Platforms
- Self-Hosted




Apps similar to Curiota include Joplin, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Notesnook, Google Keep, Standard Notes and Zettlr. You're spoiled for choice with Note-taking Tools like Curiota: we list more than 50 alternatives for Mac, Android, Windows, Linux and iPhone.




ColorNote is a simple notepad app. It give you a quick and simple notepad editing experience when you write notes, email, message, shopping lists and todo lists. ColorNote makes taking a note easier than any other notepad apps.



Prism is for quick thoughts and links. It feels like texting, rather than writing in a document. Capture easily, organize with tags, develop ideas across threads, review to keep only what matters. Free — unlimited notes, AI tags, and sync.




Privacy oriented, without vendor lock in note organizer, todo list desktop application. Work offline with text, markdown and pdf files.







Noto is an opensource minimal Note-Taking app that meets customer expectations with privacy in mind.



Quillpad is a fork of an original app called Quillnote. The development stopped on the original app and PR backlogs were not cleared up. The community showed much interest in the app for continued development and so this fork was created.



PrivateNotes (formerly Exocortex) is an encrypted note-taking app designed for networked thought. It allows you to link ideas together, creating a web of interconnected notes that mimic how your mind works.



Iotas is a simple but elegant solution for notes especially but not only for GNOME users. Through Nextcloud integration, all notes can be kept in sync and accessed on different devices.





A new medium for your ideas—augment your thinking with a text editor designed for structuring lists. Side-by-side views allow 3 modes of thinking.





