// Bardo Android

100 features. One private notes app.

The complete list of what Bardo for Android can do — local-first and privacy-focused.

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100+Features
7Languages
17+Export formats
100%Local-first core
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Notes, lists and blocks

The building blocks of a Bardo workspace — notes, to-do lists, blocks and the first capture tools.

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    Notes

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    To-do lists

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    Blocks (folder equivalent)

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    Custom colors for blocks

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    Reorder blocks in a row

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    Calendar

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    Multiple fonts

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    Local speech to text

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    Image insert

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    Search inside a note

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Editing & capture

Rich capture and formatting options that stay inside the note.

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    Reminders

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    Attach files to a note (PDF, TXT, DOCX) with editing

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    Insert voice messages into a note

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    Build presentations inside a note

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    Paste a YouTube link and get a preview

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    Drawing inside a note

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    Formatting (bold, italic, underline, highlight, tasks, text size, font)

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    Built-in note templates

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    Custom note templates

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    Note edit history

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Tools inside a note

Built-in utilities for drawing, scanning, translating and securing notes.

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    Tables

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    Stylus drawing inside text

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    Attach a location to a note

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    Local OCR

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    Password generator inside a note

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    Fast local translation into English, Russian, Hindi, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and German

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    Hashtags

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    Quick pick of the block a note goes into

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    Up to 30 tasks per to-do list

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    Move to-do lists into Private Space

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Organize & manage

Flexible control over how notes and to-do lists are arranged, converted and removed.

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    Move notes into Private Space

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    Convert a note into a to-do list

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    Convert a to-do list into a note

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    Sorting for notes and to-do lists

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    Pin a note

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    Duplicate a note

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    Delete notes and to-do lists, with a trash bin

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    Copy text from a note

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    Set a preview color for a note

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    Set a timer after which a note deletes itself

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Search, private space & Lumen

Find notes instantly, keep a protected space, and start Lumen.

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    Ghost notes, visible only through search and hidden from the main screen

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    Note search

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    Semantic note search

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    Private Space with encryption for notes and to-do lists

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    Template marketplace

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    Link graph for notes

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    Local music playback

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    Graph view of notes

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    Lumen, an AI agent that works with your Bardo space

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    Different conversation styles for Lumen

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Lumen, viewer & tools

AI memory, cleanup, the note viewer and the Bardo Tools suite.

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    Memory for Lumen

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    Saved chats for Lumen

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    View all note reminders in one place

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    Automatic cleanup that finds duplicates and clutter

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    Bardo Tools, around 10+ utilities

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    Veil, encrypted steganography, part of Bardo Tools

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    Note viewer

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    Zen Mode in the viewer

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    Read a note as a page or as a book

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    Auto page turn timer in book mode

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Share, transfer & themes

Move notes out, bring notes in, and make the app look the way you want.

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    Text size control in the viewer

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    Share a note with contacts

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    Export to 17+ formats

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    Publish a note as a link on bardonotes.org and share it

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    DarkDrop, move a note by QR code, up to 4,000 characters

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    DarkCode, move a note by barcode, up to 150,000 characters

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    More than 15 interface themes

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    Set your name to get a greeting on launch

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    Open a new note on launch

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    Keep blocks collapsed by default

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Localization, performance & security

Languages, low-end optimization and the first layer of protection.

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    Card or list layout for notes

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    Localized into 7 languages: Russian, English, Hindi, Spanish, Italian, Filipino and Arabic

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    Extra optimization for low-end phones

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    Haptic feedback

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    Choose the semantic search engine, built-in or Perplexity

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    Cursor position when opening a new note: on tap, in the title, or in the body

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    Character limits (10k, 35k and 100k)

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    Password on launch

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    Two-factor authentication on launch, asking for an extra generated code

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    Smart two-factor authentication, asking for the extra code after failed PIN attempts

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Encryption, privacy & AI

Strong locks, decoy passwords, AI controls and encrypted exports.

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    Fingerprint unlock

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    Decoy password, enter a second password and Bardo opens empty

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    Password for Private Space

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    Turn AI on or off

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    Note display on the main screen: title and body, title only, or body only

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    Anonymous analytics (being removed in September 2026)

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    Optional extra storage encryption, on top of the default encryption that runs once you set a launch password

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    Automatic encryption of Private Space

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    Export notes to JSON or with Aegis 2 encryption by the Bardo team

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    Import notes from Bardo formats, Evernote, Notion, Docs, TXT and DarkCode

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Cloud, AI & power user tools

Sync, custom models, Bardo Plus and the deepest configuration options.

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    Cloud sync through TypexAI Cloud

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    Cloud sync with your own Supabase server

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    AI through your own Gemini, DeepSeek or OpenRouter API key

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    Local AI models from Alibaba, Meta, Google and others

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    AI note summaries

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    Bardo Plus

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    Menu customization, including slide-out menus

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    ITIB, the terminal built into Bardo: control app components, manage and delete notes, recovery mode, snake and other games and tools

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    BarGuard, built-in Bardo protection

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    Folders in Private Space

Start with Bardo Android today

Available on Google Play and at bardonotes.org.

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