Notekpr – An open-source, E2EE alternative to Notion and Obsidian
End-to-end encrypted Markdown notes, where even your own server only sees ciphertext.
Notekpr encrypts notes, drawings and live collaboration client-side, so the server — Notekpr's own hosting or yours — stores only ciphertext and never sees content. It's open source under AGPL, stores every note as a plain Markdown file readable in Obsidian, Neovim or VS Code, and its drawing tool opens and saves Excalidraw's and Obsidian's own file formats. Every feature is free today; hosted plans are listed as "soon," with self-hosting available now.
What holds up
- +Server only ever sees ciphertext, even on Notekpr's own hosting
- +Notes are plain Markdown files, readable in Obsidian, Neovim or VS Code outside the app
- +Open source under AGPL, with a CLI client that syncs vaults as real files
- +Drawing tool reads and writes Excalidraw's and Obsidian's own file formats, not a locked-in one
Mind the limits
- −Per the judge note, the server still sees metadata like sizes and timing — not fully hidden
- −Hosted plans aren't live yet — only self-hosting works today
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