83 Obsidian alternativesObsidian is a note-taking app that lets you create a personal knowledge graph with ease. It is designed for non-linear thinking and allows you to easily link your notes together wiki-style.
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
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Top Obsidian Features
- Support for MarkDown
- Local Storage
- Works Offline
- Graph view
- Bidirectional links
- No registration required
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Dark Mode
- No Tracking
- Lightweight
- Syntax Highlighting
- Ad-free
228 Notepad++ alternativesNotepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
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Top Notepad++ Features
- Lightweight
- Code Formatting
- Portable
- Tabbed interface
- Search and Replace
- Text formatting
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Ad-free
- Syntax Highlighting
- Dark Mode
- No Coding Required
- No Tracking
219 Signal alternativesSignal is a messaging app with an unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all the features expected from a modern IM app. Signal has received a lot of praise from all around the world for its security and privacy-respecting technologies.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Flathub
- Ubuntu
- Debian
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Top Signal Features
- End-to-End Encryption
- Privacy focused
- Security focused
- Ad-free
- Self Destructing Messages
- Private messaging
- No Tracking
- Encrypted Connection
- Dark Mode
- Lightweight
- VoiP Calls
- Support for MarkDown
60 Joplin alternativesJoplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Google Chrome
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Cloudron
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- Termux
- Mozilla Firefox
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Top Joplin Features
- Support for MarkDown
- Cloud Sync
- End-to-End Encryption
- Privacy focused
- Web Clipper
- Works Offline
- Local Storage
- Android Sync
- Tagging
- Ad-free
- Hierarchical Structure
- WYSIWYG Support
206 Visual Studio Code alternativesVisual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Chrome OS
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Top Visual Studio Code Features
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Customizable
- Autocompletion
- Built-in terminal emulation
- Syntax Highlighting
- Code Completion
- Git Support
- Support for Themes
- Dark Mode
- Support for MarkDown
- WYSIWYG HTML Editor
- Works Offline
132 Nextcloud alternativesOn-premises file sync, universal access, integrated collaboration, real-time communication with privacy and data control focus.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
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Top Nextcloud Features
- Privacy focused
- Calendar Integration
- Sync Contacts
- Ad-free
- Two-factor Authentication
- Security focused
- Cloud Sync
- Hostable
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- End-to-End Encryption
- Dark Mode
- Support for ActivityPub
284 Element alternativesElement is a secure collaboration and messaging app based on the Matrix protocol. It’s decentralised to deliver digital sovereignty, and based on an open standard for easy connections and interoperability. It is end-to-end encrypted by default.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Matrix.org
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Cloudron
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Top Element Features
- End-to-End Encryption
- Decentralized
- Federated
- Privacy focused
- Matrix Protocol
- Voice Chat
- VoiP Calls
- Dark Mode
- Real time collaboration
- No Tracking
- Ad-free
- Cloud Sync
108 GitHub alternativesGitHub is a web-based hosting service for projects that use the Git revision control system. It is written in Ruby on Rails by Logical Awesome developers Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, and Tom Preston-Werner.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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Top GitHub Features
- Git integration
- File Versioning
- Unlimited private repos
- Git Support
- Gist support
- Dark Mode
- Two-factor Authentication
- Ad-free
- IFTTT Integration
- Support for MarkDown
- FIDO U2F (2FA) support
- Passkey Support
195 VSCodium alternativesThis repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron
- Flathub
Top VSCodium Features
- No Tracking
- Prevent telemetry
- Customizable
- Privacy focused
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Works Offline
- No registration required
- Autocompletion
- MIT License
- Syntax Highlighting
- Support for Themes
- Lightweight
194 Sublime Text alternativesSophisticated text editor for code with sleek interface, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and swift variable renaming using multiple selections.
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Top Sublime Text Features
- Lightweight
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Customizable
- Package Control
- Syntax Highlighting
- Clean design
- No Tracking
- Dark Mode
- Support for MarkDown
- Distraction-free
- Works Offline
- Git Support
87 Notion alternativesStreamline teamwork with real-time collaboration, drag-and-drop content organization, and visual simplicity across notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
License model
- Free Personal • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Top Notion Features
- Support for MarkDown
- Wiki
- Custom templates
- Visual bookmarks
- Kanban Board
- Real time collaboration
- Support for LaTeX
- Hierarchical Structure
- Web Clipper
- Dark Mode
- Syntax Highlighting
- Support for @mentions
176 Discord alternativesA versatile platform for text and voice communication, featuring topic-specific channels, customizable moderation, and smooth low latency interactions.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Snapcraft
- Epic Games Store
- Flathub
- Electron
- Playstation
- Xbox
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Top Discord Features
- VoiP Calls
- Screen Sharing
- Multi Channel
- Text chat
- Bots
- Text to Speech
- Dark Mode
- Two-factor Authentication
- Desktop Sharing
- Syntax Highlighting
- Support for @mentions
- No Coding Required
112 Logseq alternativesLogseq is a platform for knowledge sharing and management. It focuses on privacy, longevity, and user control. Notice: the backend code will be open-sourced as soon as we’re sure that the backend service meets the security standards.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
Top Logseq Features
- Bidirectional links
- Graph view
- Outliner
- Support for MarkDown
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
- Full-Text Search
- Dark Mode
- Privacy focused
- No Tracking
- PDF annotation
- Subtasks
65 Standard Notes alternativesStandard Notes is a simple and private notes app. It allows you to write and sync your notes across all your devices, iOS, Android, Linux, Windows, MacOS, and web browser.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
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Top Standard Notes Features
- End-to-End Encryption
- Privacy focused
- Cloud Sync
- Encrypted Notes
- Support for MarkDown
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Clean design
- Works Offline
- Encrypted Backup
- AES Encryption
- Ad-free
- Two-factor Authentication
207 Vim alternativesVim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Haiku
- AmigaOS
- OpenSolaris
- MorphOS
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Snapcraft
Top Vim Features
- Lightweight
- Keyboard focused
- Customizable
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Syntax Highlighting
- Hackable
- Command line interface
- Works Offline
- Support for MarkDown
- No registration required
- Portable
- Batch Editing
