Features
Everything it does, in one place
The short list
The six things that make it different
01
Files your notes for you — on your device
Save a note and it lands in the right folder, decided by a model running on your own machine. The filing step does not use a server or upload your note, and needs no prompt.
02
No account, no cloud, built so we can’t read it
There is no sign-up, and by default your notes are not sent anywhere: sync and sharing are off (AI model files are downloaded from huggingface.co). Your vault is encrypted on your device. In a Normal vault the key is derived from a 12-word phrase you keep; a Key Chest vault uses a random key, with the words as one way in. We do not hold your words. Not independently audited yet.
03
Search by meaning, not just keywords
Type what you remember. Keyword search and semantic search run together, both on your device (the search-by-meaning cache is stored as plain text inside the app’s private storage), so "that trip with the broken car" can find the note that doesn’t use the word "trip".
04
An AI assistant that works offline
Ask questions, get summaries, find related notes, suggest a title. The local model works with your Wi-Fi switched off.
05
Bring your notes from anywhere
One-tap import from Obsidian, Evernote, Apple Notes, Notion, Bear, Google Keep and plain text — and re-running it updates what changed instead of duplicating.
06
Deleted means recoverable
Deleted notes go to a Trash first. Restore one, or empty the lot when you are sure. Emptying the Trash removes the note from your vault, but traces can linger in the database log and upgrade backups for a while, so it is not a shredder.
Writing
The editor, from the basics to the small conveniences.
Markdown as you type
Headings, quotes, bullets, numbered lists and links are parsed and styled as you write.
Formatting toolbar
Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, inline code, three heading levels, lists, quote, text colour, highlight, link, note link, table and divider.
Tables
Insert and edit tables, starting from a 2×2 grid.
Checklists
Toggleable to-do rows, and a keyboard command to move a row up or down.
Choose what ticking does
When you check an item: cross it out, sink it to the bottom of the list, or delete it outright. Your call, and it sticks.
Nested lists
Indent and outdent list items and quotes as you write.
Link between notes with [[ ]]
Type two square brackets to open a note-and-folder picker and insert a link.
Slash commands
Type a forward slash to bring up the command menu without leaving the keyboard.
Colour a note
Seven-colour swatch on any note, so a glance down a list tells you what is what.
Voice dictation
Off by defaultSpeak instead of typing, transcribed on your device. The English voice model (about 44 MB) downloads once from huggingface.co; audio is not saved.
Editor focus options
Choose whether a note opens with the cursor at the title or already in the body.
Organising
Folders, stars, and the AI that does the filing.
Nested folders
Folders inside folders, with room for deep nesting, with a breadcrumb back up.
Colour-coded folders
Eleven tints, so a busy sidebar stays readable.
Pin and favourite anything
Pin notes and folders to the top, or star them into Favorites.
Trash with real recovery
Restore a deleted note, delete one permanently, or empty the trash. There is a separate trash for scratchpad buffers.
Auto-filing as you write
On by defaultThe on-device AI decides which folder a new note belongs in and files it — no interruption.
Auto-organize loose notes
Notes that have piled up unsorted get grouped into suggested folders with suggested names. You approve each one.
Re-filing suggestions
When a note has outgrown its folder, the app suggests a better one. It proposes; you decide.
Drag to arrange
Drag folders to reorder them, or drop one onto another to nest it.
The Scratchpad
A tabbed, encrypted notepad for things that are not notes yet, saving itself three seconds after you stop typing. Convert a buffer into a real note when it earns it.
Home blocks you control
Seven blocks — recent, all notes, scratchpad, favorites, pinned, folders, shortcuts — each reorderable or hideable.
Finding things
Three kinds of search, all running locally.
Keyword search
Full-text search, including word stems and partial-word matching.
Search by meaning
Semantic search over on-device embeddings, so approximate recall still finds the note.
Both at once
Keyword and meaning-based results are fused into a single ranked list.
Filters
Narrow by date range, folder, or pinned-only, and toggle exact matching or meaning-only results.
Find similar notes
Surface the notes closest to the one you are reading.
The AI, in detail
AI features run on your device. Cloud AI providers are not part of the app; you can only connect an AI server you run yourself, and nothing is sent unless you do.
Ask your notes questions
A chat panel that answers from your own notes using the on-device model.
Note summaries
On by defaultA short summary per note, refreshed when the note changes. Anything you write yourself is left alone.
Folder summaries
On by defaultWhat is in this folder, in a sentence, updated as its notes change.
Suggested titles
One tap to have a title proposed from the note. It is a button, not automatic — Prevon does not rename your titles for you.
It does things, not just answers
The assistant can create, edit, file and delete notes — essentially anything you can do to a note, under the same permission rules. This is your local model acting on your vault, not a chat window.
Permissions per action
Decide, for each kind of AI action, whether it may act, must ask first, or is blocked outright.
Exclude a note from AI
One note can be hidden from AI on its own — separately from AI overall.
Exclude a note from sync
Needs syncFor when sync is available: keep one note off the relay and purge any copy already there, so a single note can stay local while the rest sync.
A log of what the AI did
A recent-actions list on your device, so an automatic change is not invisible.
Advanced limits
Advanced modeRate limiting, a tool-call depth cap and a circuit breaker for the local model — for people who want them.
Privacy and security
Not a mode you switch on. It is how the vault is designed.
Encrypted at rest
Notes, attachments and the database are encrypted, so a copy of the vault files on its own is unreadable. Exceptions are listed in our security model: reminder and widget words (on by default, switchable off), a plaintext copy of note titles in metadata, the search-by-meaning cache, and a lecture recording until you next unlock.
Argon2id key derivation
In a Normal vault, a deliberately slow, memory-hard function turns your phrase into the key, so guessing is slow and costly. Key Chest vaults use a random key instead.
A 12-word recovery phrase
Shown once when you create your vault. We do not store it. If you lose it and have no backup, we cannot recover your notes.
Rotate your key
Re-key the vault to a new recovery phrase whenever you want, without losing your notes.
Air-Gap Mode
Off by defaultOne switch blocks the app’s outbound network connections, including local device transfer.
Unlock with your face, finger or PIN
Off by defaultBiometric unlock, or a quick-unlock PIN. A PIN is the weaker option: someone who copies your phone’s secure-storage entries could test PINs offline, so prefer a long one. Biometric strength depends on your phone.
Lock when you walk away
Off by defaultLock the app about a minute after you switch away. The timer lives in the app, so it may not fire while the phone has suspended it.
Block screenshots
Off by defaultAsk the OS to block screenshots and screen recordings on Android, iOS and Windows 10 or later (nothing on macOS or Linux). Screenshots stay allowed on the lock screen and the 12-word screens.
Clipboard that clears itself
Sensitive copied text is cleared from the clipboard after 60 seconds by default; the timer cannot fire while the phone has suspended the app.
Destroy the vault
A deliberate two-step wipe, for when you want the vault gone from the device. Treat it as deletion, not forensic shredding.
No account, no telemetry
No sign-up, and the app itself includes no analytics, ads or crash reporting. It does go online for AI model downloads from huggingface.co (Air-Gap Mode stops that); Android builds made by Google Play also carry Google’s own licence check.
Bringing notes in, moving them out
Your notes are yours to move.
Import from seven sources
Obsidian, Evernote, Apple Notes, Notion, Bear, Google Keep and plain text, with source auto-detection. Point it at a folder or a zip.
Re-import without making a mess
Run the import again after writing more in the old app and it updates what changed instead of duplicating everything.
It tells you what it could not use
The import report names the files it skipped and why, so a messy export doesn’t fail silently.
Move a vault device to device
Transfer a whole encrypted vault to another device over your own local Wi-Fi, by QR or pairing code, without going through a cloud relay. This transfer path has not been audited.
Encrypted vault export
Take a portable encrypted snapshot with you.
Restore from your phrase
The 12 words are a way back in. Enter them on a new device together with a vault backup or transfer, and your notes are back. The phrase alone does not contain your notes, and in a Normal vault the words plus a copy of the files open everything.
Making it yours
The small settings people actually change. Layout here is genuinely deep; appearance is deliberately simple.
Light and dark
Two themes, dark by default.
Folder and note colours
Eleven folder tints, seven note colours — colour as a personal index.
Customise the home screen
Reorder, hide, add and remove home blocks, and cap how many rows each one shows.
Customise the sidebar
Reorder, show or hide sidebar items, and collapse the header.
Customise the write button
Its shape, size, what a tap does, and how long a hold takes.
Shortcuts row
Choose which four shortcuts sit on your home screen.
Folder-tree detail
Connector lines, indent depth, note icons and how long titles overflow — all tunable.
Sorting
Separate sort orders for folders and notes.
Scroll and section behaviour
Independent scrolling per home section, and per-section visibility.
Compact scratchpad
Collapse the scratchpad down to just its header and tabs.
24-hour clock
For everyone who reads 18:00 faster than 6pm.
Search the settings
A search box inside Settings that finds any row by name — forgiving of typos and half-remembered wording — and jumps straight to it.
Reset any setting
Every single settings row has its own reset-to-default button.
Learn what each setting does
Most rows carry a Learn more link that opens a plain-language explanation of exactly what it changes. A ? in the panel can show every one of them at once.
Customise the bottom bar
Choose which items sit on the home navigation bar, and in what order.
Dividers in the sidebar
Drop a visual divider between sidebar items to break a long list into groups.
Show or hide block titles
Turn the title header off any home block, for a quieter home screen.
Autocorrect, your way
Autocorrect can be turned off entirely, for anyone who types faster than it corrects.
More than one vault
Keep separate vaults and switch between them — a work vault and a personal one, each with its own key.
Advanced mode
Off by defaultReveal the deeper settings when you want them, and keep them out of the way when you do not.
Platforms and access
Where it runs, and how you reach it.
Five platforms
iOS, macOS, Android, Windows and Linux are the release targets, with the same vault design. None has had an independent audit; our security model lists the iOS, macOS, Windows and Linux builds as unaudited.
Keyboard shortcuts
Navigate back, save a note, and dismiss search from the keyboard.
Native desktop window
An in-app title bar and window controls on desktop, so it feels like a desktop app rather than a phone app in a frame.
Local device discovery
Devices find each other on your own network for transfer, without a cloud directory service.
Accessibility
Designed in from the start, and still being refined.
Screen-reader labels throughout
Buttons, rows and controls carry spoken labels, including a search field that names TalkBack and VoiceOver directly.
Reduced motion
When your system asks for less animation, the app cuts instead of animating.
Text scaling
Your system text size flows through the editor rather than being overridden.
Comfortable touch targets
A minimum tap-target size applied across the app.
Colour is not the only signal
Folder colours are decorative, so meaning is not carried by colour alone.
