What Bardo Is For
Bardo is made for everyday notes, study material, research, project documentation, private writing, and technical knowledge that should stay organized without being pushed into a cloud account.
Students
Keep lecture notes, reading summaries, imported TXT or DOCX material, to-do lists, and highlighted study fragments in one private workspace.
Professionals
Write meeting notes, plans, checklists, and project records with search, filtering, formatting, exports, and a focused interface.
Researchers
Connect related notes with visual graphs, store references locally, scan text with OCR, and keep sensitive material under your control.
Privacy First
The public Google Play listing describes Bardo as a privacy-focused notes app with local storage, complete offline functionality, no analytics, no tracking, and no data collection.
Local Storage
Notes stay on your Android device instead of being stored in a required cloud workspace.
Offline Work
Create, edit, organize, search, scan, and dictate notes even when you do not have a network connection.
Protected Spaces
Use app-level password protection, note-specific protection, screenshot blocking in Personal Space, and private organization tools.
Current Features
Based on the latest changelog entries and the current Google Play listing, Bardo now covers writing, capture, organization, AI assistance, export, and customization.
Rich Writing
Markdown writing, improved formatting, underline, highlighter, multiple fonts, auto-save, templates, tags, and long-form notes.
Capture Tools
Offline voice-to-text, OCR text scanner, photo insertion, Quick Notes widget, and import from DOCX or TXT files.
Organization
Advanced search and filtering, custom blocks, relationship graphs, multiple project graphs, graph import/export, sorting, and to-do lists.
Lumen and AI
Lumen can chat about notes, help edit notes, summarize content, retell notes, and use Gemini API integration for AI workflows.
Import and Export
Move information in and out of Bardo with document imports, flexible exports, daily export options, and format choices for sharing.
Personalization
Choose themes, fonts, interface options, focus audio, and a redesigned Personal Space for private notes and private to-do lists.
Bardo Plus
Bardo Plus is the optional upgrade for users who want more capacity and advanced workflows while keeping the same local-first direction.
100k Characters
Create much larger notes with up to 100,000 characters per note.
Graph View
Visualize connections between notes in an interactive graph for research, projects, and knowledge maps.
Lumen Agent
Use advanced AI control, Lumen memory, app actions, stronger Personal Space tools, auto-cleanup, and premium themes.
Available Now
Bardo 1.0 launched on April 19, 2026 and has reached 30K+ installs. The latest release is the biggest Bardo update yet, with a complete redesign and 50+ new features.