Ushkur, Google Keep or Notion: which one fits you?
Short answer
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.
What is the main difference?
Google Keep and Notion both need an account: Keep uses a Google account, and Notion asks you to sign up. Ushkur needs no email or username, only a key you keep yourself.
These tools aim at different things. Notion is a broad workspace, Keep is a quick note and reminder app, and Ushkur is a small, plain-text notepad. This page is not a ranking.
What does Ushkur not do?
It is better to know the gaps first:
- No sharing and no real-time collaboration. Notes belong to one key.
- Plain text only, with no images, files or rich formatting.
- No end-to-end encryption. Notes are encrypted on the server with a key the service holds.
- No key recovery. A lost key means lost notes.
- No bulk export. You can copy a note's text one by one.
- Limits of 2,000 notes, 50 categories and 50 MB per account.
- Notes are not kept on your device, so an internet connection is needed.
When does Ushkur fit?
It suits you when the following matters more than extra features:
- You want to write a note right now without creating an account or giving an email.
- You prefer a small tool with categories, search, a trash and a dark theme over a large workspace.
- You are comfortable looking after your own key.
When should I pick Google Keep or Notion instead?
Pick one of them when you need to share notes or work on them with other people, attach images or files, set reminders, or build structured pages and databases. They are also the better choice if you want an account that can be recovered through an email address.
Check each product's own pages for its current features, pricing and privacy terms, since they change.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ushkur a replacement for Google Keep or Notion?
Not in general. It covers a narrow case: a plain notepad that needs no account. If you rely on sharing, collaboration or rich content, it will not replace them.
Can I move my notes between them?
Ushkur has no bulk export, so you would copy the text of each note by hand. Moving to Ushkur works the same way, by pasting.
Which one is more private?
They differ in what they ask of you. Ushkur stores no email or name and encrypts notes on the server, but it is not end-to-end encrypted. Read the privacy terms of each service before you decide.
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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.
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.