ghostwriter AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Note-taking Tools

The best Note-taking alternative to ghostwriter is Notesnook, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to ghostwriter and loads of them are Note-taking Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Note-taking Tool alternatives to ghostwriter are Zettlr, Typora, Trilium Notes and Mark Text.

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  1. Notesnook icon

    Notesnook

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    Notesnook is a simple and cross-platform private notes app that keeps your notes organized and synced on your phone, tablet and computer. Take notes, capture ideas, create to-do lists, keep a journal, write your assignments and manage projects, we have got you covered.

    296 Notesnook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flatpak
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    • Notesnook is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to ghostwriter.

    • Notesnook is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ghostwriter.

    • Notesnook is Freemium and Open Sourceghostwriter is Free and Open Source
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    Zettlr

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    Unified writing platform offering note-taking, easy citations with Zotero integration, LaTeX/Word templates, snippets, themes, dark modes, code highlighting, multi-language support, and knowledge management with Zettelkasten for seamless writing from notes to books.

    177 Zettlr alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  4. Typora icon

    Typora

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    A minimalist Markdown editor offering cross-platform synchronization, live preview, and seamless export/import in various formats like PDF, DOCX, and LaTeX. Features include distraction-free Focus and Typewriter modes, file management with tree and articles panels, and content organization through an outline panel.

    180 Typora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron
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    • Most users think Typora is a great ghostwriter alternative.

    • Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to ghostwriter.

    • Typora is Paid and Proprietaryghostwriter is Free and Open Source
    • Typora is Minimalistic and Customizableghostwriter is not according to our users
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  6. Trilium Notes icon

    Trilium Notes

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    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

    372 Trilium Notes alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Trilium Notes is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ghostwriter.

    • Trilium Notes is Free and Open Sourceghostwriter is also Free and Open Source
    • Trilium Notes is Customizableghostwriter is not according to our users
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    Mark Text

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    Open-source Markdown editor on Mac, Windows, and Linux offering real-time preview, clean interface, and various themes. Supports math expressions, exports HTML/PDF, allows image pasting, and more.

    103 Mark Text alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Marknote

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    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.

    101 Marknote alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  12. iA Writer icon

    iA Writer

     96 likes
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    The key to good writing is not that magical glass of Bordeaux, the right kind of tobacco or that groovy background music. The key is focus. What you need to write well is a spartan setting that allows you to fully concentrate on your text and nothing but your text.

    119 iA Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    HedgeDoc

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    HedgeDoc (fcommunity-driven fork of CodiMD) is an open-source collaborative markdown editor. With HedgeDoc you can easily collaborate on notes, graphs and even presentations in real-time. All you need to do is to share your note-link to your co-workers, and they’re ready to go.

    29 HedgeDoc alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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    novelWriter

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    novelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavor of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax for comments, synopsis and cross-referencing between files.

    64 novelWriter alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Python
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  15. VNote icon

    VNote

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    A Vim-inspired note-taking application that knows programmers and Markdown better.

    74 VNote alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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