PrivateNotes Alternatives

PrivateNotes is described as '(formerly Exocortex) is an encrypted note-taking app designed for networked thought. It allows you to link ideas together, creating a web of interconnected notes that mimic how your mind works' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PrivateNotes for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best PrivateNotes alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like PrivateNotes are Joplin, Logseq, Anytype and Notion.

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  1. DeepNotes icon
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    DeepNotes is an open source, end-to-end encrypted visual note-taking app with deep page navigation and live collaboration. Create mind maps, diagrams, kanban boards, among others. Infinite nesting of infinite canvases.

    109 DeepNotes alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. Lockbook icon
     20 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.

    76 Lockbook alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. RemNote icon
     84 likes

    A note-taking tool that gives you memory superpowers. It automatically generates flashcards from your notes and figures out the optimal time to practice each flashcard.

    291 RemNote alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Marknote icon
     25 likes

    Marknote lets you create rich text notes and easily organise them into notebooks. You can personalise your notebooks by choosing an icon and accent color for each one, making it easy to distinguish between them and keep your notes at your fingertips.

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  5. Reor icon
     33 likes

    Reor is an AI-powered desktop note-taking app: it automatically links related ideas, answers questions on your notes and provides semantic search. Everything is stored locally and you can edit your notes with an Obsidian-like markdown editor.

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    • Windows
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  6. Capacities icon
     43 likes

    Capacities offers a revolutionary note-taking experience by utilizing a network-based structure for knowledge capture and organization. Users create unique entities like ideas and questions in a graph view, fostering personalized and interconnected know-how beyond traditional folders.

    102 Capacities alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android Tablet
     
  7. Foam icon
     52 likes

    Foam is a personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.

    255 Foam alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code
     
  8. Nuclino icon
     136 likes

    Nuclino is a unified workspace where teams can bring all their knowledge, docs, and projects together in one place. It’s a modern, simple, and blazingly fast way to collaborate, without the chaos of files and folders, context switching, or silos.

    356 Nuclino alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Chrome OS
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  9. Dendron icon
     71 likes

    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.

    222 Dendron alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Visual Studio Code
     
  10.  Craft icon
     45 likes

    Craft offers document creation with stunning visuals, seamless navigation, and effortless sharing. Nest notes, use AI for summaries, and export in multiple formats.

    123 Craft alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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  11. Bear icon
     98 likes

    Flexible note-taking and writing tool featuring advanced markdown with in-line images, cross-note links, live preview, hashtags, Focus Mode, plain text storage, iCloud sync, one-tap formatting, smart data recognition, and multiple export formats for portability.

    267 Bear alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Online
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  12. Mimiri Notes icon
     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.

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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