Is CypherLeaf safe?

CypherLeaf is a clean, private note-taking app for Android. It works fully offline, has no ads, no trackers, and no account. Your notes stay on your device. Features: Notes with folders and tags to keep things organised Pin important notes to the top Trash with restore, so a delete is never final by accident App lock using your device biometric or screen lock Protected notes: individual notes are…

Developer: Zak Faulkner
Category: Note
Earliest archived version: 03 Sept 2026
License: MIT (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

03 Sept 2026

1.0.1

Fixes from the F-Droid review of 1.0.0. A reminder set while notification permission is denied now explains that it will not appear, instead of silently staying unset. Screenshots are blocked only while a protected note is open, not everywhere in the app. Also an accessibility pass: better contrast…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDio.gitlab.jrock902.cypherleaf

Latest APK SHA-256b472f19ed22747609c08976e4d5df059c63de84d8cdc37f1052d5b957c42ab76

Signing certificate83:BF:99:BF:D1:5C:B6:A5:57:EC:6F:FB:7F:46:99:1A:DB:88:AF:6D:2E:C4:A1:E8:9B:59:EC:AE:EA:F6:4F:56

MIN ANDROID24TARGET36ARCHITECTUREx86_64

04 / Version archive

Documented releases

1 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.0.103 Sept 202624+x86_64→

05 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions5 declared · 0 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessNo sensitive permissions

Declared permissions

android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT io.gitlab.jrock902.cypherleaf.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

06 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗