Your notes.
Your decisions.
A clear explanation of where your information goes.
Updated 13 November 2026
The desktop workspace
Novus keeps your notes, projects, people, actions and attachments in a local workspace on your computer. It has no account service, background uploads, telemetry or automatic cloud synchronisation. Each team member uses an independent workspace.
When you choose to share
Exporting, copying, backing up or using Send a mail shares only the content involved in that action. Email opens a preview and your chosen mail application; you review and send using your own account. Novus stores no email password. The mail provider then handles the message according to its own policies.
Protecting local files
Novus does not encrypt workspace files or backups. Device encryption, account access and safe backup storage are important for confidential notes. Known network locations and OneDrive workspace roots are rejected by the app. Other software on the device, including system backup or sync tools, remains outside Novus’s control.
Your work can leave with you
Export notes as PDF, Markdown, HTML or text. Make full workspace backups with checksum verification and restore them into a separate workspace. The application’s original source is supplied to Pradeep Mungamurugu for use, modification and branding. Third-party libraries retain their own licences.
This website
The Novus website adds no advertising trackers, analytics scripts, newsletter collection, accounts or note-upload form. Interactive examples contain illustrative records. Their temporary changes are held only in the current page and are discarded when it reloads.
The site’s hosting and access providers may process request, IP address and security information needed to deliver and protect the website. While access is private, the hosting platform can require sign-in. That website access check is separate from the desktop app, which needs no cloud account.
Searching the guide, exploring examples and assembling a download happen in your browser. The browser fetches this site’s files to deliver those functions. No real desktop notes are read by the website.
Release integrity and trust
The website checks the current installer’s SHA-256 before offering the downloaded file. This detects a mismatch with the published release copy; it is not a publisher signature. Novus 1.3 is unsigned. Windows or managed-device policy may warn or block installation.
Questions about a feature?
Read the complete user guide, including backups, export, sharing and team setup. No support email address or collection form is advertised until a verified contact channel is configured.