Show HN: An open source note-taking app that respects your privacy

http://www.janusnotes.com

by gtufano • 13 years ago

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gtufano6• 13 years ago

For iOS (Universal) and OS X (10.7+). Synchronizes notes via dropbox, and encrypts the text of the notes with RNCryptor. Sources (MIT licensed) are on https://github.com/ilTofa/janusnotes

andrewcooke• 13 years ago

no criticism intended, just to help a good project, here are some fixes to the english: in this version; or take a voice; register [no from] here; to also share; tap the Prefs; Do the same; dropbox [no so] to avoid; keep your data as safe; data are safe; we have no access to anything other than; no idea [no on] how.

gtufano6• 13 years ago

Thank you very much, fixed. :)

yapcguy• 13 years ago

Dropbox is a point of failure. Will you support other back-ends?

gtufano6• 13 years ago

Not currently. There are not so many alternatives for free that supports both iOS and OS X, btw. An alternative backend could be bittorrent sync, but the API are very young and tailored to web app, not desktop ones. Of course, the app will work not using dropbox (and without syncing devices).

That said, I'm open to suggestions. :)

tmikaeld• 13 years ago

I'm impressed actually.

antjanus• 13 years ago

As someone with the same name. I approve.

bennyg• 13 years ago

Ahh very nice. I have a similar one that is waiting on review in the app store right now haha. Very cool. Mine's going to be called Onions, but it's not out yet. Mine also doesn't have pictures, dropbox, or anything else yet - just notes.

www.onions.io

basyt• 13 years ago

If the creator shared this, I give you full marks! I like this app, it is simple and it encrypts my stuff, so all is well.

But I have a Feature Request: In a further version, it should be possible to organize notebooks into folders(like Evernote)and my move from Evernote shall be complete!

gtufano6• 13 years ago

I'm thinking about tags (an often requested feature). The tags availability could allow a folders/notebooks-like UI (not unlike the Gmail tags show as folders in IMAP clients).

lost_name• 13 years ago

Is the privacy focus the result of some other note taking app's failure, a reassurance for those concerned about it, or a response to NSA things?

Something else maybe?

gtufano6• 13 years ago

Basically it started as a personal need/itch to scratch. Also, I'm old enough to remember when my data were my data, applications were my applications and no other entities were interested in what I do/write/see. ;) The NSA things helped my decision to do this, but I was thinking about the program from before.

I decided to open source the code after a review on the App Store (probably the US one) that basically said: "Who are you and why should I trust you". This comment hit a button inside me (and was fundamentally true).

mkramlich• 13 years ago

vim + TrueCrypt

sneak• 13 years ago

iOS

pervycreeper• 13 years ago

Great idea, but it's too bad there's even a need for this in the first place. I'm curious why Dropbox's own client has text editing facilities on Andriod, but not on ios.

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