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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion .env.example
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# Public download link shown on the community site (GitHub release APK).
NEXT_PUBLIC_APK_URL=https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App/releases/latest

NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app
NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL=https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com
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2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the code block and the bullet lists survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/atomic-notes-local-first-private-by-design
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/atomic-notes-local-first-private-by-design
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Atomic Notes banner reading Your Notes, Your Drive, Always Yours, with two phone screens"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/atomic-notes-local-first-private-by-design"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/atomic-notes-local-first-private-by-design"
keywords: "atomic notes, local-first notes app, private notes app android, google drive notes app, end-to-end encrypted notes"
readingTime: "8 min read"
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An honest bug story here. The first version granted energy on a rolling 24 hours that restarted at every grant. Open the app a bit later each day and the next grant slid back, so whole days went missing. Since September 28, 2026, every account has a fixed daily grant time, and days you skip are added the next time you open the app.

Every account holds 30 notes and starts with 5 Atomic Coins. Coins buy bigger tiers, up to 100 notes. Coins are not sold in the app yet. People who support the project on the [support page](https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/support-atomic-notes) get them early.
Every account holds 30 notes and starts with 5 Atomic Coins. Coins buy bigger tiers, up to 100 notes. Coins are not sold in the app yet. People who support the project on the [support page](https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/support-atomic-notes) get them early.

## What Atomic Notes does not do yet

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## Where to get it

Atomic Notes is for people who want their notes fast, offline and theirs. It is a focused notes and checklist app, not a knowledge-management suite, and that is on purpose. Get the latest APK from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App-V0.2/releases/latest), check its signature, and read exactly what the app collects on the [privacy page](https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/privacy). The rest of the story lives on the [Atomic Notes website](https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app).
Atomic Notes is for people who want their notes fast, offline and theirs. It is a focused notes and checklist app, not a knowledge-management suite, and that is on purpose. Get the latest APK from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App-V0.2/releases/latest), check its signature, and read exactly what the app collects on the [privacy page](https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/privacy). The rest of the story lives on the [Atomic Notes website](https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com).

## FAQ

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2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the code block and the bullet lists survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/best-private-notes-apps-2026
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/best-private-notes-apps-2026
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Banner reading Best Private Notes Apps in 2026 with a ranked list led by Atomic Notes"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/best-private-notes-apps-2026"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/best-private-notes-apps-2026"
keywords: "best private notes app, private notes app 2026, encrypted notes app, local-first notes app, standard notes alternative"
readingTime: "9 min read"
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2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the code block and the bullet lists survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/encrypted-notes-t2t-vs-end-to-end
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/encrypted-notes-t2t-vs-end-to-end
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Banner reading Encrypted Notes: T2T vs End-to-End, with a padlock and a ciphertext string"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/encrypted-notes-t2t-vs-end-to-end"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/encrypted-notes-t2t-vs-end-to-end"
keywords: "encrypted notes app, end-to-end encrypted notes, t2t vs e2e, argon2id aes-256-gcm, zero-knowledge notes"
readingTime: "8 min read"
---
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2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the bullet lists and the Sources links survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/encryption-alone-does-not-mean-private
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/encryption-alone-does-not-mean-private
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Banner reading Encryption Alone Isn't Privacy, with six privacy layers and encryption highlighted as one of them"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/encryption-alone-does-not-mean-private"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/encryption-alone-does-not-mean-private"
keywords: "private notes app, encrypted notes app, end to end encryption, notes privacy, privacy by design"
readingTime: "7 min read"
---
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2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the code block and the bullet lists survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/offline-notes-apps
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/offline-notes-apps
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Banner reading Your Notes Should Work Without Internet, with a phone in airplane mode"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/offline-notes-apps"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/offline-notes-apps"
keywords: "offline notes app, offline notes app android, offline-first notes, notes app without internet, local-first notes"
readingTime: "7 min read"
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Atomic Notes has honest limits here. It syncs while the app is open or on the next launch, with no background sync while the app is closed yet. Automatic sync runs at most once an hour on a free daily energy allowance, and Sync now works any time. And it is Android only for now, from version 2.03.5 on [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App-V0.2/releases/latest).

Run the airplane-mode test on whatever you use today. If your notes app saves without a flicker, it is offline-first. If it stalls, the next outage will show you whose server your notes really live on. For the theory behind this design, read *What Is a Local-First Notes App and Why Does It Matter?*, and for the details of Atomic Notes, visit the [Atomic Notes website](https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app).
Run the airplane-mode test on whatever you use today. If your notes app saves without a flicker, it is offline-first. If it stalls, the next outage will show you whose server your notes really live on. For the theory behind this design, read *What Is a Local-First Notes App and Why Does It Matter?*, and for the details of Atomic Notes, visit the [Atomic Notes website](https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com).

## FAQ

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2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the bullet lists and the Sources links survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/what-happens-when-the-cloud-goes-down
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/what-happens-when-the-cloud-goes-down
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Banner reading When the Cloud Goes Down, with a 503 error card and an Atomic Notes card that says still opens, still saves"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/what-happens-when-the-cloud-goes-down"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/what-happens-when-the-cloud-goes-down"
keywords: "cloud outage notes, offline first apps, local first software, offline notes, cloud dependency"
readingTime: "7 min read"
---
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2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the code block and the bullet lists survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/what-is-a-local-first-notes-app
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/what-is-a-local-first-notes-app
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Banner reading What Is a Local-First Notes App, with your phone as the primary copy and your Drive as a secondary copy"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/what-is-a-local-first-notes-app"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/what-is-a-local-first-notes-app"
keywords: "local-first notes app, what is local-first software, local-first vs cloud-first, offline-first notes, own your notes"
readingTime: "8 min read"
---
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There are honest limits too. The vault is off by default. Sync needs a Google sign-in for now, with email and password login planned. There is no background sync while the app is closed. And real-time co-editing by several people, which the essay's CRDTs solve, is not something Atomic Notes does. It is built for one person across their own devices.

Local-first is the difference between notes that visit your phone and notes that live there. If you want to see it in practice, the airplane-mode test takes ten seconds: open your notes app cold with no connection and write a line. Atomic Notes 2.03.5 for Android is on [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App-V0.2/releases/latest), and the [Atomic Notes website](https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app) explains how it works.
Local-first is the difference between notes that visit your phone and notes that live there. If you want to see it in practice, the airplane-mode test takes ten seconds: open your notes app cold with no connection and write a line. Atomic Notes 2.03.5 for Android is on [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App-V0.2/releases/latest), and the [Atomic Notes website](https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com) explains how it works.

## FAQ

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Sources (listed after the article, under "Sources"):
Atomic Notes support page
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/support-atomic-notes
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/support-atomic-notes
Atomic Notes 2.03.5 release notes (energy and coins changes)
https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App-V0.2/releases/tag/v2.03.5
Atomic Notes privacy policy
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/privacy
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/privacy
Atomic Notes terms
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/terms
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/terms

How to publish:
1. Open "Medium article.docx", select all and copy, then paste into a new Medium story.
2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the bullet lists and the Sources links survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/why-atomic-notes-uses-energy
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/why-atomic-notes-uses-energy
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Banner reading Energy, Not a Subscription, with a full 120 energy meter and a crossed-out monthly fee"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/why-atomic-notes-uses-energy"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/why-atomic-notes-uses-energy"
keywords: "subscription free notes app, Atomic Energy, Atomic Coins, notes app without subscription, privacy friendly business model"
readingTime: "7 min read"
---
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## Sources

- [Atomic Notes support page](https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/support-atomic-notes)
- [Atomic Notes support page](https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/support-atomic-notes)
- [Atomic Notes 2.03.5 release notes (energy and coins changes)](https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App-V0.2/releases/tag/v2.03.5)
- [Atomic Notes privacy policy](https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/privacy)
- [Atomic Notes terms](https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/terms)
- [Atomic Notes privacy policy](https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/privacy)
- [Atomic Notes terms](https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/terms)
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2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the bullet lists and the Sources links survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/why-privacy-software-should-be-open-source
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/why-privacy-software-should-be-open-source
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Banner reading Privacy Software Should Show Its Code, with a code window labeled Verify, Don't Just Trust"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/why-privacy-software-should-be-open-source"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/why-privacy-software-should-be-open-source"
keywords: "open source privacy software, open source security, privacy software, open source notes app, software transparency"
readingTime: "7 min read"
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What Exodus Privacy does, Exodus Privacy
https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/page/what/
Atomic Notes privacy policy
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/privacy
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/privacy
Atomic Notes source code, including the Android manifest and dependency list
https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App-V0.2

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2. Re-upload each image from this folder at its place (Medium does not keep pasted Word images reliably).
3. Check that the bullet lists and the Sources links survived the paste.
4. Story settings > Advanced: if this article is also published on the Atomic Notes website, set the canonical link to:
https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/zero-telemetry-notes-app
https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/zero-telemetry-notes-app
Otherwise leave the canonical link empty.

The .md file is the source of truth. It passes the blog pipeline validator:
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draft: false
coverImage: "01-banner.png"
coverAlt: "Banner reading Zero Telemetry, with analytics events, crash reports, advertising ID and tracker SDKs crossed out"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/blog/zero-telemetry-notes-app"
canonical: "https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/blog/zero-telemetry-notes-app"
keywords: "zero telemetry, privacy focused notes app, no tracking notes app, private note taking, data privacy apps"
readingTime: "7 min read"
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- [FTC enforcement action against GoodRx, February 2023](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/02/ftc-enforcement-action-bar-goodrx-sharing-consumers-sensitive-health-info-advertising)
- [Latanya Sweeney, "Simple Demographics Often Identify People Uniquely", Carnegie Mellon University, 2000](https://dataprivacylab.org/projects/identifiability/)
- [What Exodus Privacy does, Exodus Privacy](https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/page/what/)
- [Atomic Notes privacy policy](https://atomic-notes-community.vercel.app/privacy)
- [Atomic Notes privacy policy](https://atomic-notes.devbehindyou.com/privacy)
- [Atomic Notes source code, including the Android manifest and dependency list](https://github.com/DevBehindYou/Atomic-Notes-App-V0.2)
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