Alternatives to Evernote for Mac with any license

Laverna

Laverna is a JavaScript note-taking web application with a Markdown editor and encryption support. It's built to be an open source alternative to Evernote. The application stores all your notes in your browser databases such as indexedDB or localStorage, which is good for security reasons, because only you have access to them.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted
Encrypted Notes Cloud sync MarkDown support Works Offline ... AES encryption Dropbox integration Dropbox syncing Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Support for LaTeX No registration required Works Offline Protected by Password Sync between devices Syntax Highlighting Tags Feature Add a feature

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- Laverna has the following advantages over Evernote: 1. Encryption (and therefore privacy/security); 2. It's open source (trustworthy); 3. Self-hosted (you control your data); 4. Supports Windows, Mac & Linux (Evernote has no Linux version). JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 8 agrees and 2 disagrees
- It is open-source, encrypted storage that allows you to host your own data. It also provides desktop apps for all platforms (unlike Evernote) Guest • Oct 2016 • 10 agrees and 7 disagrees
- On its face it's a note-taking app.. so is Evernote. That's about where the similarities end. Evernote allows attachments, pictures, stripped down HTML versions of websites, all sorts of advanced features. Laverna is... self-hosted basic text format notes. This is as much a replacement to Evernote as cardboard boxes are a replacement for tires. Guest • Jan 2018 • 7 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Laverna is awesome, works on Linux and gives you options to secure your data. Oh and unlike Microsoft and Google, they don't leech all your data on a continuous telemetry stream Guest • Jan 2017 • 6 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Only requires a HTML5 compatible web browser and can use it offline. Works very well with Firefox and Google Chrome. Easy to install on personal web server. To sync data between devices can use a remote storage server. Guest • Mar 2017 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Main reasons why I believe this is a best alternative to Evernote, OneNote, and Google Keep: Markdown & open source Guest • Dec 2016 • 8 agrees and 7 disagrees
- Very fast. And more stylish while the package is relatively small. TorosFanny • Aug 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It supports markdown and encryption, you can sync data via Dropbox or your own server. Soon, it will get Android app, all free and open source! karlossss1996 • Sep 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- This is a web application. With Evernote I can take note without any connection and it takes care of my synchronization later on... Guest • Jul 2016 • 16 agrees and 43 disagrees
Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft Office Suite , is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. It also offers shared notebooks, syncing between multiple computers and devices via Windows Live online storage, and optical character recognition (OCR) for getting text from pictures, business cards, etc. An online version, https://alternativeto .

Free Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Windows RT ... Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Kindle Fire
Support for styluses Handwritten Notes Web clipper Auto-saving ... Automatic Tagging Cloud sync Embedded media Hierarchical structure IFTTT integration Legacy Firefox Addon Screenshot OCR Search by tags Subtasks Voice recognition WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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- Can take notes, can draw, can make to-do lists, can add pictures, can add formulas! What more? Check it out it's also free. ugurozturk • Mar 2017 • 10 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Less restrained and cluttered than Evernote neithan • Jun 2017 • 5 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It's completly free, it's synchronizable, it's integrate whit other ms office suite elementes, it have a best design. Guest • Nov 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- OneNote is the most powerful note-taking app available. It in fact much more powerful and flexible than Evernote but is totally free. Guest • Jan 2018
- The clipper has to simple experience. The search is impossible. The interface has to be more usable danantferrari • Feb 2017 • 3 agrees and 3 disagrees
- Easy to use, strong support backed by Microsoft, also got plenty of plugins and apps. Guest • Jan 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Now that it is completely free on all platforms (there is even a free Win10 UWP desktop app), not freemium as stated in this site, its functionality is almost the same. I miss not being able to store PDFs, but that's about it. Guest • Jun 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It is not real cross-platform (Linux is not compatible). Guest • Aug 2017 • 2 agrees and 4 disagrees
Google Keep

Google Keep is a service provided by Google which integrates note-taking and web surfing. Quickly capture what’s on your mind and recall it easily wherever you are. Create a checklist, enter a voice note or take a photo and annotate it. Everything you add is available instantly on all your devices – desktop and mobile.

Free Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Android Wear
Google Chrome extension Sync with Google Calendar Handwriting recognition Html parsing ... Integrated Search Works Offline Real time collaboration Share notes Sync on many devices Voice Notes Add a feature

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- Google Keep is more like a sticky note where as Evernote is a digital filing system where everything is better organized. Guest • Jul 2016 • 33 agrees and 5 disagrees
- Google Keep doesn't support text formating, only simple plain text. Evernote is more for MSWord-like notes. Guest • May 2016 • 17 agrees and 3 disagrees
- It's more for personal than professional use, but easy and fast to use. Drianmoller • Jan 2017 • 7 agrees and 2 disagrees
- It has barely any of the features. Could work if you only need to store simple text and photos but much more than that and it just gets hard to organise. Guest • Mar 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Very good note searching. Good integration between desktop and mobile. Use google docs for rich formatting and large texts. Guest • Sep 2016 • 6 agrees and 4 disagrees
- Purpose of Google Keep is different. It's better for sticky notes and todo lists while Evernote is made for organizing your images/articles/notes etc. angel_koky • Aug 2017
- Much simpler but still very powerful note keeping app. Keep is very easy to use and includes many powerful features. Guest • Aug 2017
- Keep is good for sticky notes , short lists and quick reminders . Guest • Oct 2017
- The main reason I don't use Google Keep is that it doesn't have a Firefox plugin. Guest • Jul 2016 • 2 agrees and 5 disagrees
Simplenote

Made by the company behind WordPress , Simplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas, and more. Your notes stay updated across all your devices. No buttons to press. It just works. Your notes are synced across your devices when you create, add to or change them. Registration is required but the app and service are free.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire
Electron based File Versioning MarkDown support Search by tags ... Simple markdown sync Sync between devices Tag based Add a feature

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- Very quick sync, responsive UI, works good across Windows, Linux and Android, although missing support for graphical notes and more text formatting options Guest • Nov 2016 • 9 agrees and 1 disagrees
- 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! JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 7 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Not an archiver. Simplenote is for just that: simple markdown notes. Guest • Jun 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- No import/export, requires use of "markups" instead of keystrokes for style changes Guest • Jul 2016 • 5 agrees and 3 disagrees
- True to its name, it is simple. Windows, Linux & Android all are supported. No media support. Text only. User2778798 • Jun 2017
- Simplenote is just about making simple text notes Guest • Oct 2016 • 5 agrees and 7 disagrees
Zim

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. Creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "Create new note" button, by linking to a non-existing page or by writing a CamelCase name in any note.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Sync with Dropbox File Versioning Hierarchical structure Nested Notes ... Portable Text formatting WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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- Great to store and organize notes, possibility ton includes pictures. You can synchronize your notes with your favorite cloud plateform, notes are saved in the .txt format. The problem is : you need to install an app (not available on android) to use effectively AND it uses a markdown different than other apps. Guest • Jan 2017 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Includes nested notes, Wiki-like linking, and conversion to HTML samuelhunter • Jan 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- it's impossible to use it in sync Many time it lost files if more than one device is in use... also not at the same time. LordMax • Jul 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Turtl

Turtl is a private place to keep your notes, research, passwords, bookmarks, dream logs, photos, documents and anything else you want kept safe. Turtl's easy tagging and filtering make it ideal for organization and research whether for personal or professional projects. Think of Turtl as Evernote with ultimate privacy. How is it private? -------------------- Turtl takes your password from when you sign up and uses it to create a cryptographic key.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Self-Hosted ... Chrome Firefox
Encrypted Notes End-to-end encryption MarkDown support Android Sync ... Client side encryption Data portability Password encryption Privacy protection Real time collaboration Sync between devices Sync on many devices Add a feature

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- Turtl stores your info encrypted, unlike Evernote. Much more private. Guest • Oct 2016 • 10 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Turtl is presently more of a bookmark sync utility than Evernote replacement. (For an open source Evernote replacement see TagSpaces). Unlike Evernote, Turtl is open source and use end-to-end encryption so that you can store simple notes and online bookmarks with full privacy, even from the Turtl developers. A browser plugin works together with the client to capture links. It's still being developed but already a good choice for cross-platform bookmark/note syncing. JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 6 agrees and 1 disagrees
- you can easily share boards of bookmarks & notes you can synch files & images it's cross platform & free Guest • Dec 2016 • 6 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Windows versions do not work properly. There is very little documentation and a poor forum. AnonAT • Mar 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Turtl has a great potential to be a full alternative to evernote in the future. But that will take time, still waiting for import feature from other services like evernote,simplenote etc. kbabir • Feb 2017
- 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. Guest • Mar 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
Standard Notes

Love Notes. Love Encryption. Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work. It's simple. Standard Notes is the easiest notes app you'll ever use. That means a more reliable, long-term experience. Encrypted writing is your best writing. You never really know the power of your words until you experience total-privacy for the first time.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS iPad Self-Hosted
End-to-end encryption Encrypted Notes AES encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... MarkDown support Privacy focused Clean design Cloud sync Security focused Tag based Ad-free Android Sync Client side encryption Content Filtering Cross-platform Decentralized Sync with Dropbox Local Storage Nested Folders Works Offline Plain text authoring Plugin support Privacy Protected Privacy protection Real-time sync Sync between devices Very strong privacy Add a feature

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- Multi-platform support- Linux included. Open Source code. End-to-end encryption. No device limit. 100 per cent free. TBOTO • Apr 2017 • 7 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Open-source, free, great experience, and support for almost every platform. zane • Nov 2017 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It is built from the ground-up to last 100 years - so a very different development model. Core software is plain text, and extended through plugins for Markdown and other rich text. scooterdog • Feb 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It's secure and private, support nice plugins like markdown format. mm140 • Feb 2018
TagSpaces

TagSpaces is an open source personal data manager. It helps you organize and browse your files on every platform. Cross-platform file tagging and file finding Organize your photos, ebooks, music, recipes or invoices in the same way on almost every platform. We currently support Windows, Linux, OS X, Android, Firefox and Chrome With the help of tags you can do research better or you can manage projects using the GTD methodology.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Self-Hosted Chrome Firefox
File tagging File-organization Works Offline Tag based ... Automatic file renaming Support for Batch Mode Built-in editor Built-in Note Taker Chromecast support Color coding Extensible by Plugins/Extensions File preview File-search Hierarchical structure Indexed search Information aggregator MarkDown support Visual Tagging Support for WebDAV Add a feature

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- TagSpaces is built as an Evernote alternative for note taking and information management Danilo_Venom • Oct 2016 • 9 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Note taking is only a small part - tagging of local files is the main purpose. Guest • Jan 2017 • 8 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Superb, open-source, free, cross-platform organizer or files and notes. Still a work in progress, but already extremely useful. No automatic giving up of private data to the cloud; instead you can sync whichever folder you like to the cloud using your favourite service. Very highly recommended. JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
wikidPad

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. Links in a wiki are created by typing in WikiWords. A WikiWord is any mixed case word typed into the editor. TodoList or JohnDoe are example WikiWords.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
Cross Linking Wiki-like interface Add a feature

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- If you like hierarchical ("logical") organization and still want to cross reference. Wikidpad is the number 1 choice for you. iwanaanderson • Dec 2016 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Tomboy

Have you ever felt the frustration at not being able to locate a website you wanted to check out, or find an email you found interesting, or remember an idea about the direction of the political landscape in post-industrial Australia? Or are you one of those desperate souls with home-made, buggy, or not-quite-perfect notes systems? Time for Tomboy. We bet you'll be surprised at how well a little application can make life less cluttered and run more smoothly.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD
Symbolic links Add a feature

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Leanote

Leanote provides services for note and blog. You can use "note" as your personal notebook, if you want to share with friends, just publish note or notebook to the blog. The code of Leanote can be found on Github but you have to pay to get the app from the official website, hence this freemium license.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted
MarkDown support Sequence Diagrams Export to HTML Full text search ... Latex Math Nested Notebooks Portable Export to PDF Add a feature

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- Probably the most complete open source, self-hosted or paid-for Evernote alternative in terms of functionality. Sadly, the English instructions aren't easy to find or that clear. But it works phenomenally well as an Evernote alternative. JohnFastman • Jan 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It supports, markdown, sequence diagram, flowchart, math, and syncing. The desktop clients (Win/MacOs) also export to HTML and PDF. It support Nested notebooks. I doesn't have web clipper, and this is fine as I don't need it. I like to structure my notes using Markdown. Many of instructions are in Chinese and some are in English. If you drop in question in English (in the forum), someone would reply in English. The team is in the progress of translating Chinese manual to English. iwankelaiah • Oct 2017
Notion

With so many tools, it's hard to keep everyone on the same page. Notion is a new tool that unifies them all. It's like Google Docs, but everything is organized and discoverable by your team. Real collaboration in real-time. Tired of your clunky wiki? With Notion, adding all types of content is as easy as drag & drop. Drag. Drop. Work as fluidly as you think. Love using Trello? Notion brings the same visual organization to every page.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web iPhone iPad
Real time collaboration Collaborative writing Drag n drop Embedded media ... Google Drive integration Integrated Search Knowledge base MarkDown support Support for @mentions Real time collaboration Real time editing Slack integration Syntax Highlighting Team Collaboration Wiki-like interface Youtube integration Add a feature

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- Bear is a better option if you do not need to share notes with others to collaborate. Notion is the best option overall in terms of functionality, but the interface takes some getting use to. Guest • Jan 2018
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Alternote

Gorgeous note-taking app for Mac with Evernote integration. Alternote has pixel-perfect interface, robust search, distraction-free mode and lots more. It is designed to be the most convenient and natural way to make notes, collect information, write down your ideas, feelings and memories

Commercial Mac OS X
Distraction free writing Evernote integration Night mode Distraction-free UI ... WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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- I'm a Mac user and even I can't see the point of this. It's typical commercial eye-candy. Evernote already has a Mac-native client. So are you really going to pay for this to get a choice of 6 backgrounds (tomatoes?) and "distraction free" writing? Do you feel that distracted when you write in Evernote's normal client? JohnFastman • Jan 2017 • 0 agrees and 3 disagrees
NixNote

NixNote, formerly Nevernote, is an open source client for Evernote . It is written in Java so it will also run on Windows & OS-X, but the primary focus has been to try and get a usable environment for Linux. Features Synchronizes with Evernote servers Local data caching Cross platform Local-only and synchronized notebooks supported Database may be encrypted locally

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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- Amazing alternative to Evernote for Linux, it works great! Evernote on web sucks, so this is a great solution for Linux users. Shaikailash • Aug 2016 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Just for clarity: NixNote is an alternative CLIENT software that allows Linux users to access the Evernote SERVICE. It has been developed because Evernote do not provide a client for Linux users. JohnFastman • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
Dynalist

Dynalist is the easiest way to be organized and stay on top of things.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android
MarkDown support Cross Linking Dark theme Google Calendar integration ... Highlighting Feature List management Works Offline Uncluttered Add a feature

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WizNote

WizNote is a Note software, which is especially designed for Internet users and mobile Internet users. WizNote focuses more on notes of rapid collection, management, reading and sharing. WizNote is smaller, more stable, and more suitable for computers, phones and mobile devices. It has a more abundant notes organization and rapid fulltext retrieval. Using associated online service, you can synchronise the notes between your computer and your cell phone.

Commercial $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad
Portable Save web page for offline use Capture Screen / Take screenshots Add a feature

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- Ppen source, availabe for all platforms, good markdown support, sync with cloud, easy to share your notes, can revieve comments on each note, great team work function. carlsplace • Dec 2016 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Bear

Bear is a beautiful and flexible writing app for note-taking and prose, both on the go for iOS devices and for the Mac OS desktop. KEY FEATURES - Stay organized by linking notes to each other. - Use hashtags to organize and add context to notes. - Notes are stored in plain text, easily portable. - Focus mode to keep you on track. - Advanced markdown with full in-line image support - Powerful search to easily find notes with Search Triggers.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac OS X iPhone iPad
Sync with iCloud Add a feature

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- Bear is a writing app while Evernote is mainly designed around holding notes and other data. Guest • Jul 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It's free, includes everything that Evernote has and even has nice export capabilities. Guest • Jun 2017 • 0 agrees and 3 disagrees
nvALT

nvALT is a fork of the original Notational Velocity with some additional features and interface modifications by Brett Terpstra and ElasticThreads.

Free Open Source Mac OS X
Integrated Search MarkDown support Sync with Simplenote Add a feature

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Quip

Quip is a modern word processor that enables you to create beautiful documents on any device, including the iPad, iPhone, and the desktop. It combines documents and messages into a single chat-like “thread” of updates — making collaboration easy. Take notes, organize to-do lists, and collaborate within your company. Share folders to organize your projects at home or at work. All features work perfectly offline, syncing whenever you have an internet connection.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Real time collaboration Content Templates Export to Google Spreadsheets IFTTT integration ... Integrated Chat Support for @mentions Works Offline Real time collaboration Slack integration Add a feature

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lumio

SPOTLIGHT CONTENT THAT MATTERS Highlight text or data, save images, videos or entire pages from the web. Your highlights are recorded together with all source information. ORGANIZE SAVED INFORMATION Organize your highlights in collections the way you organize songs in playlists. Drag and drop to re-arrange them in the order you like. SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE Share your insights via lumio collections or via lumio’s Slack and Trello integrations. No more messy spreadsheets or documents.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux iPhone Chrome OS ... iPad Chrome
Works Offline Sharable lists Slack integration Trello integration ... Web clipper Add a feature

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QOwnNotes

QOwnNotes is the open source 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. So you are able to write down your thoughts with QOwnNotes and edit or search for them later from your mobile device (like with CloudNotes) or the ownCloud web-service. The notes are stored as plain text files and are synced with ownCloud's file sync functionality.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Qt
Configurable Hostable iCal integration MarkDown support ... Nextcloud integration Owncloud integration Add a feature

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Quiver

Quiver is a notebook built for programmers. It lets you easily mix text, code and Markdown within one note, edit code with an awesome code editor, live preview Markdown and LaTeX cells, and find any note instantly via the full-text search. ## Mix Text, Code and Markdown A note in Quiver is comprised of cells --- snippets of text, code, Markdown or LaTeX. You can freely mix different cell types within one note. You can set different languages for different code cells, too.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac OS X
Live Preview MarkDown support Syntax Highlighting Code formatting ... Sync with Dropbox Full text search Support for LaTeX Add a feature

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Piggydb

Piggydb is a Web notebook application that provides you with a platform to build your knowledge personally or collaboratively. With Piggydb, you can create highly structured content by connecting knowledge fragments to each other to build a network structure, which is more flexible and expressive than a tree structure. Fragments can also be classified using hierarchical tags. Piggydb does not aim to be an input-and-search database application.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Self-Hosted
Real time collaboration Add a feature

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Elephant

Elephant is a notetaker with a classic interface you already know. Keep your notes to yourself. No accounts or clouds. For syncing use Dropbox, Github, rsync, ... No feature bloat or redesigns, ever. Elephant stores notes in plain files and folders. No databases and no migration. Cross-platform for Mac, Windows and Linux. Built for longevity with a classic interface. New versions will never offer weird functionality.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
MarkDown support Works Offline Portable Save as txt Add a feature

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- If you want to take control over your notes and want the notes to be readable in 50 years or more, then Elephant can be a good alternative. mtibbi • Mar 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Zoho Notebook

Online Notebook application: Zoho Notebook lets you combine text, images, audio, video, RSS feeds, documents and much more. Online Collaboration: You can share a single image or selection of text from a page rather than the whole document, giving the author absolute control over what information is shared with others. Notebook also provides real-time collaborative editing. Firefox plug-ins for instant web clipping; Skype integration for instant chat and IP telephony.

Free Personal Mac OS X Web Android iPhone Apple Watch
Audio with notes Cloud sync Handwriting recognition Web clipper Add a feature

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