Hush Notes

A private, encrypted notes & to-do list in your browser sidebar. AES-256 encryption, fully offline, zero data collection.

Hush Notes — Your private, encrypted notepad right in the browser sidebar. Keep sensitive notes, ideas, and to-dos locked away with military-grade encryption. Everything stays on your device — no accounts, no cloud, no tracking. Just open the side panel and start writing. ───────────────────────────── 🔐 SECURITY • AES-256-GCM encryption — notes are encrypted before being saved • PBKDF2 key derivation (100,000 iterations) — your password is never stored • Auto-lock after inactivity (configurable: 1–30 minutes) • Brute-force protection with exponential backoff • Encryption key only lives in memory; cleared on lock or browser restart ───────────────────────────── 📝 FEATURES • Notes & Todos — create rich notes or checkbox-style to-do items • Markdown support — headings, lists, code blocks, task lists, blockquotes, links, and more with live preview • Priority levels — Critical, High, Medium, Low with color-coded indicators • Custom tags & groups — organize notes your way • Search & filters — full-text search across titles, content, and tags; filter by type, priority, or tag • Archive — archive completed notes instead of deleting them • Import & Export — import .md files or export all notes as Markdown with YAML frontmatter ───────────────────────────── 🛡️ PRIVACY • 100% offline — zero network requests, ever • No accounts, no sign-up, no cloud sync • No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry • All data encrypted and stored locally on your device • Only 3 permissions needed: sidePanel, storage, unlimitedStorage • Open and transparent — nothing hidden ───────────────────────────── 💡 HOW TO USE 1. Click the Hush Notes icon in the toolbar to open the side panel 2. Set a password on first launch (minimum 8 characters) 3. Start creating notes and to-dos 4. Your notes are automatically encrypted and saved ───────────────────────────── Perfect for developers, journalists, researchers, or anyone who needs a quick, private place to jot things down without leaving the browser. If you find Hush Notes useful, consider buying me a coffee ☕ — there's a button in the app header!