Free & open source · MIT licensed

Write, organise and draw —
entirely on your device.

Elite Memo Pro brings text notes, checklists and freehand sketches together in one fast, local-first Android app. No account, no server, and no INTERNET permission.

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Android 7.0+
~3 MB APK
No ads
No trackers
Offline by design

Elite Memo Pro home screen showing a grid of notes

Local-firstNotes live in an on-device Room database.
Zero networkNo INTERNET permission, so nothing can leave.
No trackingNo analytics, ads or crash-reporting SDKs.
Open sourceMIT licensed, reproducible builds, verifiable.

Features

Everything a notes app should be

Text, checklists and freehand drawing in one place — with the organisation, reminders and security you expect, and none of the cloud.

Text notes

Titles and rich bodies, with per-note colours and pinning to keep the important things on top.

Freehand drawing

Sketch with pen, marker, highlighter, selection and eraser tools — undo, redo, and blank, ruled, grid or dotted canvases.

Inline checklists

Turn any note into a checklist with per-item completion, and tick items off without even opening the app.

Labels & colours

Add, rename and apply labels, colour-code notes, and filter the list by label or colour in a tap.

Instant search

Search titles, body text and tags with colourful match highlighting — fast, offline and always local.

Archive & Trash

Set notes aside in the Archive, or move them to Trash where they can be restored or deleted — and auto-clear after 30 days.

Reminders

Schedule a per-note reminder and get a local notification at the right time — scheduled and delivered entirely on-device.

App lock

An optional lock using biometrics or your device credential. The app never sees your fingerprint, PIN or password.

Home-screen widget

Pin a checklist to your home screen and tick items off without opening the app.

Screenshots

A calm, Material 3 interface

Edge-to-edge, dark-first, and designed to get out of the way. Scroll through the app.

Home screen in grid layout — Home · grid

Home screen in list layout — Home · list

Search results with match highlighting — Search

Privacy

Your notes never leave your phone

Elite Memo Pro is built so that it cannot send your data anywhere. The app does not request the INTERNET permission, so Android itself prevents it from opening a network socket.

No account, no sign-in, no server component.
No analytics, advertising, tracking or crash-reporting SDKs.
Notes and labels stored in an on-device Room database.
Optional encrypted-at-rest protection via your device.

Read the full privacy policy

Permissions, in full

USE_BIOMETRIC: For the optional app lock.
POST_NOTIFICATIONS: To post a reminder you scheduled.
VIBRATE: So reminder notifications can vibrate.
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Capped at Android 9 and below, for the JSON backup.
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Contributed by a dependency; grants no network access.

No camera, microphone, location, contacts or phone permissions.

Documentation

Install, build and verify

Everything you need to run Elite Memo Pro, check it for yourself, or build it from source.

Installation

Download the signed APK from the latest release and open it on your device. Elite Memo Pro runs on Android 7.0 (API 24) and newer, and the universal build works on every architecture.

# Grab the universal APK for the newest release
curl -LO https://github.com/deepanjanxyz/notepad/releases/latest/download/EliteMemoPro-v1.0.24-24-universal.apk

# Install it over ADB (or just tap the file on the device)
adb install EliteMemoPro-v1.0.24-24-universal.apk

Because the APK is installed outside an app store, Android will ask you to allow installs from your browser or file manager the first time.

Reproducible builds

Elite Memo Pro publishes the exact APK the developer signed. F-Droid rebuilds the same commit from source; if the two match byte-for-byte, the developer's own signed APK is shipped, so your signature and update path never change.

Binaries points at the GitHub release asset.
AllowedAPKSigningKeys pins the signing certificate (SHA-256).
Every release is tagged and the full commit hash is recorded.

Architecture

Written in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose, split into focused Gradle modules so the domain layer stays free of Android dependencies.

:appCompose UI, navigation, app lock

:domainUse cases and models

:dataRoom database and DataStore

:coreShared utilities

:featuresFeature screens

Reminders are scheduled with WorkManager; notes, labels and settings live in an on-device Room database and Preferences DataStore.

Build from source

You need JDK 21 and the Android SDK (platform 37). The project builds with the Gradle wrapper.

git clone https://github.com/deepanjanxyz/notepad.git
cd notepad

# Debug build
./gradlew assembleDebug

# Release build (needs your own signing config)
./gradlew assembleRelease

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Keep the :domain module free of Android dependencies, keep unit tests green, and use Conventional Commits.

Read the Code of Conduct.
Open an issue to discuss a change first.
Follow feat:, fix:, refactor:, docs:, chore:.

License

Elite Memo Pro is released under the MIT License. You are free to use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially, provided the copyright notice is kept.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Is it really free?

Yes. Elite Memo Pro is free and open source under the MIT License. There are no ads, no in-app purchases and no premium tier.

Does it send my notes anywhere?

No. The app does not request the INTERNET permission, so Android blocks it from opening a network connection. There is no account, no server and no sync service.

Which Android versions are supported?

Android 7.0 (API 24) and newer. The universal APK covers all architectures, and separate per-ABI builds are published for smaller downloads.

How do I back up my notes?

Back up and restore all notes to a JSON file in your Downloads folder, with optional automatic backups. Everything stays on your device — there is no cloud copy.

Where do I get updates?

Every release is published on the GitHub releases page. The app is also packaged for F-Droid-compatible repositories, so you can update through a client.

Can I build it myself?

Absolutely — that is the point of an open licence. Clone the repository, open it with JDK 21 and the Android SDK, and run ./gradlew assembleRelease.

Get the app

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Write, organise and draw — entirely on your device.