# Samsung Cloud Notes: reconstructing cloud note access

> Samsung Cloud Notes reconstructs access to Samsung's private note-sync services in Mac, iOS, Android and command-line clients. Its research documents static analysis and runtime observation of Windows components, observed cloud endpoints and XML structures. The clients browse and edit supported typed-text notes, keep local caches and export note content.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: App · Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Clascheurduturfu/samsung-cloud-notes>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Clascheurduturfu/samsung-cloud-notes/blob/41ecaeda9dce25da78c7e818ba772bd7f502c139/docs/reverse-engineering.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/samsung-cloud-notes-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/samsung-cloud-notes-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/samsung-cloud-notes-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A Samsung account is needed for cloud sign-in; supported platforms include macOS 13+, iOS 16+ and Android 8+.
- **Limits:** Version 1.1 works with existing notes; creating or deleting notes and full page editing are outside its current interface.
- **Testing evidence:** The author reports live sign-in and library-sync checks for the new mobile clients; their cloud-save paths had not been exercised against a live account before release.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Clascheurduturfu/samsung-cloud-notes/blob/41ecaeda9dce25da78c7e818ba772bd7f502c139/docs/reverse-engineering.md>
2. <https://github.com/Clascheurduturfu/samsung-cloud-notes/blob/41ecaeda9dce25da78c7e818ba772bd7f502c139/README.md>
3. <https://github.com/Clascheurduturfu/samsung-cloud-notes/blob/41ecaeda9dce25da78c7e818ba772bd7f502c139/docs/protocol.md>

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