The Best Open Source iA Writer AlternativesTop Note-taking Tools & Text Editors like iA Writer

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   Joplin

    956 likes

   Open source app for managing notes and to-dos with Markdown support. Syncs seamlessly across devices using services like Dropbox and OneDrive. Offers end-to-end encrypted synchronicity, offline access, rich import/export options, and a Web Clipper for browsers.

   252 Joplin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • AppImageHub
   • Snapcraft
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • F-Droid
   • Cloudron
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Termux
   • Mozilla Firefox

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by diver_down · Mar 3, 2020

   FOSS and (most importantly!) works on ALL platforms. Ubuntu, Manjaro, iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS... it will sync effortless between them. Oh, and it's also E2EE which is mandatory for good security practices as far as I'm concerned. Thanks L.C. <3

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   • Joplin is Freemium and Open SourceiA Writer is Paid and Proprietary
   • Joplin is Minimalistic and DecentralizediA Writer is not according to our users
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   Zettlr

    272 likes

   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.

   269 Zettlr alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

   +5

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Sep 18, 2020

   iA Writer is for writing longer texts. Zettlr is for note taking.

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   • Zettlr is Free and Open SourceiA Writer is Paid and Proprietary
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   Simplenote

    613 likes

   Cloud-based, open-source note-taking app supporting plain text notes, lists, and ideas with real-time sync, multi-device support, version history, markdown, tagging, collaborative editing, no ads, and free registration required for all cloud features.

   206 Simplenote alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   • United States

   

   

   

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   HelixNotes

    33 likes

   HelixNotes is a local markdown note-taking app built with Rust, Tauri 2.0, and SvelteKit. Your notes are standard .md files on your filesystem - sync with whatever you want or nothing at all.

   176 HelixNotes alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android

   

   

   

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   ghostwriter

    117 likes

   ghostwriter is a feature-rich text editor using Markdown syntax which makes it suitable for note-taking, document redaction, simple HTML website creation and much more.

   163 ghostwriter alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Text Editor
   • Note-taking

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • Haiku

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by NA0341 · Nov 22, 2023

   Fast, lean, open source, many useful features, well integrated with different Markdown parsers - Hemmingway mode. Although for anything beyond just writing I'd suggest something more advanced - like Obsidian.

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   • ghostwriter is Free and Open SourceiA Writer is Paid and Proprietary
   • ghostwriter is a Text Editor iA Writer is a Note-taking Tool
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   QOwnNotes

    104 likes

   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.

   338 QOwnNotes alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • Austria
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • Qt

   • Austria
   • EU

   

   

   

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    MarkText

     122 likes

    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.

    147 MarkText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Text Editor
    • Note-taking

    Origin

    • Singapore

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Singapore

    

    

    

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    Positive comment by Guest · May 19, 2020

    Interface is great, and you can edit the font from the preferences.

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    • MarkText is Free and Open SourceiA Writer is Paid and Proprietary
    • MarkText is a Text Editor iA Writer is a Note-taking Tool
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    Marknote

     29 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Note-taking

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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    FocusWriter

     216 likes

    Simple but configurable and themeable, distraction-free text editor for writers. Open-source and available across desktop platforms.

    114 FocusWriter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Ferrite

     14 likes

    Fast, native text editor supporting Markdown, JSON, YAML, and TOML with live preview, syntax highlighting, Mermaid diagrams, CSV/TSV viewing, collapsible trees, Git integration, regex find/replace, customizable themes, zen mode, and multi-language support.

    64 Ferrite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • Norway

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    • Norway

    

    

    

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    Foam

     55 likes

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

    272 Foam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Note-taking

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Visual Studio Code

    

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    Dendron

     72 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.

    250 Dendron alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application type

    • Note-taking

    Origin

    • International

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code

    • Global

    

    

    

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