CherryTree Alternatives

CherryTree is described as 'Free, open-source note-taking with rich text, cross-platform support, syntax highlighting, embedded files, and customizable interface' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to CherryTree for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best CherryTree alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like CherryTree are Joplin, Notion, Zim and AppFlowy.

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  1. Open Note icon

    Open Note

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    OpenNote is a modern Android note-taking and markdown editor application built entirely with Compose.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  2. Many Notes icon

    Many Notes

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    Many Notes is a markdown note-taking app designed for simplicity! Easily create or import your vaults and organize your thoughts right away.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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  4. Dark Note icon

    Dark Note

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    Dark Note offers a wide range of features for taking notes, creating checklists, and keeping track of your budget. Its simple and elegant user interface makes it easy to use and navigate, allowing you to quickly and easily create and manage your notes + checklists.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Notion

    Enhance team collaboration and content organization with Notion. Experience real-time access, intuitive drag-and-drop functionalities, and visually simple interfaces designed for productivity in managing tasks, notes, and databas...

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  6. Safety Note+ icon

    Safety Note+

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    Introducing Safety Note+: Keep Your Most Private Notes Secure

    Have you ever experienced the frustration of lending someone your phone, only to have them intrude on your personal information? We understand the discomfort that comes with it. That's why we created Safety Note+.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  8. Notes (PFA) icon

    Notes (PFA)

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    Privacy Friendly Notes allows you to take and manage notes on Android devices. It belongs to the Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. More information can be found an secuso.org/pfa

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android
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  9. QuinSlate icon

    QuinSlate

     2 likes

    A lightweight, always-at-hand scratchpad for Windows. Jot notes, stash clipboard snippets, do quick inline math and have it all autosaved to plain text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Plainva icon

    Plainva

     1 like

    Plainva is an open-source, local-first editor for plain Markdown vaults. It aims to open existing Obsidian-compatible vaults directly from cloud storage and preserve file ownership.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. NoteSR icon

    NoteSR

     1 like

    NoteSR is a secure and offline-first note-taking Android app that creates an encrypted storage space on your device. You can write text notes, attach any type of file to them, and open files directly inside the app — all fully encrypted using AES-256.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  13. Anotalos icon

    Anotalos

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    Advanced and fully featured notes app for iPhone, iPad & Mac. Built with the latest technologies to handle almost anything.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  14. zk icon

    zk

     1 like

    zk is a plain text note-taking assistant meant for use alongside a separate text editor program.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  15. BasicDiary icon

    BasicDiary

     2 likes

    A simple program for managing daily annotations, attachments and attributes.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
    • Java
    • BSD
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