Features
Everything in Squirrel Notes.
Built for people with ADHD: capture fast, find things later, and keep the screen calm. Everything below is end-to-end encrypted, on every plan unless it says Pro.
Writing
A document that stays markdown.
Write in a rendered document. Headings, tasks, tables and images appear as you type, and the file underneath is plain markdown you can export any time.
- Slash commands and markdown shortcuts: type
/,##or- [ ]and keep going - Switch any note to the Markdown view for the full source, with syntax colours and line numbers
- Mermaid diagrams render live from fenced blocks, right in your browser
- Eight built-in capture templates to start a note from
- Split a long note in two, or export it as markdown
Organising
Put things anywhere. Find them anyway.
Nested collections when you want structure, a Scratchpad when you don’t, and tags that cut across both.
- Unlimited nesting, colour-coded collections and drag-and-drop
- The Scratchpad catches quick notes you haven’t filed yet
- Colour-coded tags that work across collections
- Pinned notes stay at the top; the last few you opened sit under Recent
- Smart Collections fill themselves from a searchPro
- Deleted notes stay in Trash for 30 days
Search
Search that runs on your device.
Search reads your decrypted notes in your browser, so it can look inside everything without the server seeing a word.
- ⌘K opens the command bar: go to any note by name or run any command
- Search titles, text and attachment names, then narrow to notes, tasks or files
- Combine operators to find exactly what you mean
- Your last five searches are one click away, encrypted on this device
- Save searches you run oftenPro
Tasks
Every checkbox, in one list.
The Tasks page gathers the checkboxes from all your notes. Tick one there and it’s ticked in the note.
- Add a due date with
@due(2026-10-24), or type/due - Group by date or by note, and filter to Overdue, Today, This week or No date
- A red badge on the rail counts overdue tasks
- Sub-tasks nest under their parent, and ticking the parent completes them
Focus
Structure for the time you have.
A Pomodoro timer with a place to park stray thoughts, and a writing view with nothing else on screen.
- Focus Session: 25-minute focus, short breaks, a long break after four. All adjustable
- Press D to log a distraction and get back to work
- Add a minute, up to three times, to finish a thought
- No streaks or scores. Session history stays in your browser for 90 days
- Focus mode (⌥⇧M) hides everything but the note; Reader mode shows it full width
Files
Attach anything, encrypted.
Drop files onto a note. Names and contents are encrypted in your browser before upload.
- Images insert inline with /image
- The Files page lists every attachment, as a list or a grid
- Files in a shared note are re-encrypted with the share passphrasePro
Everywhere
On every device, online or not.
The same library, tasks, files and settings on your phone and your computer, synced as encrypted blobs.
- Try it without an account in guest mode, then keep everything when you sign up
- Real-time sync across devicesPro
- Works offline from a local encrypted cache
- Install it as an app on desktop, Android or iOS
Make it yours
Calm by default, yours to change.
Pick a theme, set up the editor the way you like it, and drive most of the app from the keyboard.
- Eight themes, light and dark, each checked for contrast
- Note text size, line numbers, active-line highlight and spell check
- Keyboard shortcuts for navigation, panels, lines and the timer