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Notes (PFA) on Windows Pc

Developed By: SECUSO Research Group

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 137 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.0.2
Size 6.2 MB
Release Date November 14, 24
Category Lifestyle Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. [see more (2)]

What's New:
This version fixes a few bugs and updates the app to work with Android 14. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Privacy Friendly Notes allows you to take and manage notes on Android devices. It belongs to the Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Technische Un... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Notes (PFA) and install on Windows PC. Notes (PFA) is free Lifestyle app, developed by SECUSO Research Group. Latest version of Notes (PFA) is 2.0.2, was released on 2024-11-14 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Notes (PFA) is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 137 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 87 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Notes (PFA) on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Notes (PFA) on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Notes (PFA) on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Notes (PFA) using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Notes (PFA)" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Notes (PFA) on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Notes (PFA)" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.0.2 , 1.4.5.

Download Notes (PFA) 2.0.2 on Windows PC – 6.2 MB

Download Notes (PFA) 1.4.5 on Windows PC – 5.7 MB

Privacy Friendly Notes allows you to take and manage notes on Android devices. It belongs to the Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Technische Universität Darmstadt. More information can be found an secuso.org/pfa

The following four types of notes are available:
1. Simple text notes
2. Checklist notes
3. Audio notes
4. Sketchnotes

Furthermore, the notes can be grouped into categories, reminders can be assigned to notes and the notes can be exported to the device storage.

How does Privacy Friendly Notes from other similar apps?

1. Minimal Permissions
The permission "RECORD_AUDIO" (Category "Mikrofon") is required to record audio notes. In case this permission is not granted by the user (in Android versions higher than 6) it will not be possible to record audio notes.

"WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" (Category "Speicher") is used to export notes to the device storage. In case this permission is not granted by the user (in Android versions higher than 6) it will not be possible to export notes.

Beside the permissions above the permission “RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED” (Category “Normal/non-critical”) is required to reschedule notifications after a reboot. This permission cannot be modified by the user.

For comparison: The Top Ten of similar apps from the Google Play Store , die im Google Play Store requires an average of 11,7 permissions (in December 2016). These are for instance the location permission or the permissions to access, modify or delete storage.

2. No advertisement
Moreover, Privacy Friendly Password Generator distinguishes from many other weather applications in the way that it completely relinquishes advertisements. Advertisement might track a user's actions. It could also shorten battery life or use mobile data.

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Job opening - https://secuso.aifb.kit.edu/english/Job_Offers_1557.php
This version fixes a few bugs and updates the app to work with Android 14.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to record audio.