- 60 Microsoft OneNote alternatives
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
- Task Management Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Windows Phone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
- Android Wear
- Kindle Fire
Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft 365 (Office), is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. It also offers shared notebooks, syncing between multiple computers and devices via Windows...
Microsoft OneNote Features
- Handwritten Notes
- Web Clipper
- Hierarchical Structure
- Works Offline
- Cloud Sync
- Pressure Sensitivity
- Dark Mode
- Calendar Integration
- IFTTT Integration
- 45 Xournal++ alternatives
- Note-taking Tool
- Digital Painting Tool
- PDF Reader
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Xournal++ (a fork of Xournal) is a handwriting Notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with platform independent GTK, supporting Linux, e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Suse, macOS and Windows 10. Supports Pen input like Wacom Tablets.
Xournal++ Features
- Handwritten Notes
- PDF annotation
- Works Offline
- Pressure Sensitivity
- Ad-free
- Portable
- Support for LaTeX
- Spell Checking
- Dark Mode
- 15 Rnote alternatives
- Note-taking Tool
- Digital Painting Tool
- Whiteboard
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Rnote aims to be a simple but functional note taking application for freehand drawing or annotating pictures or documents. It eventually should be able to import / export various media file formats.
Rnote Features
- Handwritten Notes
- PDF annotation
- No registration required
- Lightweight
- Ad-free
- Dark Mode
- WYSIWYG Support
- Works Offline
- Privacy focused
- 106 Xodo alternatives
- PDF Reader
- PDF Editor
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. Powerful, fast, and optimized for all phones and tablets, Xodo makes it easy to access, edit, mark up, sort, share, sync, manage, sign, and more with even the most complex PDF documents.
Xodo Features
- PDF annotation
- Dark Mode
- Sign PDF files
- Ad-free
- Lightweight
- Combine PDF
- Split PDF files
- OCR
- Real time collaboration
- 22 Saber: Handwritten Notes alternatives
- Note-taking Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
A (work-in-progress) cross-platform libre notes app. Please note that this app is still in early stages and not ready to trust with your notes yet.
Saber: Handwritten Notes Features
- Dark Mode
- Handwritten Notes
- Privacy focused
- Cloud Sync
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using a stylus. It is free software (GNU GPL) and runs on Linux (recent distributions), Windows and other GTK+/Gnome platforms.
xournal Features
- PDF annotation
- Handwritten Notes
- Drawing Tablet Support
DiscontinuedIt hasn't been updated since 2017, but there is an active fork Xournal++
Weylus turns your tablet or smart phone into a graphic tablet/touch screen for your computer.
Weylus Features
- Hardware Accelerated
- No Tracking
- Ad-free
- Lightweight
- Screen Sharing
- 70 Artrage alternatives
- Digital Painting Tool
- Image Editor
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
A simple but lovely natural media painting and sketching program. Art oriented, but capable of loading/saving photoshop files.
Artrage Features
- Support for Layers
- Works Offline
- Support for 4K
- Drawing Tablet Support
- 23 Concepts alternatives
- Digital Painting Tool
- Vector Graphic App
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Concepts is the digital design sketchbook of the future. It’s powerful, flexible and smart, so you can go from quick sketches to beautiful and precise illustrations in a single app. Enhance your creative capabilities with our infinite canvas, flexible multi-touch shape guides...
Concepts Features
- Custom Brushes
- Support for Layers
- Ad-free
- No registration required
- 4 EasyCanvas alternatives
- Screen Mirroring App
- Digital Painting Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- iPad
EasyCanvas is an application that allows you to use your iPad as a digitizer.
You can use your PC programs including Photoshop directly using EasyCanvas.
EasyCanvas Features
- No registration required
- Drawing Tablet Support
- 36 Stylus Labs Write alternatives
- Note-taking Tool
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPad
Write is a word processor for handwriting, designed primarily for tablets with an active stylus. Write has the functionality of a vector drawing application, plus a unique set of tools which ease the editing of handwritten text.
Stylus Labs Write Features
- Handwritten Notes
- Drawing Tablet Support
- 36 Microsoft Journal alternatives
- Note-taking Tool
- Digital Painting Tool
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
Journal, a Microsoft Garage project, is a Windows 10 app helping people who love to journal to evolve their ideas and express themselves quickly with the power of their digital pen.
Microsoft Journal Features
- Handwritten Notes
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
- Dark Mode
An IDE tailor-made for web design and frontend development.
TweakStyle Features
- Syntax Highlighting
- 2 Virtual Tablet alternatives
- Paid • Proprietary
- Windows
- Windows Mobile
- Android
- Windows Phone
Allows using a tablet device with stylus or digitizer input in the same way as a dedicated wireless tablet. Use your phone or tablet as a Wacom device essentially.
Virtual Tablet Features
- Portable
- Drawing Tablet Support
Tablet Pro is a futuristic mix of familiar tools adapted for touch devices. Artists hotkey on screen keyboard shortcuts, Fullscreen virtual trackpad, pinch to zoom, surface (Ntrig) pen side button remapping... It is the best way to get rid of the touch interface bottleneck.
Tablet Pro Features
- Support for Gestures