Open and write
No sign-up, no tutorial, no set-up screen. Launch the app and the cursor is already waiting for you.
Free · iPhone · 30 languages
Capture ideas & daily to-dos
Simple made powerful. Minimal Notes is a completely free notepad that’s ready the instant you open it — anytime, anywhere.
No account needed12 font coloursDark ModeNotes stay on your iPhone
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Colour
Write in colour
Notes don’t have to be black and white. Twelve standard colours plus bold sit right on the editing toolbar, and the app remembers the colour you used last.
12 colours + bold
A smile, framed.
A note, kept.
Everything it does
A small app that does real work
No dashboards, no onboarding tour, no folder tree to maintain. Just the parts of a notepad you actually use.
12 colours and bold
The full standard colour set plus bold, one tap away while you are typing.
Instant search
Type a keyword and the list filters in real time. No folders and no tags to maintain.
Dark Mode
Follows your system appearance automatically, so a note taken at midnight looks the way it should.
Undo, redo, character count
Dedicated undo and redo buttons, with a live character count in the title bar.
Notes stay on your iPhone
Notes are kept in a local database that is encrypted on disk. The content is not uploaded to a server.
30 languages
The whole interface follows your system language, or a language you pick yourself in Settings.
Share a note anywhere
Send any note out through the standard iOS share sheet — mail, messages, or any app you have installed.
Search
Find that one line
in a single second
Type a keyword and your notes filter as you type. No folders, no tags, no tidying up — the line you were looking for just comes to the top.
Dark Mode
Easy on tired eyes
Minimal Notes follows your system appearance automatically. Switch your iPhone to Dark Mode and your notes follow, with the same colours still readable against the dark background.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is Minimal Notes really free?
Yes. Downloading and using Minimal Notes costs nothing, and none of the writing features are locked behind a paid tier.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There’s no sign-up and no login. Open the app and your first note is one tap away.
Which devices does it run on?
iPhone, running iOS 16.0 or later.
Where are my notes stored?
On your iPhone, in a local database that is encrypted on disk. Note content is not uploaded to a server.
Can I colour and bold my text?
Yes. The editing toolbar carries twelve standard colours plus bold, and it remembers the colour you used last.
Is my language supported?
Minimal Notes ships in 30 languages. It can follow your system language, or you can pick one yourself in Settings.
Get Minimal Notes
Free on the App Store. iPhone, iOS 16.0 or later.
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