Microsoft Journal Alternatives

Microsoft Journal is described as 'Journal, a Microsoft Garage project, is a Windows 10 app helping people who love to journal to evolve their ideas and express themselves quickly with the power of their digital pen' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Microsoft Journal for a variety of platforms, including iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac and Android Tablet apps. The best Microsoft Journal alternative is Xournal++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft Journal are Linwood Butterfly, Saber, xournal and GoodNotes.

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    Lightweight notes and publishing, anywhere. Journals brings note taking, private secure journalling and public blogging all into one place. Edit your notes in markdown organise entries in a tree structure.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • AppSoftware Journals is the most popular SaaS alternative to Microsoft Journal.

    • AppSoftware Journals is Freemium and ProprietaryMicrosoft Journal is Free and Proprietary
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    HandWrite Pro is a note-taking app for your finger or stylus, but it is also an advanced vector-based drawing app. Smooth writing and drawing is enabled using the “Scribmaster” drawing engine.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Scrble Ink is an extremely simple app for freehand writing on Windows tablets. Scrble's inking is responsive and fun. You can ink with a pen or a finger and use two fingers to enlarge or move the selection.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Penultimate combines distraction-free, natural handwriting and sketching with the power of Evernote’s sync and search. Take class or meeting notes, journal your thoughts, or outline your next big idea—in the office or on the go.

    20 Penultimate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
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    The note-taking app Windows user have been waiting for. Noteastic is the best performing native Windows application for handwritten note-taking. The app was developed by two university students who were unsatisfied with available applications to take university notes.

    8 Noteastic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Notetaking and blackboard replacement application. Inspired by Xournal. Written in C++/Qt for Linux / Windows. It has the ability to annotate PDF files and has a few other options (e.g. markdown support).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Ink&Paper is an Android note-taking app. Write on your Android device smoothly as you would with a pen on the paper. Seven different types of customizable strokes will provide you a whole range of possibilities. The digital ink algorithm is entirely vector based: your pages w.

    27 Ink&Paper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
     
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    With this amazing app you takes notes by handwriting or typing, draw sketches, create colorful drawings or technical diagrams, convert your notes to PDF or image format, store your notes or share it with others through email or Facebook.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    WritePad is a custom text editor for iPhone that utilizes handwriting recognition input for the English language as well as iPhone keyboard for text entry, spell checker, context analyzer and standard editing operations such as copy, cut, paste, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
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    *** With this amazing app you takes notes by handwriting or typing, draw sketches, create colorful drawings or technical diagrams, convert your notes to PDF or image format, store your notes or share it with others through email or Facebook.****

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Notes Plus is a powerful note-taking tool that has enabled many people to go completely paperless.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Touchwriter is a handwriting application for iPhone and iPod touch that lets you draw characters with your finger. The app is useful when you want to take a note quickly or create a personal, handwritten letter. You can long-tap the space key on the keyboard to insert TODO items.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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