Notes Alternatives

Notes is described as 'Use Notes to capture a quick thought, create checklists, sketch ideas, and more. And with iCloud, you can keep your notes up to date across all your devices' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Notes for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, Windows, Android and iPad apps. The best Notes alternative is Joplin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Notes are Notesnook, Microsoft OneNote, Zim and CherryTree.

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  1. Draftify icon
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    Draftify is a minimal note and journal app (Mac only). It's a place to quickly write ideas and to think.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. phoTopics icon
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    phoTopics is a note taking app with a focus on efficiently handling many, even hundreds of notes. Spontaneous thoughts and ideas, photo notes, to-do lists or reminders. Everything can be organized with intuitive hashtags to be found quickly with dynamic tag filtering.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Notes app icon
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    Notes app gives you the facility to make notes of important things and helps you reduce memory burden. In today's life it is too difficult to maintain all things in mind.hence this app may assist in doing so.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Notiq icon
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    Notiq is a privacy-first note-taking app for iPhone that lets you capture voice memos, transcribe speech, write text notes, and scan documents — all securely and completely offline.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. Stik icon
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    A keyboard-first note app for Mac. Press a shortcut, type your thought, close. Your note is saved as a plain markdown file in under 3 seconds. No account, no cloud, no setup.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. mykioku icon
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    Never forget what matters. AI-powered memory tools for your relationships, knowledge, and life

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. A secure note-taking application for Linux, integrated with Etebase for encrypted synchronization.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Quickly capture notes from menu bar or Dock on macOS and with one-tap access from iOS Control Center, Home, and Lock Screen. Provides a distraction-free, plain text interface, optional iCloud sync, offline use, font settings, hotkey, and privacy-focused design.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple TV
     
  9. Keep your personal notes truly private with MyEncryptedNotes — a fast, lightweight, and fully offline encrypted notepad for Windows. All data is protected locally using ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption, ensuring modern, high-performance security without cloud dependencies.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. A native macOS app that reimagines note-taking. Capture ideas in a familiar chat interface, organize with stacks, and dive deeper with threads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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