Your notes stay
on your devices.
Zinc is a fast, offline-first notes app. Write anywhere, then sync your desktop and phone directly over your home Wi‑Fi. No account, no cloud.
Linux · macOS · Windows · iOS (TestFlight) · Android (Play testing)
- No account to create
- Works fully offline
- Peer‑to‑peer sync over your LAN
- Export to common formats
Blocks, not just text
Plan the launch and run it from the same page.
Mix headings, checklists, code blocks and kanban boards in one note. Drag cards between columns and nest pages under the plan they belong to.
Light or dark
Quiet enough to think in.
A clean editor that stays out of the way, in whichever theme suits the hour. Notebooks keep work, trips and recipes apart without a folder maze.
Wi‑Fi sync, not cloud sync
Your phone talks to your laptop. Nobody else listens.
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Pair once
Put desktop and phone on the same Wi‑Fi and pair them. Internet is optional.
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Work anywhere
On a plane or off the grid, every edit is saved locally and queued for later.
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Sync in seconds
Back home, changes flow peer‑to‑peer over your LAN. Conflicts are shown clearly, never silently dropped.
Where do your notes live?
| Typical cloud app | Zinc | |
|---|---|---|
| Account required | Yes | No |
| Notes stored | Vendor's servers | Your devices |
| Works without internet | Partly | Fully |
| Sync path | Through the internet | Your local Wi‑Fi |
Search that stays fast
Local indexing, no round trip to a server.
Organization that scales
Notebooks, nested pages, tags and pins.
Export anytime
Common formats for backup or migration.
Take your notes back.
Start with one device. Pair another whenever you like; your notes stay local either way.