We believe that taking notes should not be a burden that adds pressure; it should be as easy and purposeless as posting on a social media timeline.
Whether it's capturing interesting inspirations, recording daily snippets, or arranging simple to-do lists, you can jot down notes effortlessly.
At the same time, Rote will not become the "digital cage" that confines you. The content you write should not be locked down by any form or tool. In Rote, you can record, share, and even fully export all your notes in any posture.
You have absolute sovereignty over your data, with the freedom to come and go, and say goodbye to data bondage forever!
We even provide a self-hosted solution. Just rely on the mirrors and scripts we provide, and you can quickly set up and host your own Rote, achieving absolute data sovereignty (Data Sovereignty)!
Rote also has a super cool feature - public notes.
You can choose to make any of your notes public, whether it's a single share or a personal homepage, allowing anyone to see the content you want to share, just like a public "personal social media timeline."
Geek mode: Private circle! If combined with self-hosting and registration restrictions, you can even create a customized version of a social media timeline for personal use or sharing with a few friends!
I personally also place a high priority on recording efficiency! With shortcuts, you can quickly record after copying a piece of text or an image with a single click.
As we said, we don't want note-taking to be stressful, and we are shortening the path to recording to the extreme.
In addition to the above, there's more!
- Multi-platform synchronization, PWA experience to the max: In addition to the app, we also have a web version, allowing you to use Rote on any platform.
- Thanks to Rote's excellent PWA configuration, you can still enjoy a smooth experience close to the native app even without installing the app!
- Desktop component family: Including recent notes, random reviews, and heatmaps, making your note stream always jump on the desktop.
- Open-source repository gateway: Welcome to visit the open-source repository for Rote self-hosting, let's build together! GitHub: https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote
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Rote now welcomes new users with an in-app guide instead of creating an automatic welcome note in your timeline.
New:
• A dedicated guide introduces Rote, public notes, widgets, shortcuts, OpenKey, self-hosting, and related tools.
• The guide can be opened from Home while you are getting started, and from Settings whenever you want to read it again.
Improved:
• The Home guide entry automatically gets out of the way after you have seen it and created a few notes.
• Text size handling now uses a shared preference helper for more consistent display behaviour.
• Refreshed accent colour and localised guide copy.
Version 1.3.9
The developer, 宗泉 赵, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Location
User Content
Identifiers
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Information
Provider
宗泉 赵
Size
22.9 MB
Category
Productivity
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Languages
English and 4 more
English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
