- Home
- Note-taking apps
- ZenNotes
On the recordRead 11 Oct 202618 facts
ZenNotes
Plans and prices
ZenNotes app
Free
Local and iCloud vaults · No account needed · Self-host the web app
Read 11 Oct 2026 · zennotes.org
10 vaults add-on
$1a month, billed yearly
10 vaults instead of 5
Read 11 Oct 2026 · zennotes.org
25 vaults add-on
$2a month, billed yearly
25 vaults instead of 5
Read 11 Oct 2026 · zennotes.org
10 GB storage add-on
$3a month, billed yearly
10 GB storage
Read 11 Oct 2026 · zennotes.org
Publish to the web add-on
$3a month, billed yearly
Up to 100 public notes · Theme and logo
Read 11 Oct 2026 · zennotes.org
ZenNotes Cloud
$5a month, billed yearly
2 GB storage · 5 vaults · 50,000 files · 10 MB per file
Read 11 Oct 2026 · zennotes.org
On the record
- Assistant integrations
- Its MCP server has one-click setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and Codex.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- CLI
- The bundled zn CLI can read, write, search, tag, and manage tasks in notes, as well as run the MCP server.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud features
- ZenNotes Cloud offers cross-device sync, daily and manual backups, restores, ZIP downloads, and web publishing.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud retention
- After Cloud access ends, existing Cloud data has a 30-day download-only window before it becomes eligible for permanent removal.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud security
- Cloud connections use encrypted HTTPS, but synced notes and attachments are stored in a form the service can read because end-to-end encryption is not currently offered.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- File sync options
- Vaults are ordinary folders that users can sync with Git, iCloud, or Dropbox; Cloud adds cross-device sync.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Git,iCloud,Dropbox,Claude Code,Claude Desktop,Codexzennotes.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Math and diagrams
- It renders KaTeX math and Mermaid, TikZ, JSXGraph, and function-plot diagrams from Markdown code blocks.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile privacy
- The mobile app policy says ZenNotes does not collect notes or personal information, and notes stay on-device or in the user's iCloud when enabled.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeszennotes.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeszennotes.org · read 20 Sep 2026
- Organization
- ZenNotes includes vault-wide search, tasks, tags, backlinks, daily notes, and Obsidian-friendly vault support.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The free open-source web app can be self-hosted using the published Docker image and opened in a browser on the user's network.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs privacy questions to the project's GitHub issues and Discord community.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Vim editing
- The editor supports Vim motions, operators, registers, marks, macros, folds, and the ex prompt.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- ZenNotes is a keyboard-first notes app that stores notes as plain Markdown files in a vault.zennotes.org · read 11 Oct 2026
