What format do notes come out in?

Block text, a subset of markdown: headings, lists, checklists, tables, links. It opens in any editor and reads without this app.

Can the backup be put back in?

Yes: the same file restores from scratch, with notes, attachments, notebooks and spaces. It also moves everything to another account.

Database in the European Union, attachments on dedicated storage, sign-in handled by an authentication provider. Who processes what is written in the privacy policy, name by name.

Sound familiar?

«I'm afraid of getting locked in: my notes are being held hostage.»

Every notes app promises your data is yours, and then the export is a format only it can open, or is missing altogether. Getting in is easy; getting out, when you need to, is not. You want to choose to stay, not be forced to.

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What happens today

Export produces a format only that app can read, or one PDF per note.
Attachments stay behind: you leave with the text and without the files.
It is unclear who can see your notes, and a sensitive note sits next to the shopping list.
Closing the account is a procedure, and you never know if the data is really gone.

How gethrs solves it

Export everything, in a readable file

“Export everything” downloads a zip with notes, attachments and structure. Notes are block text, readable without this app: the promise to make to anyone who has switched once already. The same file restores from scratch, here or elsewhere.

Private by definition

No page of the app is public: outside here there is nothing to index. Whoever sees a note of yours is only whoever you invited. Usage statistics count actions, never text.

A password on sensitive notes

A note or a notebook locked with a read password opens only with it, even when the account is open. The password is stored as a hash, never in clear.

The account deletes itself, with everything

From Settings → Account: notes, attachments, tasks, shares and the user itself. Before that, if you want, export everything.

All the features →Bring your notes here →

In practice

From the account menu choose “Export everything” and open the zip: notes are readable in any editor.
Put a read password on a note that matters: lock it and open it again.
When you want to leave, Settings → Account → Delete. No need to write to anyone.

Questions

What format do notes come out in?: Block text, a subset of markdown: headings, lists, checklists, tables, links. It opens in any editor and reads without this app.
Can the backup be put back in?: Yes: the same file restores from scratch, with notes, attachments, notebooks and spaces. It also moves everything to another account.
Where is the data?: Database in the European Union, attachments on dedicated storage, sign-in handled by an authentication provider. Who processes what is written in the privacy policy, name by name.

A notebook. Some notes.

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