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Right now I am using Safe Notes for encrypted notes locally.

I REALLY love this app and its simple no frills interface and local encryption is just what I am looking for.

It seems the developer released it in 2023 and did one or two updates shortly after then he fell off the face of the planet…

Is this inherently a security issue?

I don’t care for other apps I have tried because thet seem to require an account.

I don’t want the app to connect to the internet. I just want to do simple local encrypted backups without jumping through a bunch of hoops.

If the app’s developer was around and it wasn’t so long ago he updated it I would put up as a recommended app.

So is it unsafe?

If so, is there a similar no frills no account local only sha256 note encryption like Safe Notes?

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If it is local only and the app you like does not connect to the internet, it is just like any other text edit app on your OS that doesn’t connect to the internet. I see no real problem from an online security POV and unless the encryption it uses has been weakened by passage of time and lack of updates for itself and the OS you are running it on, it should be okay.

But as a rule of OPSEC as I understand it, it is generally not recommended to use out of date software no matter what. Now, I don’t know if you consider an app that hasn’t been updated in more than a year outdated but that would I guess depend on your threat model.

I personally would use an alternative encrypted note taking app as anything else would be better than what you’re currently using but this is a personal opinion.

You can still use Notesnook and disable sync and/or not provide the app access to internet and use it local first encrypted app. Much better way to go about it.

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Thank you for the reply, notesnook won’t work for me.

I just found a way to put things in keepass. I was just using Safe Notes to keep track of passwords.

I will have to change all my passwords again, no biggie.

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I don’t understand you. But alright.

I hope you know password managers exist and that it is literally a tool to save all your credentials in one secure place.

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A truly brilliant way to store one’s most valuable assets. The Best Password Managers to Protect Your Privacy and Security - Privacy Guides

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That is what Keepass is, a password manager. It worked out better than I had thought it would.

I’m old school and just reached for a note pad.

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Thank you, that’s stuff I don’t do is cloud based stuff for storage. I like everything in cold storage offline. :blush:

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Keepass isn’t a cloud based PW manager either, but if you need access to you’re passwords on other devices, I suggest using Syncthing for your Keepass database. That’s what I do and it works great.

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