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CyberNotes

Catch ideas, organize your thoughts and keep useful notes close, all on your PC.

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CYBERNOTES · THE IDEA ILLUSTRATION, NOT AN APP SCREENSHOT

Catch the thought. Keep the thread.

From a quick idea to a note you can find when it matters.

  1. 01

    Write it down

    Start a note, add formatting, lists or images, and let autosave take care of it.

  2. 02

    Give it a place

    Use colorful folders, favorites and tabs to keep related notes together.

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    Bring it back

    Search your notes or keep one floating above your work for easy reference.

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CyberNotes is a flexible writing space for Windows that keeps your notes on your device without an account or built-in cloud sync. Capture quick thoughts or build longer documents with formatting, lists, code and images. Colorful folders, tabs, favorites and full-text search help you return to an idea, while floating notes keep a reference in view as you work. Autosave and session restore help you pick up where you left off. An optional password or PIN locks access to the app; the stored notes themselves are not encrypted.

A place for ideas that grow with you

Write the way you think

Go from a one-line thought to a formatted note with headings, checklists, links, images and code, or search and batch-insert symbols and emojis.

Keep things connected

Group notes in colorful folders, open several tabs and pin favorites you revisit often.

Find it when you need it

Search titles and content instantly, revisit recent notes or float an important note over other windows.

More ways CyberNotes helps
  • Rich editing with headings, lists, links, images, code blocks and markdown shortcuts, plus five text case transformations with Shift+F3
  • Colorful folders, drag and drop, favorites, tabs and floating notes with mouse-wheel access to hidden toolbar actions
  • Full-text search across titles and content, plus recent-note history
  • Autosave, session restore, timestamped save feedback in the editor and floating notes, plus export to Markdown, HTML or JSON backup
  • Optional Caps Lock shutoff after keyboard inactivity, title-bar countdown and keyboard status indicators
  • Optional password or PIN access lock, auto-lock and privacy shield (notes are not encrypted)
  • Local notes without an account or built-in cloud sync; configurable Alt+Shift+N shortcut
  • Six themes, custom backgrounds, glass effects and interface scaling for menus and controls
  • Search Unicode symbols and Emoji 18.0 by category; insert one or queue multiple characters for batch insertion
  • Follow long notes with aligned line numbers and continuation markers
  • Collapse the sidebar or line-number gutter; the More menu adapts to the screen and interface scale
Use Cases

By Role

Writers and students

Build longer notes with headings, lists, images and code, then return to several drafts in tabs.

Developers

Keep snippets, links and project notes together, with code blocks and search across their contents.

Organizers

Collect checklists and plans in folders, then mark the notes you open most as favorites.

Multitaskers

Float a reference note over another app while you write, study or follow instructions.

By Task

Catch an idea

Open CyberNotes with Alt+Shift+N, type a thought and let autosave preserve it.

Sort a growing collection

Drag notes into color-coded folders and pin important ones for quick access.

Find that detail again

Search words in a title or note body instead of remembering which folder held it.

Keep a note in sight

Detach a note into an always-on-top window and keep working in another app.

Try CyberNotes

Free for Windows 10 and 11. No account required.

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🖥️ Requirements & safety

  • · Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit. Electron · React · TypeScript
  • · Installer or portable
  • · 🔏 “Unknown publisher” SmartScreen warning is expected (no paid certificate yet). Verify via release SHA / VirusTotal or build from source.
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