Simplenote
Established LeaderThe simplest way to keep notes
simplenote.com App StoreProductivity & Collaboration / Notes & Knowledge Management
- Monthly visits
- 1.9M
- Up6.5%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- Free
- No monthly subscription pricing
- Launched
- 12y ago
- 2014-01-03 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsSimplenote launched on Show HN (7 pts · 5 comments)Launch
Simplenote – Notes with support for publishing (hosted, Markdown) — I use Simplenote for journaling and creating itineraries for my wife and I (publish as a webpage and send link). It's great. Robust export…
Aug 2, 2022 · 4y agoSource
跨平台【笔记软件】 (1 comments)Launch
跨平台【笔记软件】 — Light, clean, and free. Simplenote is now available for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, and the web. 轻量、简洁、开源免费,支持Markdown,支持多终端实时同步。 - [官网地址](https://simplenote.com/) - [Web App](https://app.simplenote.com/)
Nov 12, 2018 · 8y agoSource
Simplenote launched on Product HuntLaunch
Simple, lighter alternative to Evernote
Jan 3, 2014 · 12y agoSource
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- I use Simplenote for journaling and creating itineraries for my wife and I (publish as a webpage and send link). It's great. Robust export options too. I used to use Obsidian + iCloud sync daemon to facilitate continuity between my Windows desktop and my Macbook, but I started getting sync issues on Windows and a couple BSODs due to how the iCloud daemon han
Store data
- Rating
- Rating not syncedRating count not synced
- New ratings last mo
- —
- Price & IAP
- FreeIAP data not synced
- Current version
- —Store metadata
Store assets, rating histograms, install tiers, and screenshots are synced from Apple App Store, Google Play, and Chrome Web Store.
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Direct74%
- Organic Search13%
- Social6%
- Referrals3%
- Other4%
Countries
- United States25%
- Japan20%
- South Korea8%
- India5%
- Russia3%
Search
Domain authority 76Domain registered 2004-07-07
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| simplenote | 46.1K |
| simple note | 6,790 |
| simple notes | 1,330 |
| 심플노트 | 1,150 |
| simplenotes | 990 |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Website does not list public plan prices.
Trial: None · Observed 2026-11-11 · Source page
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homesimplenote.com/
Design
Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“The simplest way to keep notes”
Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and live generated output showcase.
Conversion path: Centered Headline + CTA + Product UI Screenshot / Component → Download App / Install Extension · Trust bar: Live Generated Output Showcase
- Pain Relief & Replacement
- Large Hero Product Shot
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 8.0
- Color & Contrast
- 7.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 8.0
- Craft & Polish
- 7.0
- Distinctiveness
- 6.0
Structure
- Fonts
- SF Pro Icons
- Hero layout
- Centered Headline + CTA
- Primary visual
- Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA
- Download App / Install Extension
- Social proof
- Live Generated Output Showcase
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Balanced
- Corners & depth
- Small Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome
Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #ffffff;
--surface: #f5f6f6;
--foreground: #2c3338;
--muted-foreground: #8b8f92;
--accent: #3563c9;
--radius: 4px;
--font-heading: "SF Pro Icons", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "SF Pro Icons", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~80%) · Surface #F5F6F6 (~7%) · Text #2C3338 (~6%) · Muted Text #8B8F92 (~4%) · Accent #3563C9 (~3%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Centered Headline + CTA
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Small Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Product UI Screenshot / Component
- Conversion CTA: Download App / Install Extension · Trust bar uses Live Generated Output Showcase
- Headline hook: Pain Relief & Replacement
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and live generated output showcase.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and product ui screenshot / component visuals.
## Avoid
- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much website traffic does Simplenote get?
- Vaneform estimates 1.9M website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source
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