The fastest place to put a thought.
Open it and you are already typing, keyboard up, in about half a second. Then one tap files the note into the right place, so nothing gets lost or forgotten.
Capture never waits.
Most notes apps make you wait for a screen to load before you can write. This one is the other way around: cold start to a blinking cursor in under half a second, every time. Whatever you were about to forget, it's already down.
Type and send
Like messaging yourself, minus the app that takes three seconds to open.
Hold to talk
Record a voice note; it's transcribed on the phone, no audio leaves the device.
Sketch it
A diagram, a floor plan, a bad idea drawn quickly. Some thoughts aren't words.
It lives on your phone, not ours.
The free version makes zero network calls. No account to create, nothing uploaded, works fine in airplane mode. Your notes are on your device, full stop. Cloud backup and sync exist if you want them, and they're free too, but you turn them on.
Every note keeps its whole life.
Edits don't replace what was there; they stack on top, each one dated and revertible. It's version history for your own thoughts, so you can rewrite a note without ever losing the messy first draft it grew from. Old pieces you're done with fold away into an archive instead of cluttering, and even a deleted capture stays in your log. Nothing you write is ever truly lost.
Let it tidy up. Or leave it alone.
Turn on Pro and the AI files each capture into the right note and rewrites the pile into one clean document, matched to a template. It never touches your originals; the raw captures stay exactly as you wrote them, one tap back. And if you'd rather do it by hand, that's the default.
Read, copy, and capture on the web.
Sign in at app.chatnoteai.com to read and copy your synced notes from any computer, and jot new ones right there. It updates live as you capture on your phone, and it never edits or deletes what is already on your device.
Free does the important part.
- + Instant capture: text, voice, drawing
- + On-device transcription and search
- + Tags, projects, full note history
- + YouTube links show their title and thumbnail
- + Remind-me-later on any note
- + Free cloud backup, sync, and web access
- + No account required to start
- + Everything in Free
- + AI sorts captures into the right note
- + Rewrites notes into clean documents
- + AI templates: plan, checklist, concept
- + 15-day free trial
Questions, answered.
Is ChatNote free?
Yes. The full capture experience (text, voice, and drawing), on-device transcription, search, tags, projects, and note history is free, with no account. Pro adds optional AI for $4.99 a month.
Do I need an account?
No. ChatNote works with no account and no sign-in. An account is only needed if you want the free cloud backup and sync, or the paid AI features.
Does it work offline?
Completely. The free app makes zero network calls and works in airplane mode. Everything you capture is saved on your device instantly.
Where are my notes stored?
On your phone, in local storage that is the source of truth. If you turn on cloud sync, an encrypted copy is mirrored to our servers in the EU, but your device always keeps the original.
Can it transcribe voice offline?
Yes. Voice notes are transcribed on the device itself, so your audio never leaves the phone and transcription works with no connection.
Can I use ChatNote on my computer?
Yes. Sign in at app.chatnoteai.com to read, copy, and capture notes from any browser. It syncs live with your phone and never edits or deletes what is already there.
Can it remind me about a note?
Yes. Choose "remind me later" on any capture and pick when. You get a notification with the note's text, completely local and free.
What does Pro add?
Pro turns on the AI: it files each capture into the right note and rewrites the pile into one clean document, matched to a template. It never changes your originals, which stay one tap away. There is a 15-day free trial.