What is Simply Notes?

Simply Notes is a daily planner and activity tracker that runs entirely in your browser. It holds two ideas next to each other: the things you mean to do, and the things you actually did. Most task apps only track the first, which is why so few of them can tell you where your day went.

There is no account to create and no subscription to cancel. Open the page and start typing.

Features

  • Plan your day

    Add a task in one line, give it a day, a category and a time if it needs one. Everything else stays out of the way until you want it.

  • Track what you did

    Log anything you actually did — a run, a meeting, an hour lost to a feed. Completed tasks record themselves, so the timeline is the day as it happened.

  • Private by construction

    Your data is stored in your own browser. There is no account and no server to send it to, so there is nothing to breach and nothing to sell.

  • Works offline

    Install it and it keeps working on a plane, on the underground, or on a bad connection. The data was never remote to begin with.

Privacy

Your tasks, activities and notes stay on your device, in your browser’s own storage. They are not transmitted anywhere, because Simply Notes has no backend.

That also means the data is only as durable as your browser storage: clearing site data removes it. Export a backup from Settings if it matters to you. Read the full privacy statement.

Frequently asked questions

Does Simply Notes require an account?
No. There is no sign-up, no login and no password. Open the page and start using it.
Where is my data stored?
In your own browser, using IndexedDB on the device you are using. Your tasks, activities and notes are never uploaded, because Simply Notes has no server to upload them to.
Does Simply Notes work offline?
Yes, where your browser supports it. Simply Notes installs as a progressive web app and keeps working without a connection, since all of its data is already on your device.
Can I move my data to another device?
Yes. Export a JSON backup from Settings and import it in the browser you want to move to. Because data is per-device, this is also how you keep a copy before clearing your browser storage.
What is the difference between a task and an activity?
A task is something you intend to do. An activity is something you actually did. Completing a task records it as an activity automatically, so your timeline reflects the day as it happened.