Guides

Short, honest reads on taking notes online without sign-up, how the key works and how your notes are protected.

• Is there an online notepad with no sign up?

  Yes, Ushkur is an online notepad with no sign up: no email address and no username, only a key. That key is your whole account, so keep it safe.

• Can I keep private notes without an email address?

  Yes, Ushkur lets you keep private notes without an email, and no name, email or phone number is stored with your account. Anonymous note taking here means an anonymous account, not an anonymous connection.

• How does the Ushkur key work, and what if I lose it?

  The key is your account: you enter it to sign in, and the server stores only a hash of it. A lost key cannot be recovered, because there is no email or phone to reset it with.

• Ushkur, Google Keep or Notion: which one fits you?

  Choose Ushkur if you want a plain notepad with no account and are fine with its limits. Choose Google Keep or Notion if you need sharing, collaboration or richer content.

• Are my notes encrypted in Ushkur?

  Yes, on the server: titles, subtitles and note text are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before they are stored. It is not end-to-end encryption, because the server holds the encryption key and decrypts your notes to show and search them.