Beaver Notes

Plans and prices

Every plan, in full

On the record

Encryption

The security model describes AES-256-GCM encryption for note content and assets at rest, plus optional encryption of sync data when app-level encryption is enabled.docs.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Files and sharing

The homepage describes adding files such as PDFs and presentations to notes and sharing notes with friends and other apps.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Integrations

Dropbox,OneDrive,iCloud,Syncthing,Nextcloudblog.beavernotes.com · read 20 Sep 2026

Note locks

The security model also describes manual password protection for individual notes.docs.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Notes and Markdown

The editor supports Markdown formatting, checklists, callouts, math blocks, and Mermaid diagrams.docs.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Note sharing

Yesblog.beavernotes.com · read 20 Sep 2026

Offline access

Yesblog.beavernotes.com · read 20 Sep 2026

Organization

Users can search note content, titles, and labels, filter by labels, and bookmark notes on the home screen.docs.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Plugins

Beaver Notes supports plugins that can extend app data and editor functions, with permissions for app-plane operations such as note access, filesystem use, and network requests.docs.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Plugin security

The plugin documentation warns that editor-plane plugins have full access to the editor's JavaScript context and advises installing them only from trusted sources.docs.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Product

Beaver Notes describes itself as a local-first, open-source notes app with no cloud, AI, or tracking on its homepage.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Project and support

The docs call Beaver Notes a fully open-source indie project and direct users to Reddit or GitHub Discussions to join the community and ask questions.docs.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Sync integrations

The sync guide describes syncing through a user-selected folder in services such as Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud, or Syncthing, and says users can set up their own server.docs.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Sync limitation

The docs say autosync does not work with GVFS on Linux and recommend tools such as Celeste or Nextcloud Client instead.docs.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Sync plans

The maker's August 2026 post describes Beaver Sync plans and says paid plans provide Beaver-hosted storage while the free plan uses the user's own cloud.blog.beavernotes.com · read 11 Oct 2026

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