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   PrivacyNotes

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Workspace with end-to-end encryption, zero-knowledge security, rich notes, private journal, encrypted file storage, password management, cross-platform browser access, open-source cryptography, optional Pro features, and no recurring subscription fees.

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   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Google Chrome
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)
   • United States

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   Obsidian

    1229 likes

   Privacy-oriented note-taking app for non-linear thinking, blending knowledge graph creation with wiki-style linking. Supports Markdown, end-to-end encryption, and plugins for customization. Offers distraction-free mode, tags, themes, syntax highlighting, and operates offline without tracking.

   351 Obsidian alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Snapcraft
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • Safari
   • AppImage
   • Mozilla Firefox

   • Canada

   

   

   

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   Obsidian vs Evernote Comments

   Top Positive Comment by bishnusapkota · Dec 9, 2025

   Offline, lightweight, and best Evernote replacement option.

   Positive comment by tcdave · May 12, 2026

   Obsidian is great for managing markdown files

   Positive comment by Joshua Wagner · Jan 20, 2022

   ? Building an interface on top of a directory of Markdown files. Huge interoperability gains. ?? ? Amazing plugins (99% free) by a vibrant Forum/Discord community. ?? It's about making sense of information and utilizing it, not just collecting and archiving it. Obsidian and the community excel at that.

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   • Obsidian is Freemium and ProprietaryEvernote is also Freemium and Proprietary
   • Obsidian is Privacy focusedEvernote is not according to our users
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   Joplin

    946 likes

   Joplin is a free, open-source alternative to Evernote, known for its Markdown support, encryption, and cross-platform compatibility. While Evernote offers seamless cloud syncing and text formatting, Joplin excels in privacy and customization. Choose Joplin for technical expertise and security.

   230 Joplin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • AppImageHub
   • Snapcraft
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • F-Droid
   • Cloudron
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Termux
   • Mozilla Firefox

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Joplin vs Evernote Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Guest · Jul 29, 2018

   PRO:

   • markdown ?
   • let you encrypt your notes
   • save them on your computer(backup with thirdparty backupsoftware)
   • free, Open Source
   • crossplatform

   CON:

   • no OCR

   Top Negative Comment by mandrael · May 24, 2022

   Joplin is a quite okay alternative to Evernote, but it has its issues. 1) the mobile sync doesn't work in the background, so it doesn't work sufficiently. Issue on Android and iOS. It only syncs if you watch it. No background-sync (!!). 2) It's not WYSIWYG and you can't do several common things you can do with Evernote or Nimbus. Joplin has to improve in sync and user-friendlyness. Then it can really compete. But: it has the best Evernote import feature on the market. This worked flawlessly!

   Positive comment by Eduardo3382 · May 13, 2022

   There is a large community behind this app that can assist you if you find some problem.

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   • Joplin is Freemium and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Joplin is Privacy focused, Lightweight, Minimalistic and DecentralizedEvernote is not according to our users
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   Logseq

    358 likes

   Local-first, privacy-focused notebook supporting Markdown and Emacs Org mode. Offers offline use, encrypted backups, plugin extensibility, LaTeX support, real-time collaboration, and hierarchical organization for personal knowledge management.

   262 Logseq alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Task Management

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid

   • United States

   

   

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   Capacities

   Capacities offers a revolutionary note-taking experience by utilizing a network-based structure for knowledge capture and organization. Users create unique entities like ideas and questions in a graph view, fostering personalized...

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   Anytype

    314 likes

   Manage notes, tasks, and projects offline with Markdown support. Enjoy encrypted storage, P2P syncing, and powerful dynamic collections across all devices, while allowing redistribution and modification for non-commercial uses.

   241 Anytype alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Source Available

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • Docker

   • Switzerland

   

   

   

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   Notesnook

    223 likes

   Offers open-source, end-to-end encrypted notes with device-based privacy, cross-platform support, private vault, secure sync, offline access, markdown editor, exports to multiple formats, automatic backups, organizational tools, and strong encryption.

   398 Notesnook alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Task Management

   Origin

   • Pakistan

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)
   • Flatpak
   • Self-Hosted

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   Notesnook vs Evernote Comments

   Positive comment by GruvPuddles · Nov 25, 2024

   Developers who really care about privacy, listen to their community (their telegram group is one of the most active I've seen) and are proactive about implementing requested-features. Cloud-Sync, encrypted, and a VERY generous free plan. Notesnook is the way to go!

   Positive comment by candroid_man · Jun 16, 2022

   Notesnook is implementing features from every mainstream notes app, and improving them. While the app is not open source yet (hopefully by July!), I trust the privacy practices after talking to the developers personally (they are great people). They are always adding really cool features, such as the ability to disable syncing on specific notes, a customizable editor, etc. Don't let Evernote use your personal notes, switch to Notesnook it works great!

   Positive comment by uhhmylife94 · Apr 6, 2021

   It's a simple and private alternative that works on every device and syncs seemlessly. Also I love the note editor.

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   • Notesnook is Freemium and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Notesnook is Privacy focused and LightweightEvernote is not according to our users
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    Google Keep

     853 likes

    Google Keep brings the power of Google Docs to note-taking, and features what is basically a post-it note interface with the rich content support found in its more formal document processing cousin. Being web based allows for perfect synchronization across devices, though it is not end-to-end encrypted.

    177 Google Keep alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Android Wear

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Google Keep vs Evernote Comments

    Top Positive Comment by shelehovchanin · Apr 4, 2019

    Lists. Ability to draw. Joint notes. The simplest interface, like ordinary stickers.

    Top Negative Comment by Guest · Jul 27, 2016

    Google Keep is more like a sticky note where as Evernote is a digital filing system where everything is better organized.

    Positive comment by ghigotrieste · Dec 11, 2024

    Notes in Google Keep are like in Evernote, they can also contain images

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    • Google Keep is Free and ProprietaryEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Google Keep is LightweightEvernote is not according to our users
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    Standard Notes

     709 likes

    Though Standard Notes only supports text entry out of the box, it has its own advantages compared to Evernote. Its features can also be expanded with extensions. It's end-to-end encrypted, open source (but freemium), and has no device limit. It can synchronize your notes to as many supported devices as you want. Our users find that it does not feature multilingual support, however.

    219 Standard Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Standard Notes vs Evernote Comments

    Top Positive Comment by a a · Mar 10, 2022

    Not good as joplin because almost all features are paid

    Top Negative Comment by Guest · May 5, 2018

    Does not support images or attachments, only text.

    Positive comment by RemovedUser · Aug 8, 2020

    Standard Notes is the service that I can trust to not share and read my notes.

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    • Standard Notes is Freemium and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Standard Notes is Privacy focused, Minimalistic, Security-focused and CustomizableEvernote is not according to our users
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    Microsoft OneNote

     1150 likes

    OneNote is one of the most ubiquitous note-taking apps out there, and with its notoriety comes widespread mainstream support and understanding. Like Evernote, it supports note-taking and to-do lists, and its interface can be considered much simpler and less cluttered than Evernote's as well. It isn't as crossplatform as Evernote, though it has support for plugins and supplementary apps and features.

    240 Microsoft OneNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire

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    Microsoft OneNote vs Evernote Comments

    Top Positive Comment by ugurozturk · Mar 10, 2017

    Can take notes, can draw, can make to-do lists, can add pictures, can add formulas! What more? Check it out it's also free.

    Top Negative Comment by Guest · Aug 16, 2017

    It is not real cross-platform (Linux is not compatible).

    Positive comment by bishnusapkota · Oct 27, 2024

    Because it's free, free like air

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    Simplenote

     612 likes

    As its name suggests, Simplenote is a simplified note-taking app for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the web. It only supports text-based entry and doesn't really support media clipping or any of the more advanced or elaborate features found in other Evernote alternatives. However, for text-based notes, this is truly accessible and simple to use.

    195 Simplenote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Discontinued

    Automattic ends Simplenote active development, only basic maintenance continues

    Simplenote vs Evernote Comments

    Top Positive Comment by John Fastman · Dec 31, 2016

    Simplenote is a cross-platform app that allows you to take simple (as the name implies) text-based notes and sync them across your devices. There is markdown support, but little else. It's Evernote with almost everything but the note taking feature taken out. If that appeals to you, it's great. Also, thumbs up for open source and Linux support!

    Top Negative Comment by ghigotrieste · Dec 11, 2024

    Notes in Simplenote are just text, whereas with Evernote notes can also contain images

    Negative comment by pufeed · Sep 2, 2021

    Simplenote is very literal in the name. It is as basic as you can get. Markdown notes. That's it.

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    • Simplenote is Free and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Simplenote is Lightweight and MinimalisticEvernote is not according to our users
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    Trilium Notes

     129 likes

    The original trilium is transfered to this repo by its owner and the app continues to develop here as stated here: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium

    433 Trilium Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Mozilla Firefox

    

    

    

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    TiddlyWiki

     315 likes

    TiddlyWiki is a single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet. Because its a single file, its very portable - you can email it, put it on a web server or share...

    207 TiddlyWiki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Xfce
    • RemoteStorage

    • United Kingdom

    

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    TiddlyWiki vs Evernote Comments

    Positive comment by Tarcilio Neto · Aug 5, 2016

    Although the approach is different, it is an alternative for other platforms in regards to note-taking in which Evernote does not cover (self-hosting mostly).

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    • TiddlyWiki is Free and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
    • TiddlyWiki is Customizable and LightweightEvernote is not according to our users
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    Bear

     102 likes

    Flexible note-taking and writing tool featuring advanced markdown with in-line images, cross-note links, live preview, hashtags, Focus Mode, plain text storage, iCloud sync, one-tap formatting, smart data recognition, and multiple export formats for portability.

    313 Bear alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad

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    • EU

    

    

    

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    Bear vs Evernote Comments

    Top Positive Comment by msmith508 · Feb 1, 2026

    Only alternative that has: -Excellent OCR -Massive note sizes -Massive # of embedded files, graphics/images/screenshots and PDFs inside of notes -Speed It's Apple only, but Evernote was literally unusably slow on Windows for large notes anyway. It's 11% the cost of evernote lol!

    Top Negative Comment by Guest · Jul 23, 2017

    Bear is a writing app while Evernote is mainly designed around holding notes and other data.

    Positive comment by Guest · Aug 14, 2019

    I chose Bear because (1). it uses iCloud instead of a 3rd party server which at least simplifies the privacy issue (Hoping it has a NO cloud option). (2). This has web data capture (hopefully full page) and EN's web clipper is no longer available with Safari 13.0 at all. (3) I don't want my every little DoIt list to be on EN's website for my "convenience"

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    • Bear is Freemium and ProprietaryEvernote is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Bear is LightweightEvernote is not according to our users