My list of Standard Notes Bugs & Idiosyncrasies
June 18, 2026โข304 words
Bugs
- Keyboard shortcuts do not work with ABNT (Brazilian standard) keyboards.
- MacOS Desktop
- Github: https://github.com/standardnotes/forum/issues/4157
- Tag long-press interaction freezes UI.
- Android
- Github: https://github.com/standardnotes/forum/issues/4147
- Seems to be related to the version of the Android System Webview (v148 to v150 - the bug is observed); downgrade to v147 or lower or upgrade to v151 to fix the problem;
- Dark Mode shortcut (Shift Command D) loads a dark theme different than theme set at "Automatic Dark Theme".
- Editor area maintain previous theme after an automatic theme change.
- MacOS Desktop
- "Show Tags" switch does not work on Files area.
- Android
- Navigation between linked notes does not work - UI freezing
- Android
- Long-pressing an image inside a markdown note causes UI to freeze
- Android
- Seems to be related to the version of the Android System Webview (v148 to v150 - the bug is observed); downgrade to v147 or lower or upgrade to v151 to fix the problem.
Idiosyncrasies
- Too many editor options; why not just one editor, supporting markdown?
- Files not available offline on Android.
- And notes are only temporally cached on mobile; closing the app clears the cache - as explained by the support representative. In my own testing, notes are cached and *not** cleared when the app is closed*;
- Orphaned files after you delete notes with attached files or images.
- No Full Backup with notes in markdown format AND files (encrypted or decrypted);
- Export Notes does not maintain tags organization
- It is a mess of mixed files!
- Keyboard shortcuts on Mac desktop app suddenly stop working; an app reload is required to restore normal operation.