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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    "SimpleNotes" lets you create, edit and organize all your notes anytime, anywhere. Easy switching between Desktop and Mobile. You can share your notes with everyone you want. The Website is free to use and a Desktop and Mobile APP is also available.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
     
  2. Prodrafts icon
     1 like

    A handwriting-focused note-taking app for iPad, iPhone, and Mac. It offers an infinite canvas, mind maps, multimedia support, customizable text boxes and shapes, and robust linking between notes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. flomo icon
     4 likes

    flomo shapes your way of thinking through quickly capturing ideas and regularly reviewing MEMOs.

    7 flomo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. Notes-Up icon
     Like

    An intuitive note-taking application that was made specifically for Elementary OS. Community builds are available for other Linux distributions, including Arch and openSUSE. The application's features include:

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Arch Linux
    • elementary OS
     
  5. Nottodbox icon
     2 likes

    Nottodbox allows you to create and organize notes, to-dos, and diaries with rich text support in popular formats.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Pomodoro inspired minimalist note taking for busy people.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Ephe icon
     2 likes

    An ephemeral Markdown paper for today. Less but handy features for plain Markdown lovers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. ClickCharts icon
     6 likes

    Design flowcharts, UML, Venn, and mind map diagrams with customizable templates, varied symbols, shapes, connector styles, overlapping sheet support, and intuitive drag-and-drop editing. Export visuals as images, edit multiple diagrams, and organize complex data visibly.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
     
  9. NoteGen icon
     2 likes

    A cross-platform Markdown note-taking application dedicated to using AI to bridge recording and writing, organizing fragmented knowledge into a readable note.

    60 NoteGen alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  10. The Guide icon
     26 likes

    The Guide is a two-pane outliner - a program that allows you to arrange text notes in a tree-like structure. It supports formatted text, exporting to RTF and hyperlinks (both internal and external).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  11. Roughbook icon
     3 likes

    RoughBook is an online note-taking chrome extension. It is a productivity tool that helps in quickly capturing important information and set reminders. A productivity tool to quickly capture, organize and share important notes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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