News, updates, and articles about privacy and encryption
End-to-end encryption should never mean lock-in. Export single notes or your whole vault as plain Markdown, print to PDF, and carry a password-protected backup to any account - all without the server ever seeing your data.
Point Reborn Notes at a folder of Markdown files on your disk and it keeps your encrypted notes refreshed from it automatically, subfolders and all. A one-way mirror that turns Obsidian, Syncthing, or any local vault into a source for your notes.
Create read-only public links for your notes or tasks without compromising security. Learn how the URL carries the decryption key, why the server remains blind, and how access can be easily secured with a password.
One click opens or creates a note for the current day, week, or month. Folder and filename format are configurable per period, and the settings themselves sync between devices in zero-knowledge architecture.
10+ search operators - tag:, due:, folder:, is:overdue, has:link and more - plus boolean OR / AND / grouping. A unified search box, all client-side, all zero-knowledge.
Zero Knowledge architecture, end-to-end encryption, and deliberate trade-offs - a detailed overview of how Reborn Apps protects your data.
Understanding why Zero Knowledge architecture is the gold standard for privacy-first applications, and how Reborn Apps implements it.
Open-source task and note-taking apps with true end-to-end encryption. No email, no tracking, no compromises - and with an architecture you can verify yourself.
A step-by-step guide to running your own instance of Reborn Apps using Docker Compose.
