Student wikis/ Knowledge Management/ Personal Information Managers

Trisha Hoque
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  1. Crossnote icon
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    Crossnote is probably the world's first markdown notes reader & editor Progressive Web Application that works offline and supports syncing with arbitrary git repository right inside your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. Mochi icon
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    Mochi is a cross-platform desktop tool that lets you take notes and make flashcards using markdown, then study them using spaced repetition.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  3. Drafts icon
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    Drafts is where text starts. Quickly capture text and send it almost anywhere!

    Drafts turns text into action with almost limitless possibilities – it’s a quick notebook, handy editor, and writing automation tool, all in one. Capture all of your text in Drafts and send it to othe.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  4. Ulysses icon
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    Ulysses is a text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to brainstorm, draft, revise and even submit text on a professional level.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  5. RemNote icon
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    A note-taking tool that gives you memory superpowers. It automatically generates flashcards from your notes and figures out the optimal time to practice each flashcard.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  6. Dynalist icon
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    Dynalist is a web app that lets you break down and organize your thoughts in the format of lists.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Web
    Dark theme
    Mobile
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    Mobile dark theme
  7. Typora icon
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    A cross-platform Markdown editor providing real-time preview, Focus & Typewriter modes, and support for multiple export formats.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
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  8. Notebooks icon
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    Comprehensive platform offering a powerful Markdown editor, document organization, task management, and format conversion, with focus-enhancing options.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. Web-based note-taking tool with sync, multimedia support, real-time collaboration, checklist creation, cloud integration, AI-powered features, handwriting, and mobile compatibility.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
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  10. Bear icon
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    Flexible writing and note-taking tool with markdown, plain text storage, cross-note links, hashtags, powerful search, Focus Mode, iCloud sync, and export options.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot icon Microsoft 365 Copilot, 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...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
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  12. FuseBase icon
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    AI-powered platform with customizable client portals, unlimited accounts, internal workspaces, collaborative editing, task management, and no-code knowledge bases.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Internal and external collaboration.
    AI Agents
    Pre-Sales / Proposals
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    Client onboarding
  13. Notejoy icon
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    Notejoy is a collaborative notes app for you and your team. It helps you get your most important work out of the noise of email & chat and into a fast and focused workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android Tablet
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  14. myBase icon
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    myBase is a unique free-form database software that allows entry of unstructured text, webpages, images, documents, emails and even arbitrary files without regard to length or format. All information is automatically compressed and stored in the tree structured outline form.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  15. JotterPad icon
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    Designed for creative writers, JotterPad is a plain text editor without the fuss and distraction of a word processor. It is perfect for writing books, novels, lyrics, poems, essays, drafts and screenplays.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
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    Built-in thesaurus, dictionary and rhyming dictionary
  16. Dendron icon
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    Dendron is an open-source, local-first, markdown-based, note-taking tool built on top of VSCode. It supports all the usual features you would expect like tagging, backlinks, a graph view, split panes, and so forth.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
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  17. MyInfo icon
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    MyInfo is a personal information manager for Windows. It will help you capture, organize, edit and share ideas, documents, tasks, and web pages.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  18. Notion icon
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    Streamline teamwork with real-time collaboration, drag-and-drop content organization, and visual simplicity across notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  19. Zim icon
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    Zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed as-you-type. Creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "Create new note"...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Graphviz graph using Diagram plugin
    Formatting options available
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    Hiding all toolbars and statusbar for maximum screen space
  20. Amplenote icon
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    Amplenote allows you to take notes and link those notes to functional task and contacts lists for seamless project management. It supports integration with Google and Outlook calendars to schedule tasks and allows e-mail integration as well.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Capture your ideas using Jots Mode!

Jots are Daily Notes that we automatically create for you.
    Consolidate your best ideas using Notes Mode.

Notes can be shared for collaboration or published to the web in under 3 clicks.
    Turn your ideas into action using Tasks Mode.

Our task scoring algorithm suggests what to work on next, nested tags lets you zoom in on any project that's important to you right now.
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    Block out your time and get things done using the Calendar Mode.

Syncs with your favorite external calendars biderectionally.
  21. Obsidian icon
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    Obsidian 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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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