Delete your account

At the bottom of Account security, review what is deleted and what stays, then enter your password to delete your account permanently.

Applies to Web · Mac · iPhone app · cannot be undone

You can delete your CommonNote account from inside the app. Deletion can’t be undone, and you won’t be able to sign in again. Because CommonNote is a research notebook, records in a workspace you share with other members are kept rather than erased. Before anything happens, the screen shows you What is deleted and What stays.

Before you delete

Back up first. In a browser, use Back up all notes (ZIP) in the top bar. The ZIP leaves out notes in the Trash and templates, and locked notes you haven’t unlocked in that browser. Restore anything you want to keep from the Trash, unlock locked notes in the same browser first, and choose Unmark as template on templates before backing up (a single-note export keeps only server links to attachments, which stop working once the account is deleted). Then open BACKUP-INFO.txt and the folders in the ZIP to check nothing is missing. See Export notes and back up everything.
A subscription set to renew blocks deletion. Turn off auto-renewal first — for web payments in Plan & billing → Manage billing & invoices, for App Store subscriptions in Apple’s subscription settings.
If you are the workspace owner and there are other members, deletion is blocked. In Plan & billing → Team members, use Make owner on another member first. See Workspace members and seats.

Delete your account

Click your name in the top bar (on a phone, your avatar) and open Account security.
In the Delete account section at the very bottom, click the Delete account button.
Under Delete your account?, read What is deleted and What stays.
Enter your password under Enter your password to confirm and click Delete forever. If you change your mind, click Cancel.

You are signed out as soon as the deletion finishes.

What is deleted and what stays

Case	Result
Always deleted	Your email, display name (nickname), passkeys, sign-in history and notification settings. You can no longer sign in.
You’re the only member of your workspace	The workspace’s notes, attachments and notebooks are deleted too. Notes you created and shared with others are deleted as well, so those people lose access.
Your workspace has other members	Notes and notebooks you wrote stay in the workspace as research records. The author appears as a deleted user, and author or assignee marks inside the note text may still show your current username.

The screen tells you which case applies, with numbers — for example “12 notes and their attachments in your personal workspace” under What is deleted, or a count of notes you wrote under What stays.

If deletion is blocked

Message	What to do
Cancel auto-renewal in billing and invoice management before deleting your account	Click Open plan and billing below the message, cancel the subscription and try again.
Cancel auto-renewal in Apple subscription management before deleting your account	Turn off CommonNote’s auto-renewal in your iPhone’s subscription settings.
Transfer team ownership to another member before deleting your account	Make another member the workspace owner.
A wrong-password message	Check your password. After several wrong attempts you have to wait, just as with sign-in.

Deletion is permanent. A deleted account can’t be restored, not even through the recovery email.