# What happens to my notes if PrivacyNotes shuts down?

You lose nothing. The complete dataset is already on your device because the app is local-first, and export to Markdown, JSON, or HTML works entirely offline.

The encryption layer is also published as [open core](https://github.com/LifetimeLabsDev/PrivacyNotes.app), so the format stays independently readable even in a world where our servers vanish overnight.

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Source: https://privacynotes.app/help/shutdown