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An end-to-end encrypted notes app.
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This project appears to be free and open source software.
Details
The client app appears to be provided under the AGPLv3, with the server component provided under the GPLv3.
The project used to have confusing licensing, which was queried via GitHub. For a few months the project changed to a non-FOSS BY-NC-SA 4.0 license but they later switched this back to a more clarified AGPLv3 arrangement.
The project advertises it gains 100% of its revenue from paying users, and has taken $0 in venture capital. That revnue comes from providing the software as a service.
Details last reviewed 2025-06-09.
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