Does Harbor have built-in AI?
No AI assistant, by design — just one small helper that names a note from what's in it. Harbor is open instead: API, CLI, and MCP, so the AI you already pay for can work with your notes.
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What happens if I stop paying?
Your account goes read-only — nothing is deleted, and export and delete always keep working. Come back any time and pick up right where you left off.
Harbor Blog2 min readHow do I scan a document?
Scan paper straight into a note with the iPhone or iPad app — edges detected automatically, multi-page supported, and OCR makes every word searchable.
Harbor Blog2 min readHow do passkeys and 2FA work?
Sign in to Harbor with a passkey — Face ID or Touch ID, no password to phish — or add TOTP two-factor with recovery codes to your password sign-in.
Harbor Blog2 min readThe Harbor CLI
The Harbor command-line tool: a single binary that exposes the whole API — notes, notebooks, tags, search, files, sync, sharing, and encryption — with JSON output.
Harbor Blog9 min readHow do I import from Evernote?
Move from Evernote with an ENEX import: export your notebooks from Evernote, import them into Harbor, and watch live progress as everything comes across.
Harbor Blog2 min readHow do I encrypt or decrypt a single note?
Use the note's actions menu — Encrypt this note to lock one note, Remove encryption to unlock it again. Move a note out of a notebook that encrypts before removing its encryption; in the web app Harbor insists on it.
Harbor Blog5 min readHow do I tag a note while I'm typing?
Type # in a note and Harbor suggests your tags as you go. Pick one, or make a new one, and the note is tagged without leaving the sentence you're writing.
Harbor Blog4 min readWhat is Harbor?
Harbor is a private, cross-platform second brain — notes, tasks, and OCR search in fast native apps, with your data always yours to export. Here's the tour.
Harbor Blog2 min readHow do I import from Standard Notes?
Move from Standard Notes to Harbor: export two files from Standard Notes — the backup and your notes with attachments — then drop both into Harbor. Your notes, tags, folders, and files come across.
Harbor Blog3 min readHow do I add emoji to a note?
Type /emoji or :: to open Harbor's emoji picker, or type : and a name like :smile to get suggestions as you write. It works on every Harbor app.
Harbor Blog3 min readCan an app or AI read my encrypted notes?
No. Harbor's servers hold only the scrambled version of an encrypted note and nothing that can open it — so a connected app receives unreadable text, and an AI assistant receives only a marker saying the note is locked.
Harbor Blog10 min readAre the Harbor apps really native?
Yes. The Mac, iPhone, and iPad apps are real SwiftUI — no Electron — with a native Android app on Google Play and an offline-first web app everywhere else.
Harbor Blog2 min readHow do I customize the sidebar?
Open Settings → Sidebar to reorder or hide sidebar items, turn counts on or off, and add counts next to Tasks, Templates and Files. Works on web, Mac and Windows.
Harbor Blog3 min readDoes Harbor work offline?
Yes — fully. Every Harbor app keeps a real database on your device, so you can browse, write, and even search with no connection. Sync catches up later.
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