Free Google Keep Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Google Keep for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is Obsidian. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Keep and many of them are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Google Keep are Joplin, NoteLedge, Standard Notes and Simplenote.

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Google Keep alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Todo List Managers or Task Management Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include EU, Open Source, Privacy focused, Free + Privacy focused, Free, Linux and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Google Keep.
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  1. Samsung Notes icon
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    With Samsung Notes you can create notes containing texts, images with footnotes, voice recordings, and music. Moreover, you can share your notes easily to SNS.

    39 Samsung Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
     
  2. µPad icon
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    A powerful note-taking app that helps you organise + take notes without restrictions. It uses a simple file format (which has an open-source library) and can export to markdown-formatted plain text.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. Synapbook icon
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    Synapbook is one of the powerful knowledge management tool for creating cloud-based notes in tree form such as Evernote, OneNote, Google Keep and Workflowy. It has a number of other improved and different features from other tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  4. Nottodbox icon
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    Nottodbox allows you to create and organize notes, to-dos, and diaries with rich text support in popular formats.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Citronote icon
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    Citronote is a note-taking application for Windows that allows you to create Markdown, Scrap, ToDo, and Plaintext notes.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. FoxyNotes icon
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    Simple and easy-to-use notepad app designed to make your life easier. Whether you're jotting down quick notes, creating to do lists, drawing, or organizing your ideas, FoxyNotes has you covered. Plus, with seamless Google Drive sync and backup, your notes are always safe and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows
     
  7. Rhyolite icon
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    Rhyolite is a simple markdown editor build using tauri framework that allows user to edit and work on markdown files.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. fylepad icon
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    fylepad is your savior when other apps are too complex for simple tasks or too simple to even manage a basic to-do list. Designed for note-taking and Markdown-based editing, it strikes the perfect balance between simplicity and power.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  9. Idaesbasic icon
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    Idaesbasic - An all in one project manager that stores everything in files directly into your project!

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Rucola icon
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    Terminal-based markdown note manager to view statistics, explore connections and launch editing and viewing applications.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Encrypted online notepad with real-time autosaving, password protection, rich text formatting, sharing through unique links, downloading, printing, multilingual support, no registration needed, seamless across devices, privacy and safety-focused, ideal for personal notes and collaboration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. Secure Notes Vault is a privacy-first, zero-knowledge note-taking app. It features client-side AES-256-GCM encryption, ensuring only you can read your notes, daily journals, and sketches.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
     
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