Keepout: Private Notes
Private, local AI notes
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Encrypted Markdown notes, connected ideas, and on-device AI, with optional encrypted device sync and publishing connections you control.
Keepout is a private notes app for iPhone and iPad. Write and connect ideas in an encrypted vault on your device, with optional sync and connections you choose to enable.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• AES-256-GCM encryption protects every note, saved AI memory, and imported AI secret at rest.
• Your vault key stays in this device's non-synchronizing Keychain.
• Opaque filenames keep note titles and links out of the file system.
• Core note writing works without an account or network connection.
• Choose whether to pair devices for encrypted note and clipboard sync.
CONNECTED KNOWLEDGE
• Link notes with familiar double-bracket wiki links.
• Follow backlinks and suggested related notes.
• Explore an interactive knowledge graph built with Apple's local sentence embeddings.
• Search decrypted notes in memory while the vault is unlocked.
AI AND CONNECTED FEATURES
• Ask questions, summarize a note, and suggest connections using Apple Foundation Models on supported devices.
• Search encrypted chat memory by meaning with Apple's local Natural Language embeddings.
• Local AI availability depends on device support and Apple Intelligence settings.
• If you configure a networked AI provider, requests can send prompts and relevant context to that provider.
• Optional Writing Tools can send selected text to Apple's services; leave them disabled to avoid that editor connection.
• Publish a note to your own Microfeed site with your site's API key.
FOCUSED WRITING
• Open the transient action bar from the toolbar or with Command-K on a hardware keyboard.
• Press Command-F on a hardware keyboard to search private chat memory semantically.
• Type / in the editor for headings, lists, tasks, quotes, code blocks, dividers, and links.
• Switch to a centered typewriter view that hides the side columns and softly fades the page edges.
• Navigate with touch or hardware-keyboard shortcuts on iPad.
• Markdown syntax and link destinations stay visually quiet until the caret enters them.
OPTIONAL DEVICE CONNECTIONS
• Pair your own devices to sync encrypted notes through a relay while Keepout is open and unlocked.
• Enable encrypted clipboard sync for paired devices. On iPhone and iPad, use the Paste control to send text.
• Optionally index note titles and tags in protected on-device Spotlight search; the index clears when the vault locks.
Keepout stores each encrypted note in a .md file so your vault remains a collection of Markdown documents without exposing their contents at rest.
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Updated Keepout's icon to match the Free Speech app family. Removed the old Substack integration and its commands. Improved video attachment support and preserved custom keyboard shortcuts when migrating older settings.
The developer, Alex Richard Fiore, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Alex Richard Fiore
- Size
- 11.5 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Unrestricted Web Access
- Copyright
- © 2026 Alex Richard Fiore