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. Silverbullet icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Notepack icon
     17 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Notable icon
     34 likes

    Notable is a cross-platform note app. Notes are plain Markdown files, their metadata is stored as Markdown front matter. Attachments are also plain files, if you attach a picture.jpg to a note everything about it will be preserved, and it will remain accessible like any other...

    78 Notable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
  5. Zettel Notes icon
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    Zettel notes provides seamless private zettelkasten and markdown note taking experience with synchronization. It is provided free of cost, without ads and with no hidden permissions. No user data is collected.

    31 Zettel Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • LineageOS
    • CyanogenMod
     
  6. Knowledge-management tool enabling interconnection and note expansion, semantic network creation, collaboration with task features, and mobile readiness with offline support across devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Reflect Notes icon
     9 likes

    Give your brain superpowers. Mirror the way your mind works by associating notes through backlinks. Reflect builds you a second brain that you can reference anytime. Frictionless thought capture, instant sync, end-to-end encryption and seamless recall make using Reflect natural.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
     
  8. Crossnote icon
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    Crossnote is probably the world's first markdown notes reader & editor Progressive Web Application that works offline and supports syncing with arbitrary git repository right inside your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Notedrafts icon
     6 likes

    Notedrafts is a powerful note-taking app that lets you write, draw, and organize your thoughts across different types of documents. Whether you're marking up a PDF, writing on a large canvas, or taking notes in a long vertical layout, Notedrafts adapts to your workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Daino Notes icon
     9 likes

    Offers fast, distraction-free note-taking via a high-performance editor with real-time Markdown, local-first storage, image support, Kanban task boards, intuitive drag-and-drop, keyboard shortcuts, configurable themes, fast search, and cross-platform access.

    95 Daino Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Notes icon
     39 likes

    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.

    150 Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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