Luminotes AlternativesNote-taking Tools and other similar apps like Luminotes

Luminotes is described as 'Was a WYSIWYG personal wiki notebook for organizing notes and ideas. It was designed for note taking and note keeping without the hassle of learning special markup codes' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Luminotes for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and PortableApps.com apps. The best Luminotes alternative is Zim, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Luminotes are TiddlyWiki, CherryTree, wikidPad and Memento Database.

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  1. Zim icon
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    Zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed as-you-type. Creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "Create new note"...

    318 Zim alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  2. TiddlyWiki icon
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    TiddlyWiki is a single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet. Because its a single file, its very portable - you can email it, put it on a web server or share...

    178 TiddlyWiki alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Xfce
    • RemoteStorage
     
  3. CherryTree icon
     322 likes

    Hierarchical note-taking software that is free, open-source, cross-platform. Features include rich text, syntax highlighting, multi-level lists, embedded files, customizable interface, code execution, PDF export, spell check, images & tables, and comprehensive project management support.

    101 CherryTree alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
     
  4. wikidPad icon
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    wikidPad is a Wiki-like notebook for storing your thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else you can think of to write down. What makes wikidPad different from other notepad applications is the ease with which you can cross-link your information.

    213 wikidPad alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. MyTetra icon
     43 likes

    MyTetra is open source and cross platform personal manager for information accumulation. It is powerful program for data memorization and structuring notes.

    101 MyTetra alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MeeGo
     
  6. Flashnote icon
     16 likes

    Flashnote is a quick notes manager created for such cases. When you need a rough copy to save or to process some pieces of a text, Flashnote is small, quick and convenient. Press the shortcut-key combination and a rough copy is on the screen in a flash of a second.

    191 Flashnote alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. QuickNote icon
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    Virtual scrapbook for Desktop with a plain text editor. With Quicknote, in its resizable window you can jot down your notes and organize them in categories. Beneath the normal text functions, it can let you directly access frequently run programs, manage windows tasks, and even...

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  8. PNotes icon
     22 likes

    PNotes (Pinned Notes or Portable Notes, use what you prefer) is written entirely in C and Windows API (with Pelles C for Windows IDE) - so it is fast and light-weight. It has flexible settings - both for the program in whole and for individual note.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
  9. Wiki on a Stick icon
     13 likes

    Wiki on a Stick (in short WoaS) is a wiki that lives in one self-modifying XHTML file. Its perfect to be used at home or at office, on your laptop or USB pen drive (along with Portable Firefox if you want) and even in a floppy disk!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Xfce
     
  10. ZuluPad icon
     6 likes

    ZuluPad is a notepad on crack. Its a place to jot down class notes, appointments, to-do lists, favorite websites, annotated bookmarks, pretty much anything...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  11. The Guide icon
     26 likes

    The Guide is a two-pane outliner - a program that allows you to arrange text notes in a tree-like structure. It supports formatted text, exporting to RTF and hyperlinks (both internal and external).

    301 The Guide alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
     
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