# Set up sync

> Sync your notes across desktop, web, and mobile.

Source: https://notate.md/docs/sync/set-up-sync/

Category: Sync

Updated: 2026-08-16

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Sync keeps your notes in step across every device, adds the web app, and backs your notes up to the cloud. It is part of the [Sync plan](https://notate.md/sync/).

## Create an account

Open **Settings** and sign up with your email, or sign in if you already have an account. Your existing local notes are claimed into your account the first time you sign in.

## Work across devices

Once you are signed in, changes sync in the background over a live connection. Edit on your laptop and the note is on your phone moments later, with the same folders and tags everywhere.

## Offline still works

Sync never gets in your way offline. Keep writing with no connection and Notate queues your changes, reconciling them the moment you reconnect.

For end-to-end encryption and storage details, see the [Sync](https://notate.md/sync/) overview.