--- title: "Snowfox Notes" url: "https://snowfoxnotes.com/en" language: "en" description: "Snowfox Notes is a note-taking app as easy as a word processor – running on your own web space. Free and open source." published: "2026-11-06T11:15:47+01:00" updated: "2026-11-07T10:34:53+01:00" --- # Snowfox Notes Snowfox Notes is a note-taking app as easy as a word processor – running on your own web space. Free and open source. # Own your notes. Snowfox Notes is a note-taking app as easy as a word processor – running on your own web space. Free and open source. [Download for free](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/downloads) [GitHub coming soon](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en) Runs on any web space with PHP 8.4. No SSH needed. ![Snowfox Notes in drei Spalten: Ordner und Labels, die Notizliste und die geöffnete Notiz „Relaunch Website“ mit Aufgabenliste.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/1/conversions/uebersicht-large.webp) ![Snowfox Notes in drei Spalten: Ordner und Labels, die Notizliste und die geöffnete Notiz „Relaunch Website“ mit Aufgabenliste.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/2/conversions/uebersicht-large.webp) ![Snowfox Notes auf dem Smartphone: eine Packliste mit abgehakten Aufgaben.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/3/conversions/handy-notiz-large.webp) ![Snowfox Notes auf dem Smartphone: eine Packliste mit abgehakten Aufgaben.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/4/conversions/handy-notiz-large.webp) ## Your data stays with you. Everything lives on your server: one database file and a folder with your attachments. No third-party provider, no ads, nobody reading along. Your notes are plain Markdown – readable in any other app, even twenty years from now. And a complete backup is a single ZIP file, one click away. ## So simple, anyone can start right away. You write like in a word processor: what you format is what you see. No save button, no syntax to learn, no onboarding. Three columns – folders, list, note – and on your phone, just swipe. ![Der Editor mit einem Rezept: Überschriften, eine Zutatentabelle und eine nummerierte Liste.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/5/conversions/editor-large.webp) ![Der Editor mit einem Rezept: Überschriften, eine Zutatentabelle und eine nummerierte Liste.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/6/conversions/editor-large.webp) ## Features Six things that make Snowfox Notes what it is. You’ll find every feature in detail on the Features page. ### An editor that stays out of the way Headings, checklists, tables, images, attachments and diagrams. Type “/” and pick what you need. [More on the editor – An editor that stays out of the way →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/editor) ![Eine Notiz mit einem Ablaufdiagramm im Editor.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/31/conversions/diagramm-large.webp) ![Eine Notiz mit einem Ablaufdiagramm im Editor.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/32/conversions/diagramm-large.webp) ### Search that finds Searches titles, text, labels and PDFs as you type. Accents and case don’t matter: “mohre” finds “Möhre”. [More on organising & finding – Search that finds →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/organise-find) ![Die Suche nach „Kaution“ findet die Stelle in einem Mietvertrag und in einer Notiz dazu.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/19/conversions/suche-large.webp) ![Die Suche nach „Kaution“ findet die Stelle in einem Mietvertrag und in einer Notiz dazu.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/20/conversions/suche-large.webp) ### Folders & labels Folders nested as deep as you like, with colours and icons. Labels across them. All drag and drop. [More on organising & finding – Folders & labels →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/organise-find) ![Das Menü eines Ordners: umbenennen, Unterordner anlegen, offline verfügbar machen, Symbol und Farbe wählen.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/29/conversions/ordner-menue-large.webp) ![Das Menü eines Ordners: umbenennen, Unterordner anlegen, offline verfügbar machen, Symbol und Farbe wählen.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/30/conversions/ordner-menue-large.webp) ### Offline when you need it Keep single notes, whole folders or everything on your device. What you write offline syncs back on its own. [More on the go & offline – Offline when you need it →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/on-the-go-offline) ### PDFs you can write on Read PDFs, write and highlight on them, pin comments – Apple Pencil included. The original stays untouched. [More on PDFs – PDFs you can write on →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/pdfs) ### Linked notes Link to other notes with a shortcut. Rename a note and the links follow. Every note shows what links back to it. [More on organising & finding – Linked notes →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features/organise-find) ![Der Dialog „Notiz verlinken“ findet beim Tippen die passende Notiz.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/21/conversions/verweis-large.webp) ![Der Dialog „Notiz verlinken“ findet beim Tippen die passende Notiz.](https://snowfoxnotes.com/media/22/conversions/verweis-large.webp) [See all features →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/features) Get started ## Host it yourself – or let us host it from 1 December 2026. You don’t need your own server, just ordinary PHP web hosting. No SSH, no Docker, no command line. ### Download Get Snowfox Notes as a ZIP package – free and without an account with us. [Go to the download – Download →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/downloads) ### Self-hosting in three steps Upload the package, open it in your browser, done. A built-in check page tells you upfront whether your hosting is ready. [Read the guide – Self-hosting in three steps →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/hosting/self-hosting) ### Free – no catch The app costs nothing and has no limits. If you like, let us host it for you from 1 December 2026. [See hosting – Free – no catch →](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/hosting) ## From the blog Noch keine Beiträge veröffentlicht. ## Frequently asked questions ### What does Snowfox Notes cost? Nothing. The app is free and open source. From 1 December 2026, you can optionally let us host it for €99 a year. ### Do I need my own server? No. Ordinary web hosting with PHP 8.4 is enough. You upload via FTP; SSH isn’t required. ### Can I work without internet? Yes. Make single notes, folders or everything available offline. Changes sync once you’re back online – and aren’t lost even when there’s a conflict. ### Is there AI? Not built in. Connect Claude, ChatGPT or a similar client via MCP. MCP stays off until an admin switches it on. Without that connection, no AI sees your notes. ### What can’t Snowfox Notes do? Better you read it here than find out later. There’s no end-to-end encryption: notes are stored as plain text on the server, and whoever runs the server can read them. There’s no live co-editing: if two people write in the same note at the same moment, the last save wins and the overwritten text goes into the version history. And there are no native apps: Snowfox is a web app you can install on your device. [All questions and answers](https://snowfoxnotes.com/en/faq)