Sync
Smritsavant has no sync server. Instead, it writes encrypted-in-transit-by-your-provider sync bundles into storage you control: a cloud folder you already pay for, or a WebDAV endpoint you run. We never see your notes; there is no Smritsavant relay to trust, subpoena, or shut down.
Set it up in Settings → Data & Storage → Sync.
Cloud-folder sync
Pick any synced folder — iCloud Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive, Syncthing, anything that mirrors a directory between machines:
- Each device writes its own file into the folder (per-device filenames, atomic temp-then-rename writes — no torn files).
- A watcher notices when another device’s file changes and notifies you.
- Pulling is explicit. Smritsavant deliberately does not auto-merge remote changes under you mid-thought — you push and pull with a click.
Conflicts resolve latest-timestamp-wins, and the losing version is never discarded — it lands in the note’s version history, so a bad merge is always recoverable.
The Sync panel lists every device currently writing into the folder, with last-write times.
WebDAV
Prefer your own server? Point Smritsavant at any WebDAV endpoint — Nextcloud, Fastmail files, a $5 VPS — with a URL and credentials. Same bundle format, same conflict policy, no third-party folder client needed.
What syncs
Notes, canvases, edges, tags, properties, and attachments. Local UI state (open tabs, zoom positions) stays local. Notes in the Confidential group sync in their encrypted form.
What doesn’t exist (yet, or on purpose)
- No real-time collaboration. Sync connects your devices under your account — it is not a shared workspace.
- No Smritsavant cloud. There’s nothing to subscribe to; that’s a feature.
- No local-network peer-to-peer sync yet. Direct device-to-device sync over your LAN is designed and scaffolded but not shipped — cloud-folder and WebDAV are what you can rely on today.
For getting data out entirely, see Import & export.