Strayfiles vs Private Notes

Strayfiles brings all your Markdown files together in one place without moving them. Point to any folder on your device and Strayfiles indexes your notes, docs, and files instantly. ORGANIZE WITHOUT MIGRATING Your files stay exactly where they are. No vault, no restructuring. Strayfiles reads from any folder you choose and builds a unified note tree across all your directories. WRITE IN MARKDOWN Full Markdown editor with syntax highlighting and keyboard shortcuts. Switch to a rendered preview to see your formatting, tables, code blocks, and more come to life. SEARCH EVERYTHING Full-text search across all your Markdown files by title, content, or tags. Find any note instantly no matter where it lives on your filesystem. SMART WORKSPACES Create virtual folders that group notes by project or topic without touching your filesystem. Filter by workspace to focus on what matters. TAG AND FILTER Add color-coded tags to organize notes your way. Filter by tag to find exactly what you need in seconds. SYNC ACROSS DEVICES Keep your notes in sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Stray Cloud. End-to-end encrypted so your data stays private. BUILT FOR DEVELOPERS Mirror files like CLAUDE.md across multiple projects. Get pinged when AI coding agents finish tasks. Give AI assistants direct access to your notes via MCP. TEAMS (PRO) Collaborate on shared workspaces with your team in real time. Everyone sees the same notes, always up to date. KEY FEATURES - Aggregate notes from any folder - Raw Markdown and WYSIWYG editing - Full-text search across all files - Smart workspaces and color-coded tags - Cross-device sync with end-to-end encryption - File mirrors for developer workflows - AI agent notifications (Pings) - Team collaboration (Pro) Terms of Use: https://strayfiles.com/terms

Private Notes: Offline NotePad is a private, on-device notes app built to help you capture ideas fast, write the way you think, and actually find things later — with real intelligence that never sends your notes to a server. Perfect for jotting a quick thought, writing in Markdown, recording a voice note that transcribes itself, sketching or scanning a document, and linking your ideas together — all wrapped in search that understands what you meant. Your notes, your data — and yours alone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no login, no sign-up — just open the app and start • All your notes are stored locally on your device by default • No analytics, no tracking, no ads, no third-party data collection • Optional iCloud sync runs through your own private iCloud — never our servers • On-device AI: the intelligence runs on your iPhone, your notes never leave it WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK • A fast, focused Markdown editor with a formatting keyboard toolbar • Checklists, headings, an outline view and font choices • Notebooks with your own colors and icons, plus flexible tags • Smart Folders that collect notes by rules, automatically • Wiki-style [[links]] and backlinks to connect your ideas • Pin and star what matters, and restore anything from Trash • Full version history so you can go back to any earlier draft ON-DEVICE INTELLIGENCE • Summarize any note in a tap • Smart auto-tagging that keeps your tags consistent • Automatic titles for notes you never got around to naming • Ask your notes — get answers grounded in what you actually wrote • Turn a voice recording into a clean, structured note • Pull action items straight out of meetings and lectures • Turn a photo into editable Markdown • Semantic search that finds notes by meaning, not just keywords (On-device AI features require a supported iPhone.) CAPTURE ANYTHING • Quick Capture and an Inbox for frictionless jotting • Attach images, and — with Premium — audio, scans, sketches and PDFs • Scan documents with the camera, sketch with Apple Pencil • A Share Extension to send text and links straight into your notes FIND IT INSTANTLY • Fast full-text search across everything • A Quick Switcher to jump to any note in seconds • Spotlight integration so your notes show up in system search • Filter and browse by tag, notebook or Smart Folder BRING YOUR NOTES WITH YOU • Import from Bear archives and Evernote (ENEX) • Keep everything in one private, searchable home ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Home Screen widgets for Quick Capture, recent notes and your daily streak • Create, open and append to notes with Siri and Shortcuts • Your notes, one tap away A PRIVATE APP LOCK • Lock individual notes behind Face ID or Touch ID • A Privacy Shield hides locked notes from lists, search and the switcher PREMIUM INCLUDES • Unlimited notes and nested notebooks • Audio, scan, sketch, PDF and file attachments • Lecture and meeting transcription with AI summaries and action items • Unlimited on-device AI • Private iCloud sync across all your devices NotesApp stays simple when you just want to jot something down, and powerful when you want your whole second brain — capture in a tap, find anything in a second. SUBSCRIPTIONS • Auto-renewable Premium plans (1 month, 1 year with a 3-day free trial) • A one-time Lifetime unlock is also available • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account • Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple account settings • Restore Purchases is available in-app Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://darianhanci-legal.web.app/datenschutz APPLE WATCH Dictate a thought; it reaches your inbox even with no iPhone nearby.