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NotyChan is a beautiful, lightweight, and privacy-respecting note-taking app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS.
- 🌈 Fully customizable rich text editor
- 🖼️ Per-note image gallery with descriptions
- 🔐 Secure your notes and folders with Face ID / Touch ID
- 📂 Folder-based organization
- ⌚ Apple Watch support (read-only for now)
- 🎨 Beautiful and intuitive design with cross Apple platform support using SwiftUI
- 💡 100% free, open-source, and ad-free
- 📶 Works entirely offline — no account, no tracking
Warning
This project is still under development.
Note
This application is not on the App Store because the developer cannot afford the Apple Developer Program membership fee. You need to install it on your device using Xcode. You are also welcome to sponsor developers through the Buy Me a Coffee button below, thank you!
For a complete visual tour, check out the Screenshots page.
- Custom fonts, font sizes, and colors (foreground + background)
- Text formatting: bold, italic,
strikethrough, underline - Alignment options: left, center, right, justified
- Each note has its own image gallery
- Add photos from your library or camera
- Add simple descriptions to images
- Lock individual notes or folders with Face ID or Touch ID
- Recently deleted notes (auto-delete after 30 days)
- Create folders to group notes
- Move notes between folders
- Pin notes
- Sort/group by title or last modified (A-Z or ascending/descending)
- Full-text search (folders + notes)
- Offline support — no internet required
- Export/share as plain text
- Note archive
- Apple Watch app (view-only for synced notes)
Unlike many modern note apps, NotyChan is:
- Truly free – No subscriptions, no ads, no tracking.
- Open-source – Built in the open. You can read, fork, or contribute to the code.
- Offline-first – No cloud lock-in. Your notes live on your device.
- Make note archive better
- Support iOS 26 and maybe iOS 16
- Make note text editor better
- iCloud sync (requires paid Apple Developer account)
- App Store release (requires paid Apple Developer account)
- More features to come...
Note
You need Xcode and a macOS system to run iOS projects.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/york9675/NotyChan.git
cd NotyChan/src-
Open the
NotyChan.xcodeprojfile in Xcode. -
Build and run on your simulator or physical device.
For more details, check the build instructions.
Pull requests, feedback, and issue reports are welcome!
- Check the Issues tab for known bugs or ideas
- Follow the standard fork → commit → PR workflow
- For major changes, please open a discussion first
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.
This project uses several open-source libraries that make development easier and more efficient. Special thanks to the authors of these libraries:
When I began developing apps, my mission was simple: to create genuinely helpful tools and offer them for free. In a world saturated with paid features and ads, I aimed to build something that anyone could use without cost, simply to make life a little easier. My apps have always been ad-free, and some, like this project, are open-source. If my work can help even a small group of people become more efficient or solve a problem, it’s worth it.
However, as a student and independent developer, I’ve encountered some financial challenges. The $99 annual fee for Apple’s Developer Program has become a significant hurdle. This membership is necessary to unlock key iOS features, like Time-Sensitive Notifications, and to distribute apps on the App Store. Unfortunately, it’s a cost I can’t currently afford. I’ve even had to use a Hackintosh because I don’t have the resources to purchase a Mac for development.
Despite these challenges, I remain committed to keeping this app completely free—with no ads or in-app purchases. But in order to make the app fully functional and accessible to iOS users, I need assistance covering the Apple Developer Account fee.
If you believe in this project and would like to support its growth, here are a few ways you can contribute:
- Donate: Any amount, large or small, will help cover the annual Apple Developer fee. You can sponsor the project via Buy Me a Coffee using the button below!
- Spread the Word: Share this project with your network—friends, family, or anyone who might benefit from or support it!
- Collaborate: If you’re a developer, designer, or have ideas for improvement, feel free to contribute to the project by creating issues, submitting pull requests, or improving documentation!
Your support, in any form, will help unlock the full potential of this app and keep it free for everyone. Thank you for helping keep this vision alive!
Or, you can simply give the project a ⭐!
Thank you for taking the time to read and for any support you can offer. Together, we can improve this app and help more people!
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Made with ❤️ and Swift in Taiwan.
