v3.2 · sync for plain-text notes

Notes that stay .txt

Fernwire moves your notes folder between laptop, phone and tablet. No database, no export button. Open any note in any editor, today or in 2046.

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fig.1 a note in transitrelay eu-2 · 18 ms

how it works

+------------------+         +-----------------+         +------------------+
| laptop           |         | relay           |         | phone            |
|  ~/notes/*.txt   |<=======>|  eu-2 or yours  |<=======>|  Files/notes     |
|  1,204 files     |  diffs  |  holds 0 bytes  |  diffs  |  1,204 files     |
+--------+---------+         +--------+--------+         +---------+--------+
         |                            |                            |
         +--- conflict? keep both: ----+--- note.txt + note~ipad.txt +

+-------------------+
| laptop            |
|  ~/notes/*.txt    |
+---------+---------+
          |  diffs
+---------+---------+
| relay  eu-2       |
|  holds 0 bytes    |
+---------+---------+
          |  diffs
+---------+---------+
| phone             |
|  Files/notes      |
+-------------------+

Only encrypted line diffs cross the wire. The relay forwards them and forgets; your files never leave your devices as a whole.

what it does, plainly
[x]	Syncs any folder of .txt and .md
[x]	Keeps both copies on a conflict
[x]	Works offline for weeks
[ ]	Lock you into an app
[ ]	Read your notes. Ever.

pricing

[ solo ]

2 devices
shared relay eu-2
30-day history

[ plus ]

$4 / month

unlimited devices
1-year line history
priority relay, 3 regions

[ self-host ]

$29 once

run the relay yourself
one binary, 6.1 MB
updates for 3 years