Recollectr

What Recollectr does

Recollectr is a privately held US software company (Recollectr LLC, incorporated in New York) that builds a keyboard-driven desktop note-taking application for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with a mobile companion currently in private alpha on iOS and Android. The firm was founded around 2015 and shipped its first public beta (Recollectr 3.0) in May 2018, with continuous releases through version 3.18 as of February 2023. The product is built on Electron with a React 18 front-end and stores free-tier data locally in unencrypted HTML or SQLite files; Premium users receive AES-GCM 256-bit zero-knowledge encryption with per-note keys, TLS in transit, AES-128 at rest, and cloud syncing. Core differentiators include a customizable global hotkey (default Ctrl+Shift+Z) that summons the app without leaving the current workflow, inline WYSIWYG markdown editing, natural language reminder parsing, note linking via [[]] syntax, up to 50 revisions per note with diffing, and syntax highlighting for 27 programming languages. The company explicitly targets knowledge workers and productivity-focused individuals who find mainstream note applications counter-productive, particularly users who value keyboard-centric workflows, minimal context-switching, and privacy.

Recollectr operates a freemium, product-led growth model with no sales team. The free tier is permanently free for local use and stores data locally in cleartext, while the Premium subscription is priced at $4/month or $24/year under a 50% early-access promotion whose price is locked for life as long as the subscriber continues the plan. Premium adds cloud syncing, zero-knowledge encryption, note linking, note navigation history, secure background syncing, priority US-based support, and access to the mobile alpha. Distribution is entirely digital and self-serve: direct download from recollectr.io for Windows, macOS, and Linux (AppImage), the Snap Store for Linux users on older distributions, TestFlight for iOS, and Google Play closed testing for Android. Marketing channels are organic — a Reddit community (r/Recollectr), Product Hunt, Facebook, Bluesky, a company blog, a help center, and a press kit — with no paid acquisition referenced.

The company is bootstrapped with no external funding rounds disclosed, 1-10 employees, and no disclosed revenue, subscriber, or active-user figures. The legal entity is Recollectr LLC (governing law New York), and contact channels are general mailboxes (contact@, relations@, [email protected]). No management team, board, advisors, regulatory actions, M&A, or restructuring events are disclosed. Customer testimonials are entirely from individual Reddit, Product Hunt, and Facebook users, indicating a consumer/SMB long-tail customer base with no enterprise anchor accounts. The firm is operationally active (continuous releases, maintained changelog, recent blog activity) but lacks the financial and organizational disclosures needed for revenue, valuation, or growth-rate inference.

Name

Recollectr

Legal name

Recollectr LLC

Website

https://recollectr.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Recollectr is a bootstrapped US software company offering a keyboard-first desktop note-taking application for Windows, macOS, and Linux with a mobile companion in alpha, serving individual productivity-focused users via a freemium subscription model with zero-knowledge encryption.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Note-taking software

NAICS

Document Preparation Services (56141)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Duplicate Detection & Deletion (Photos/Files) (HSAFAGAG)

Keywords

• Note-taking software
• Desktop productivity app
• Encrypted note sync
• Markdown note editor
• Personal knowledge management

Headquarters

HQ city

Chapin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Freemium Desktop Application: Free tier provides full local-only note-taking functionality. The free version stores data locally in unencrypted HTML format with no cloud storage or sync. This serves as a conversion funnel to premium.
2. Recollectr Premium Subscription: Premium subscription adds cloud syncing, zero-knowledge AES-GCM 256-bit encryption, note linking, note navigation history, and priority US-based support. Offered at $3.99/month or $24/year (early access pricing, locked forever for early adopters).
3. Mobile Alpha Access: Mobile app (alpha) is currently exclusive to premium users as it requires cloud sync to be useful. The mobile app is considered a bonus feature for premium subscribers rather than a standalone product.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Recollectr sells a desktop note-taking application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that lets users capture and recall notes without breaking their current workflow via a customizable global hotkey, inline WYSIWYG markdown, and natural-language reminders. The base application is free for local-only use, while Recollectr Premium is a paid subscription that adds encrypted cloud syncing, note linking, revision history, and mobile alpha access.

Product overview

Recollectr is a desktop-first note-taking application built on Electron, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with a mobile alpha currently in private testing for premium users. The product consists of a free local-use tier storing notes in unencrypted HTML format, and a Premium subscription ($2/month early access or $24/year) that adds cloud syncing with AES-256 zero-knowledge encryption, note linking, navigation history, and mobile app access. The application centers on keyboard-driven workflows with a customizable global hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+Z), inline markdown editing, natural language reminders, and supports importing from Google Keep and exporting to Markdown/HTML/Plaintext. A Snap Store distribution is available for Linux users with older distributions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recollectr Desktop Application A free, downloadable desktop note-taking application for Windows, macOS, and Linux built on Electron with React 18 UI. It provides a customizable global hotkey (default Ctrl+Shift+Z), inline WYSIWYG markdown, natural-language reminders, syntax highlighting for 27 languages, and Markdown/HTML/Plaintext export. Data is stored locally in unencrypted HTML format for free users.
• Recollectr Premium A paid subscription add-on priced at $2/month (early access) or $24/year that unlocks zero-knowledge AES-GCM 256-bit encryption, secure background cloud syncing with TLS in transit and AES128 at rest, [[note]] linking, note navigation history, priority US-based support, up to 5 GB of attachments, and up to 20,000 notes.
• Recollectr Mobile Alpha A mobile companion app for iOS (Apple TestFlight, US & Canada only) and Android (Google Play closed testing) currently in private alpha. Restricted to Recollectr Premium subscribers; provides mobile access to synced notes with read-only-by-default mode and an optional unstable editing capability; reminders are not yet supported on mobile.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50 note revisions saved per note with intelligent automatic discarding
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Logseq: Open-source, local-first outliner/note-taking app with bidirectional linking and knowledge-graph emphasis. Direct overlap with Recollectr's [[link]]-style knowledge management positioning, especially for technical users.
• Tana: Supertag-based knowledge management tool with structured outlining and linking. Competes in the same personal knowledge management category as Recollectr, though with a more structured-data angle.

Broad incumbents

• Evernote: Legacy note-taking and productivity incumbent with cross-platform support and team features. Competes broadly in Recollectr's space as an established, widely recognized alternative.
• Notion: Broad productivity and note-taking platform with linking, databases, and team collaboration. Competes with Recollectr in the personal knowledge management category but is a much larger, multi-use-case incumbent.
• Google Keep: Free Google note-taking service integrated with Workspace. Competes with Recollectr for casual and SMB users; Recollectr explicitly supports importing from Google Keep via Google Takeout.
• Apple Notes: Preinstalled free note-taking app across Apple devices. The dominant free alternative in Recollectr's primary platform footprint and the main freemium headwind.

Direct peers

• Obsidian: Markdown-based note-taking app with [[wiki-style]] linking, local-first storage, and cross-platform desktop support. Closest direct competitor to Recollectr in keyboard-driven, linking-centric personal knowledge management.
• Simplenote: Free, cross-platform note-taking app owned by Automattic with markdown support and sync. Recollectr explicitly supports importing from Simplenote, confirming direct competitive and migration overlap.
• Standard Notes: End-to-end encrypted note-taking app with paid subscription tiers for syncing and advanced features. Most comparable to Recollectr on the zero-knowledge encryption positioning and freemium-to-paid motion.
• Bear Notes: Markdown note-taking app for Apple platforms with tagging, nested notes, and a freemium model. Comparable to Recollectr on inline markdown editing and keyboard-first workflows, though Apple-only.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/recollectr
• Facebookfacebook.com/Recollectr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/recollectr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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