A home for short notes.

Capture and find

Write in the Note field, add an optional title and comma-separated tags, and choose Save note. Saving is explicit: unfinished edits are not stored automatically. Use Search to find words in titles, text, or tags. Choose a tag to narrow the list.

Remove and restore

Move to trash keeps the note recoverable. Open the Trash tab, select it, and choose Restore note. There is no permanent-delete button.

Bring text in

Import text files accepts UTF-8 .txt and .md files, one note per file. It does not modify the original files. Markdown, including front matter, is imported as plain text.

Take notes to Obsidian

Export Markdown ZIP includes all saved inbox notes, regardless of the current filter. Extract the ZIP into your vault or another Markdown folder. Titles, dates, and tags are included as YAML metadata. Trash and unsaved changes are excluded.

Keep a backup

Download backup saves all stored notes, including trash. Keep that JSON file somewhere safe. Restore from backup merges it with your current notes. Identical notes are skipped; conflicting versions are kept as separate copies. Invalid backups are rejected without changing saved notes.

Understand local storage

Use the same browser profile and site address to access your notes. Clearing site data, private browsing, browser eviction, or losing your device can remove local notes. Export backups regularly. The app does not encrypt local data and is not a secure vault. It has no cloud sync, accounts, or connection to the Simple Memo iPhone app. If another tab changes your notes, copy any unsaved text and reload before saving.

The app sends no notes to a server and has no analytics or external scripts. Its host receives normal page requests. Project links open external sites only when selected.

Limits

4 MB of serialized data, 5,000 notes, 200 characters per title, 200,000 characters per note, and 30 tags of 50 characters each. Browser quotas may be lower. A failed save keeps the editor text available to copy.

Memo Inbox is MIT-licensed. Read the source and documentation.