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SilentNotes on Windows Pc

Developed By: Martin Stoeckli

License: Free

Rating: 4,5/5 - 173 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 7.3.2
Size 13.1 MB
Release Date November 28, 23
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
* Targeting Android 13, to comply with the newest Android requirements. [see more]

Description from Developer:
SilentNotes is a note taking app which respects your privacy. It doesn't collect personal data, runs free of ads and is an open source (FOSS) software. Write your notes in a co... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download SilentNotes and install on Windows PC. SilentNotes is free Productivity app, developed by Martin Stoeckli. Latest version of SilentNotes is 7.3.2, was released on 2023-11-28 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of SilentNotes is 4,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 173 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 110 users had rated it 1*.

How to install SilentNotes on Windows?

Instruction on how to install SilentNotes on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install SilentNotes 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 SilentNotes 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 "SilentNotes" 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 SilentNotes 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 "SilentNotes" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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SilentNotes is a note taking app which respects your privacy. It doesn't collect personal data, runs free of ads and is an open source (FOSS) software. Write your notes in a comfortable WYSIWYG editor with basic formatting like headers or lists, and synchronize them end-to-end encrypted between Android and Windows devices.

Beside writing of traditional notes, you can also create to-do lists to keep track of your pending tasks. Additionally the notes can be password protected with your own password, and quickly found with a full-text search.

✔ Take your notes wherever you are, and share them between your Android and Windows devices.
✔ Write the notes in an easily operated WYSIWYG editor.
✔ Create To-Do lists to keep an overview of your pending tasks.
✔ Protect selecte notes with a user defined password.
✔ Organize and filter the notes with a tagging system.
✔ Quickly find the right note with the full-text search, just by typing a few letters.
✔ Store the notes to an online-storage of your choice (self hosting), this allows to synchronize them between devices and offers an easy backup.
✔ Currently supported are the FTP protocol, the WebDav protocol, Dropbox, Google-Drive and One-Drive.
✔ The notes never leave the device unencrypted, they are end-to-end encrypted and can only be read on your devices.
✔ A dark theme is available for more comfortable working in dark environment.
✔ Use basic formatting to structure your notes and make them more readable.
✔ Get a note back from the recycle-bin if it was deleted by accident.
✔ SilentNotes does not collect user information and requires no unnecessary privileges, thus the name silent notes.
✔ SilentNotes is an open source project, its source code can be verified on GitHub.
* Targeting Android 13, to comply with the newest Android requirements.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.