Dendron Alternatives

Dendron is described as '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' and is a popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Dendron for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Dendron alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Dendron are Anytype, Notesnook, Zettlr and Zim.

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  1. iA Writer icon
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    The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text.

    121 iA Writer alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Zoho Notebook icon
     91 likes

    Web-based tool for integrating text, images, audio, and video with syncing across devices, real-time collaboration, handwriting input, AI-powered summaries, checklists, scanning, reminders, search in handwritten notes, and advanced organization.

    322 Zoho Notebook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  3. FuseBase icon
     92 likes

    Combines AI-powered client portals, unlimited external accounts, internal workspaces, collaborative document editing, smart task management, and no-code knowledge bases with smart documents, supporting 2000+ embeds for streamlined project delivery and feedback.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  4. Walling icon
     44 likes

    Working on a project, researching a topic or writing an article? Walling makes it easy to break down your ideas, refine them and visually organize them.

    283 Walling alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. 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.

    124 Amplenote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  6. Heynote icon
     19 likes

    Block-organized, privacy-focused scratchpad for developers with language-specific syntax highlighting and auto-formatting, supporting JavaScript, JSON, Markdown, notes, API responses, and daily planning, all in a persistent local buffer with minimalist interface.

    60 Heynote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Lumen AI icon
     10 likes

    Minimalist productivity platform offers centralized notes, task management, meeting capture with audio summaries, inbox processing, and Markdown editing, all enhanced by AI prioritization, custom prompts, backlinks, and flexible workflows, supporting multiple methodologies.

    64 Lumen AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. 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.

    133 Ulysses alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  9. TiddlyRoam icon
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    TiddlyRoam is your open source external brain. TiddlyRoam allows you to quickly create your own wiki. You can add fragments of thoughts and findings whenever they come to you. TiddlyRoam will link them and help you spot the patterns.

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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
    • TiddlyWiki
     
  10. Outline icon
     23 likes

    Your team’s knowledge base Team wiki, documentation, meeting notes, playbooks, onboarding, work logs, brainstorming, & more….

    100 Outline alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Cloudron
     
  11. Silverbullet icon
     17 likes

    Silver Bullet is an extensible, open source, personal knowledge management system. Indeed, that’s fancy talk for “a note-taking app with links.” However, Silver Bullet goes a bit beyond just that.

    72 Silverbullet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  12. mdSilo icon
     14 likes

    Lightweight knowledge silo and networked-writing tool equipped with WYSIWYG Markdown editor and reader. Use it to organize writing, network thoughts and build a Second Brain on top of local plain text Markdown files.

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    • Mac
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    • Self-Hosted
     
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