Google Keep Alternatives

Google Keep is described as 'Multifunctional cross-device tool captures ideas, lists, voice/photo notes. Features color coding, geo-fencing, checklists, and cloud sync' and is a leading Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Google Keep for a variety of platforms, including Android, Web-based, Android Tablet, Mac and Windows apps. The best Google Keep alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Google Keep are NoteLedge, Joplin, 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 Open Source, Privacy focused, Android, Android + Free, Free + Privacy focused, Free and Self-Hosted. 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. Fossify Notes icon
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    Introducing Fossify Notes – your ultimate tool for effortless note-taking, organization, and planning. Simplify your life with this intuitive organizer designed to streamline your tasks and ideas effortlessly.

    90 Fossify Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  2. Notebook PEA icon
     22 likes

    Protects your private notes with a password. Notebook PEA is a self-decrypting archive, that will never store unencrypted text on your disk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. 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.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  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.

    108 Marknote alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  5. 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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6.  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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. EasyNotes icon
     27 likes

    EasyNotes: Jetpack Compose MVVM for seamless note-taking. Effortless creation, editing, and organization.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  8. Anchor icon
     15 likes

    Offline-first, self-hostable note app supporting rich text formatting, tag-based organization, customizable backgrounds, pinning, search, archiving, admin management, trash recovery, mobile and web access, sync, privacy safeguards, and dark or light themes.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  9. Notefox icon
     18 likes

    Take notes on any website, organize notes for whole domains or specific pages, access all in a management page, use export, import, tagging, search, sticky-notes, auto-saving, and customizable keyboard shortcuts, all in a locally stored browser extension.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  10. Zoho Notebook icon
     91 likes

    Web-based tool for integrating text, images, audio, and video with syncing across devices, real-time collaboration, handwriting input, AI-powered summaries, checklists, scanning, reminders, search in handwritten notes, and advanced organization.

    329 Zoho Notebook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  11. Carnet icon
     43 likes

    Carnet is a complete and rich note taking app for Android and Linux that can be synced with NextCloud (selfhosted) or the official Carnet server.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Snapcraft
    • Mac
     
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