Hush Notes

About

Hush Notes — Your private, encrypted notepad right in the browser sidebar.

Keep sensitive notes, ideas, and to-dos locked away with military-grade encryption. Everything stays on your device — no accounts, no cloud, no tracking. Just open the side panel and start writing.

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🔐 SECURITY

• AES-256-GCM encryption — notes are encrypted before being saved
• PBKDF2 key derivation (100,000 iterations) — your password is never stored
• Auto-lock after inactivity (configurable: 1–30 minutes)
• Brute-force protection with exponential backoff
• Encryption key only lives in memory; cleared on lock or browser restart

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📝 FEATURES

• Notes & Todos — create rich notes or checkbox-style to-do items
• Markdown support — headings, lists, code blocks, task lists, blockquotes, links, and more with live preview
• Priority levels — Critical, High, Medium, Low with color-coded indicators
• Custom tags & groups — organize notes your way
• Search & filters — full-text search across titles, content, and tags; filter by type, priority, or tag
• Archive — archive completed notes instead of deleting them
• Import & Export — import .md files or export all notes as Markdown with YAML frontmatter

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🛡️ PRIVACY

• 100% offline — zero network requests, ever
• No accounts, no sign-up, no cloud sync
• No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry
• All data encrypted and stored locally on your device
• Only 3 permissions needed: sidePanel, storage, unlimitedStorage
• Open and transparent — nothing hidden

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💡 HOW TO USE

1. Click the Hush Notes icon in the toolbar to open the side panel
2. Set a password on first launch (minimum 8 characters)
3. Start creating notes and to-dos
4. Your notes are automatically encrypted and saved

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Perfect for developers, journalists, researchers, or anyone who needs a quick, private place to jot things down without leaving the browser.

If you find Hush Notes useful, consider buying me a coffee ☕ — there's a button in the app header!