
authenticate with biometrics or device credentials, and perform cryptographic operations.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
AndroidX Media (Utility)
share media contents and controls with other apps.
Android Multi Dex Library (Utility)
helps deploying applications with multiple dex files on pre-Android 5 devices.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
sCommon (Utility)
a library sharing common code-base.

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Version v0.33 (2025-01-17)

Android Versions:

Target: 14.0
MinVer: 4.4

Permissions:

Malware-Check:Passed

20 Libraries detected:

Libraries:

Android Support v4 (Development Framework)
The Android Support Library is not actually a single library, but rather a collection of libraries that can roughly be divided into two groups: compatibility and component libraries. For details, please see Understanding the Android Support Library.
AndroidX Activity (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
AppCompat (Utility)
support newer Android features on older Android versions.
Biometric (Utility)
authenticate with biometrics or device credentials, and perform cryptographic operations.
Constraint Layout Library (Utility)
library to reduce the number of nested views needed.
Coordinatorlayout (UI Component)
AndroidX library to position top-level application widgets, such as AppBarLayout and FloatingActionButton.
Androidx Core (Utility)
a static library that you can add to your Android application in order to use APIs that are either not available for older platform versions or utility APIs that aren't a part of the framework APIs.
Android Emoji2 Compat (UI Component)
core library to enable emoji compatibility in Kitkat and newer devices to avoid the empty emoji characters.
AndroidX Fragment (UI Component)
AndroidX library to encapsulate part of the user interface or behavior into reusable components.
Lifecycle (Utility)
perform actions in response to a change in the lifecycle status of another component, such as activities and fragments.
AndroidX Media (Utility)
share media contents and controls with other apps.
Android Multi Dex Library (Utility)
helps deploying applications with multiple dex files on pre-Android 5 devices.
ProfileInstaller (Utility)
AndroidX library that enables libraries to prepopulate ahead of time compilation traces to be read by ART.
Recyclerview (Utility)
display large sets of data in your UI while minimizing memory usage.
Android Activity Saved State (Utility)
provides the base Activity subclass and the relevant hooks to build a composable structure on top.
Startup (Utility)
AndroidX library to implement a straightforward, performant way to initialize components at app startup.
Android Jetpack VersionedParcelable (Utility)
Provides a stable but relatively compact binary serialization format that can be passed across processes or persisted safely.
AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 (UI Component)
replaces AndroidX ViewPager, addressing most of its predecessor’s pain-points, including right-to-left layout support, vertical orientation, modifiable Fragment collections, etc.
Google Material Design (Utility)
library to help with material design guidelines.
sCommon (Utility)
a library sharing common code-base.

Payment Modules:

None found
a library sharing common code-base.

Ads & Analytics:

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sNotz

Packages

Version v0.34 (2025-08-27)

Android Versions:

Permissions:

Features:

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20 Libraries detected:

Version v0.33 (2025-01-17)

Android Versions:

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Features:

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Version v0.31 (2023-04-06)

Android Versions:

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