DEVONthink Alternatives for Linux
DEVONthink is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Joplin. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Zotero or Zim. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to DEVONthink and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to DEVONthink are Obsidian, Trilium Notes, Zoho Notebook and Dendron.
DEVONthink alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be Todo List Managers or Research Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of DEVONthink.
- Free Personal • Open Source
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- Google Chrome
- Termux
- Firefox
Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor.
- Free Personal • Proprietary
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Powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.
- Freemium • Open Source
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- iPhone
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Microsoft Office Word
- Google Drive - Docs
- LibreOffice
- Firefox
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, share research and cite your research sources directly in your favourite word processor, with 300 MB free online storage.
Zotero vs DEVONthink opinions
Zotero only deals with referencing of PDF's, books etc.
marty1Devonthink Does WAAAY More than zotero even thinks about
Zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed as-you-type.
- Free • Open Source
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- Self-Hosted
- Google Chrome
- Cloudron
- Firefox
Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application.
- Free Personal • Proprietary
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- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Apple Watch
Online Notebook application: Zoho Notebook lets you combine text, images, audio, video, RSS feeds, documents and much more.
- Free • Open Source
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- Self-Hosted
- Visual Studio Code
Dendron is an 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.
- Free • Open Source
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- Self-Hosted
AppFlowy is an open source alternative to Notion. You are in charge of your data and customizations.
- Free • Open Source
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- PortableApps.com
- Xfce
RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal helping you keep track of notes and thoughts. It includes a calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and word clouds. You can also format, tag and search your entries.
- Free • Open Source
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- BSD
wikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down. What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information.
Discontinued
Last update was in November 2018, and various links are dead on their website.
