Local-first
The device you're holding is the source of truth. The app opens, edits, and saves without a network. Sync is a service layered on top — never a gate in front of your own data.
Principles
What we commit to
These aren't marketing values. They're the constraints every Synovis product has to satisfy before it ships — and the reasons we say no to things that would otherwise be easy to add.
You own your data, in open formats
Your notes, tasks, and references are stored as plain, portable files whenever possible. Import and export aren't features; they're the natural state of things. Nothing you write is trapped by the tool you wrote it in.
End-to-end encrypted where identity is involved
If a server sees your content, it should see ciphertext. Our sync layer treats user data as opaque bytes: no plaintext, no server-side reading, no analytics on the inside of your notes.
Cross-platform from day one
Personal tools that only work on one device aren't personal enough. We plan for phone, desktop, and web together and treat parity as a design constraint, not a follow-up.
No ads, no tracking, no dark patterns
We don't run ads, we don't sell data, and we don't use engagement tricks. The business model is the product: if it's worth paying for, people will pay.
Small, sharp scope
A tool that does one thing precisely beats a suite that does ten things approximately. We resist feature accretion — every addition has to earn its place against the cost of the tool feeling bigger than it is.