Echoes: notes that are actually yours.
I've been building an offline-first notes app that uses Nostr for sync instead of a cloud you have to trust.
Every note, checklist, image, and voice memo saves locally first — it works with zero connection, always. Syncing to relays is a separate, deliberate action, never automatic. And everything that leaves your device is already encrypted before it goes: note content is NIP-44 self-encrypted, images and voice notes are AES-256-GCM encrypted client-side before upload. Relays and file hosts only ever see ciphertext, never your notes.
A few things I care about:
- Sign in with your own key, or delegate signing to Amber (NIP-55) — your nsec never touches the app.
- Point it at any relay, including one you self-host over Tailscale or your own network.
- Optional password lock on the local database itself, on top of everything else.
- A diary mode, for date-tagged journal entries.
- No accounts, no telemetry, no ads, donations are welcome if you like these kind of projects.
It's early (v0.1) and GPLv3.
Built it because I wanted notes I actually own and also because Fuck Google always and forever.
Feedback from people who live the self-hosted life is very welcome.
Get it on zapstore
https://zapstore.dev/apps/com.echoes.echoesOr add it to your Obtanium
https://github.com/Lwb89dev/echoes/releases#nostr #foss #privacy