Open Source Evernote Alternatives for Mac

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   Joplin

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   Joplin is a free, open-source alternative to Evernote, known for its Markdown support, encryption, and cross-platform compatibility. While Evernote offers seamless cloud syncing and text formatting, Joplin excels in privacy and customization. Choose Joplin for technical expertise and security.

   161 Joplin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • AppImageHub
   • Snapcraft
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • F-Droid
   • Cloudron
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Termux
   • Mozilla Firefox

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   Guest

   Jul 29, 2018

   14

   PRO:

   • markdown ?
   • let you encrypt your notes
   • save them on your computer(backup with thirdparty backupsoftware)
   • free, Open Source
   • crossplatform

   CON:

   • no OCR

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Top Negative Comment

   mandrael

   May 24, 2022

   6

   Joplin is a quite okay alternative to Evernote, but it has its issues. 1) the mobile sync doesn't work in the background, so it doesn't work sufficiently. Issue on Android and iOS. It only syncs if you watch it. No background-sync (!!). 2) It's not WYSIWYG and you can't do several common things you can do with Evernote or Nimbus. Joplin has to improve in sync and user-friendlyness. Then it can really compete. But: it has the best Evernote import feature on the market. This worked flawlessly!

   Eduardo3382

   Positive comment•May 13, 2022

   1

   There is a large community behind this app that can assist you if you find some problem.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   • Joplin is Freemium and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Joplin is Privacy focused, Lightweight, Minimalistic and DecentralizedEvernote is not according to our users
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   Standard Notes

    701 likes

   Though Standard Notes only supports text entry out of the box, it has its own advantages compared to Evernote. Its features can also be expanded with extensions. It's end-to-end encrypted, open source (but freemium), and has no device limit. It can synchronize your notes to as many supported devices as you want. Our users find that it does not feature multilingual support, however.

   179 Standard Notes alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • F-Droid

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   a a

   Mar 10, 2022

   3

   Not good as joplin because almost all features are paid

   Top Negative Comment

   Guest

   May 5, 2018

   14

   Does not support images or attachments, only text.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   RemovedUser

   Positive comment•Aug 8, 2020

   2

   Standard Notes is the service that I can trust to not share and read my notes.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   • Standard Notes is Freemium and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Standard Notes is Privacy focused, Minimalistic, Security-focused and CustomizableEvernote is not according to our users
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   Simplenote

    608 likes

   As its name suggests, Simplenote is a simplified note-taking app for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the web. It only supports text-based entry and doesn't really support media clipping or any of the more advanced or elaborate features found in other Evernote alternatives. However, for text-based notes, this is truly accessible and simple to use.

   158 Simplenote alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   John Fastman

   Dec 31, 2016

   5

   Simplenote is a cross-platform app that allows you to take simple (as the name implies) text-based notes and sync them across your devices. There is markdown support, but little else. It's Evernote with almost everything but the note taking feature taken out. If that appeals to you, it's great. Also, thumbs up for open source and Linux support!

   Top Negative Comment

   Guest

   Jun 15, 2017

   23

   Not an archiver. Simplenote is for just that: simple markdown notes.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   ghigotrieste

   Negative comment•Dec 11, 2024

   1

   Notes in Simplenote are just text, whereas with Evernote notes can also contain images

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   • Simplenote is Free and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Simplenote is Lightweight and MinimalisticEvernote is not according to our users
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   Turtl

    179 likes

   Turtl is open source and encrypted end-to-end, so it's desirable as an Evernote alternative from a privacy standpoint. However, its development has ceased since 2019. It also lacks some of the more intricate features of Evernote and some of its highest rated alternatives, such as the ability to import notes from other programs.

   201 Turtl alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • Self-Hosted
   • Google Chrome
   • Firefox

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   Guest

   Oct 26, 2016

   10

   Turtl stores your info encrypted, unlike Evernote. Much more private.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Top Negative Comment

   AnonAT

   Mar 28, 2017

   6

   Windows versions do not work properly. There is very little documentation and a poor forum.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Mar 18, 2017

   1

   Client-side AES encryption (private), open-source and free syncing. Markdown support, attachments, bookmarks, browser plugins and apps for Win, OsX, Linux and Android. Best used for simple notes, but it's infinitely better than, say Simplenote and much more private than Evernote.

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   • Turtl is Freemium and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Turtl is Privacy focusedEvernote is not according to our users
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   Logseq

    351 likes

   Local-first, privacy-focused notebook supporting Markdown and Emacs Org mode. Offers offline use, encrypted backups, plugin extensibility, LaTeX support, real-time collaboration, and hierarchical organization for personal knowledge management.

   217 Logseq alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Task Management

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid

   

   

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   Notesnook

    206 likes

   Offers open-source, end-to-end encrypted notes with device-based privacy, cross-platform support, private vault, secure sync, offline access, markdown editor, exports to multiple formats, automatic backups, organizational tools, and strong encryption.

   356 Notesnook alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Task Management

   Origin

   • Pakistan

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • F-Droid
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)
   • Flatpak
   • Self-Hosted

   

   

   

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   candroid_man

   Positive comment•Jun 16, 2022

   1

   Notesnook is implementing features from every mainstream notes app, and improving them. While the app is not open source yet (hopefully by July!), I trust the privacy practices after talking to the developers personally (they are great people). They are always adding really cool features, such as the ability to disable syncing on specific notes, a customizable editor, etc. Don't let Evernote use your personal notes, switch to Notesnook it works great!

   GruvPuddles

   Positive comment•Nov 25, 2024

   1

   Developers who really care about privacy, listen to their community (their telegram group is one of the most active I've seen) and are proactive about implementing requested-features. Cloud-Sync, encrypted, and a VERY generous free plan. Notesnook is the way to go!

   uhhmylife94

   Positive comment•Apr 6, 2021

   1

   It's a simple and private alternative that works on every device and syncs seemlessly. Also I love the note editor.

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   • Notesnook is Freemium and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Notesnook is Privacy focused and LightweightEvernote is not according to our users
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   TiddlyWiki

    314 likes

   TiddlyWiki is a single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet. Because its a single file, its very portable - you can email it, put it on a web server or share...

   197 TiddlyWiki alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • BSD
   • Self-Hosted
   • Xfce
   • RemoteStorage

   

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   Tarcilio Neto

   Positive comment•Aug 5, 2016

   0

   Although the approach is different, it is an alternative for other platforms in regards to note-taking in which Evernote does not cover (self-hosting mostly).

   

   

   • TiddlyWiki is Free and Open SourceEvernote is Freemium and Proprietary
   • TiddlyWiki is Customizable and LightweightEvernote is not according to our users
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    Trilium Notes

     122 likes

    The original trilium is transfered to this repo by its owner and the app continues to develop here as stated here: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium

    409 Trilium Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Mozilla Firefox

    

    

    

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    QOwnNotes

     100 likes

    Plain text notepad with markdown support and todo list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud.

    300 QOwnNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • Austria
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Qt

    

    

    

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    Lockbook

     22 likes

    Provides end-to-end encrypted note-taking, file storage, and sketching with syncing across platforms, zero data collection, no personal info or passwords required, open-source code for transparency, and optional premium storage, all via native and CLI tools.

    82 Lockbook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (Unlicense)

    Application type

    • Note-taking

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Self-Hosted

    

    

    

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    HelixNotes

     15 likes

    HelixNotes is a local markdown note-taking app built with Rust, Tauri 2.0, and SvelteKit. Your notes are standard .md files on your filesystem - sync with whatever you want or nothing at all.

    125 HelixNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Note-taking

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    

    

    

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    Mimiri Notes

     21 likes

    Secure device-synced notepad using AES-GCM-256 encryption to protect confidential data. Features include a tree-structure for note organization, historical changes tracking, and collaboration options. Supports all major platforms with cloud sync and offline access.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • Switzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mozilla Firefox

    

    

    

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