With Secure Notes, you can save important information that needs to be stored securely but accessed easily. You can keep info like software keys and WiFi passwords safe, private, and accessible—and share them securely with anyone you want.
Add a Secure Note
You can add Secure Notes of up to 10,000 characters.M/p
Create a Secure Note in the web app
- Go to the Secure Notes section.
- Select Add New. The editor opens.
- Enter a title and your note, and select Save.
Create a Secure Note in the Dashlane macOS app
- Go to the Secure Notes section.
- Select the plus (+) icon and then select Add Secure Note.
- The editor opens.
- Enter a title and your note, and select Done.
Create a Secure Note in the Android app
- Select Home and then Secure Notes.
- Select + Add new. The editor opens.
- Enter your note and select the back arrow icon to save.
Create a Secure Note in the iOS (Apple) app
- On the Home screen, select the plus (+) icon.
- Select Add Secure Note from the menu. The editor opens.
- Enter your note, select Done, and then Close.
Attach files to a Secure Note
You can securely store sensitive documents—like passports or birth certificates—by attaching them to Secure Notes. You can store up to 1 GB of files in your account, and each file can be up to 15 MB.
You can't share Secure Notes that have files attached, and you can't attach files to Secure Notes that are already shared. Files attached to Secure Notes aren't included in DASH exports.
Store files in the web app
- Create a Secure Note or open an existing note.
- Select the Attached files tab.
- Select Attach file, then select the file you want to upload.
After you save your note, a paperclip icon appears next to the note in your list of Secure Notes. This icon shows that the note now has an attachment.
Download or delete a file in the web app
- Open the note and select Attached files.
- Select Download attachment, shown as a down arrow and an inbox, or Delete attachment, shown as a trashcan, and confirm.
Important: When you delete a file, you can't get it back.
Store files in the Dashlane macOS app
- Create a Secure Note or open an existing note.
- Select the paperclip icon in the menu bar.
- Select the plus (+) icon, then select the file you want to upload.
View or delete a file in the Dashlane macOS app
- Open the note and select the paperclip icon.
- Select the 3-dot menu.
- Select Open or Delete.
Important: When you delete a file, you can't get it back.
Store files in the Android app
- Create a Secure Note or open an existing note.
- Select the paperclip icon in the menu bar.
- Select the plus (+) icon, and then select the file you want to upload.
After you save your note, a paperclip icon appears next to the note in your list of Secure Notes. This icon shows that the note now has an attachment.
View, download, or delete a file in Android
- Open the note and select the paperclip icon.
- Select the file.
- Select View, Save a copy to Download folder, or Delete.
Important: When you delete a file, you can't get it back.
Store files in the iOS app
- Create a Secure Note or open an existing note.
- Select the paperclip icon in the menu bar.
- Select the plus (+) icon, and then select how you want to add the file:
- Take a photo
- Scan documents
- Choose a photo
- Choose a file
- After you select the file, you can rename it.
- Select Back to return to the Secure Note. Select Back again to return to your list of Secure Notes.
View, rename, or delete a file in iOS
- Open the note and select the paperclip icon.
- Select the 3-dot menu.
- Select Open, Rename, or Delete.
Important: When you delete a file, you can't get it back.
You can store files in most common formats, including these file types: DOC, DOCX, KEY, NUMBERS ODS, ODT, PDF, PPT, PPTX, TXT, XLS, XLXS, 3GP, AAC, AVI, BMP, FLAC, GIF, JPG, M4A, MKV, MOV, MP3, MP4, MPG, OGG, PNG, RAW, TIFF, WAV, WEBM, WMV, 7Z, DB, RAR, and ZIP. You can also store documents without extensions.
Organize your Secure Notes
You can organize your Secure Notes by choosing from existing categories. You can also assign different colors to your Secure Notes to make them easier to identify.
If you're a member of a Dashlane Starter, Team, or Business plan, you can also choose to store the Secure Note in your Personal Space or your Business Space.
Note: Dashlane no longer has a desktop app, but you can still use any categories you created in the desktop app. However, you can't create new custom categories for Secure Notes and can't delete or rename existing categories.
Organize Secure Notes in the web app
- Create a Secure Note or open an existing note.
- Select the More options tab.
- Select the menu for Category or Color, and then select the category or color that you want. Members of Dashlane Starter, Team, and Business plans can also select the menu for Space and choose to put the note in their Personal or Business Space.
- Select Close.
Organize Secure Notes in the Dashlane macOS app
- Create a Secure Note or open an existing note.
- Select the wrench icon in the menu.
- Select Color to open the menu and choose the color that you want. Members of Dashlane Starter, Team, and Business plans can also select the Space icon in the menu and move the note to their Personal or Business Space.
- Select Back to return to your Secure Notes.
Organize Secure Notes in the Android app
- Create a Secure Note or open an existing note.
- Select the 3-dot menu.
- Select Category or Color and choose from the list of categories or colors.
- Select the back arrow to close the note.
If you're a member of a Starter, Team, or Business plan, you see the current Space listed when you open a Secure Note. Select the current Space to move the note to your Personal or Business Space.
Organize Secure Notes in the iOS app
- Create a Secure Note or open an existing note.
- Select the wrench icon in the menu.
- Select Color to open the menu and choose the color that you want.
- Select Back to return to your Secure Notes.
Members of Dashlane Starter, Team, and Business plans can also select the Space icon in the menu and move the note to their Personal or Business Space.
Share a Secure Note with other Dashlane customers
After creating a Secure Note, you can safely share the note with other Dashlane customers. Open or edit the Secure Note and select Share, sometimes shown as a person-with-an-arrow icon. Enter one or more email addresses and select Send.
If you're a member of a Dashlane Starter, Team, or Business plan, you can also share Secure Notes with Dashlane groups.
If you share a Secure Note with the incorrect person or group or change your mind, you can edit or revoke access to the Secure Note. Dashlane deletes the revoked Secure Note from the other Dashlane accounts.
Note: You can't attach files to shared Secure Notes or share notes that already have files attached.
Delete a Secure Note
You can delete any Secure Note from your account. Open or edit the Secure Note and select Delete, sometimes shown as a trashcan or an option in the 3-dot menu.
If you delete a Secure Note someone else created and shared with you, Dashlane only deletes the note from your account. If you delete a Secure Note you created and then shared, Dashlane deletes the note from all Dashlane accounts.
If you no longer want to share a Secure Note with a person or group but don't want to delete the note, you can revoke access. Dashlane deletes revoked Secure Notes from the other Dashlane accounts.
You can lock a specific Secure Note, so you need your Master Password to unlock it. You won't have to enter your Master Password more than once every five minutes or right after you've logged in.
Require Master Password for individual Secure Notes
To find a Secure Note, search for the note in Dashlane's search bar. If you've locked your note, you need to enter your Master Password to access it from the search bar.