I strongly agree with this idea. Standard Notes is great for privacy, but its UI feels outdated and the brand isn’t very visible to most users. If it were rebranded as Proton Notes, or if Proton launched a notes app that syncs with Standard Notes, it would be much more appealing.

People who care about privacy already trust the Proton brand. Instead of choosing from unfamiliar note apps, they would be more likely to pick Proton Notes. This would not only improve the user experience but also strengthen Proton’s brand and help attract more paying customers.<a href="https://amcconstruction-llc.com/renovation-services-columbia-tn/">Structural remodeling Columbia TN</a>

Just a few notes here (pun not intended), food for thought.

Standard Notes seems not functional anymore and appears to have been abandoned.
Proton Docs is not an appropriate solution for this use case, as it addresses a different scope.
A note taking application is intended to be lightweight and focused on the quick capture and organisation of notes, ideas, and details, similar in nature to tools such as Notion. Supporting Markdown can be useful for some users, but making Markdown the only option limits flexibility and can add unnecessary friction for a simple note taking application.

A note taking application must be lightweight, simple, fast, and well organised. This is particularly important for business use cases, such as managing multiple clients with separate vaults, keeping private notes visible only to the author, or maintaining content that must remain invisible to the client. The application should allow the creation of a new note instantly and without distractions, ideally through a browser extension or a quick action menu. If opening a browser is required every time a note needs to be captured, the process becomes impractical and the application might be abandoned.

The same applies to overly complex applications that require long structural decisions about where to save content, how to organise it, or that enforce a single document based workflow. Note taking is inherently a fast, low friction activity and requires a dedicated solution designed specifically for that workflow.

Reading other comments, someone already mentioned valuable tools such as OneNote, Notesnook, Google Keep, Obsidian, or Notion as reference

This would be a game changer for me. I'd subscribe to Unlimited in a heartbeat if a modernized and streamlined cross-platform Standard Notes app was part of it.

EDIT: Love Markdown!

bring proton notes into the main group of apps rather than it being a different product requiring a different subscription

A Proton alternative for OneNote would actually be top-tier-software.

There is basically no true competitor for OneNote out there, less so when privacy is key.

Stylus support for handwriting and/or PDF annotations would be amazing!

Standard Notes subscription is my worst purchase of the year. The free version was just the right amount of tease to make me bite the bullet for a sub. And boy was I disappointed.

I hope someday soon Proton team completely takes over Standard Notes, integrates it into Proton ecosystem, and credits the remaining time on SN subscriptions as Proton credit.

Note-taking is essential today, yet existing solutions are far from satisfactory.
Many applications are not truly secure. Some are paid but offer no features that justify sometimes exorbitant subscription fees for simple note-taking. And when they are free, it is often because the data is being analyzed.

Moreover, most apps are poorly or not at all configurable. Google Keep, in my opinion, is one of the most advanced solutions, but it is still limited, even just in terms of its layout. You can use tags, but there is no way to create folders, organize, or group notes. Tags work well when you have a small number of notes, not when you have 20 or 30 notes on the same topic.

And then there is a real question: what exactly does Google have access to through its note-taking application?

In short, the idea is excellent, but a serious solution is missing. Proton should develop a basic, simple, truly secure note-taking application, configurable in terms of organization, and accessible both on PC and smartphone. After all, that’s the whole point of notes: being able to find them everywhere, on every device you need.

It would better to use Markdown format than creating a Proton format because Markdown is universal so it facilitates interoperability with other note-taking systems.

100% AGREED! But it should be Standard Notes (Productivity level) and not Standard Notes (Standard level). Proton Sheets should be included as well.

This is 100% spot-on!

To add, I think Standard Notes should also provide for the ability for users to hand-write their notes on their own tablet devices. Currently, people can only type things onto Standard Notes, which is good for people who have computers but bad for people who have tablets.

Additionally, Standard Notes (or whatever Proton decides to turn it into) should also have a feature similar to Apple's Freeform, which is essentially a giant endless-plain to write notes on. This is way more helpful than writing something down on pages and having to flip through things just to find them (as is the case with Good Notes, which allows hand-writing on tablet by the way).

I crave an Proton app like Onenote. I need it!

I would switch from Notesnook to your app if you made something similar to Notesnook. I might use Proton Sheets separately. Currently, I use tables in Notesnook, the task tracker there, and keep all my notes there. I would really like to have my notes in Proton. I don't like Osbidian; it's cluttered and not minimalistic like Notesnook.

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Please convert Proton's Docs Home in the Proton's Notes Home.

Yes, please!

We've been waiting a long time for this.

Sorry, but this Standard Notes is not good. Please please make an app similar to Google Keep. Then with a connection to email and calendar. It doesn't necessarily have to be fully functional. You can add them little by little.
Das würde auch gut mit Proton Tasks harmonieren, aber das gibt es ja leider auch nicht.

With Evernote’s large price increase it’s hard to justify. But proton notes using proton drive and Lumo for AI integration would be very compelling.
100% agree with last post. SN hard to test without committing and in 2025 the UI is lacking.

A notes app would be a vary valuable addition to the Proton ecosystem, and I would certainly utilise it on a daily basis.
My problem with Standard Notes is that the free tier is too limited to get a good read on the usability of the application, and the paid tier is too expensive, so I have no idea if it is a good note taking application or not.
I'm currently using Notesnook, which is a fabulous note taking application in its own right, and very privacy focused. In my opinion it would make a perfect addition to the Proton ecosystem. But, if Standard Notes is the way they have chosen to go, then I will wait for full integration so that I can give it a try.

It would be great if they could revamp this into something like Obsidian