MarginNote AlternativesNote-taking Tools and other similar apps like MarginNote

MarginNote is described as 'Integrating powerful tools for book annoation, mindmapping, flashcards and more, to build up your reading notes as never before' and is a Note-taking tool in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MarginNote for a variety of platforms, including iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows and Android apps. The best MarginNote alternative is Xodo. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Skim or LiquidText. Other great apps like MarginNote are PDF Expert, Noteshelf, Flexcil and Readit - Save and Read.

MarginNote alternatives are mainly PDF Readers but may also be Note-taking Tools or PDF Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of MarginNote.

MarginNote

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Integrating powerful tools for book annoation, mindmapping, flashcards and more, to build up your reading notes as never...

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Xodo
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Paid • Proprietary
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Windows
Online
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Android Tablet
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Google Chrome
104 Xodo alternatives
Xodo is the ultimate cross-platform PDF viewer and annotator. Powerful, fast, and optimized for all phones and tablets, Xodo makes it easy to access, edit, mark up, sort, share, sync, manage, sign, and more with even the most complex PDF documents.
- - Xodo is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & iPhone alternative to MarginNote.
- - Xodo is the most popular commercial alternative to MarginNote.
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Xodo Features
1. PDF annotationXodo support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
2. Dark ModeXodo supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. Sign PDF filesXodo support signing a PDF document digitally on a touch screen etc.
4. Ad-freeXodo doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. LightweightXodo consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
6. Split PDF filesXodo can split PDF files into multiple documents.
7. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
8. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
9. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in Xodo simultaneously.
Export to PDF
Google Drive integration
Annotations
Split and merge PDF files
Multiple Open Tabs
Create PDF files
Edit PDF
Drawing on top of pdfs
Convert images to PDF
Tabbed interface
Comments about Xodo as a Alternative to MarginNote
Most users think Xodo is a great MarginNote alternative.
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Only support standard PDF annotations.
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Skim
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Free • Open Source
PDF Reader
Note-taking Tool
Mac
78 Skim alternatives
Skim is a PDF reader and note-taker for OS X. It is designed to help you read and annotate scientific papers in PDF, but is also great for viewing any PDF file.
- - Skim is the most popular Mac alternative to MarginNote.
- - Skim is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MarginNote.
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Skim Features
1. LightweightSkim consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PDF annotationSkim support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
3. Ad-freeSkim doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Clean design
Note extraction
Export annotations
PDF Expert
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Paid • Proprietary
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Mac
iPhone
iPad
92 PDF Expert alternatives
PDF Expert lets you read and annotate PDF documents, highlight text, make notes and save these changes being compatible with Preview and Adobe Acrobat. Moreover, PDF Expert is the only iPhone application that can fill PDF forms!
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PDF Expert Features
1. PDF annotationPDF Expert support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
2. Fill PDF FormsPDF Expert supports forms in PDF files.
Edit PDF
Highlighter
Dropbox integration
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Less supports for annotation, e.g., color/styles of notes, batch changing style of notes, advanced search in notes.

Does not support epub.
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Noteshelf
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Note-taking Tool
Mac
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
Apple Watch
74 Noteshelf alternatives
Take beautiful handwritten notes or annotate PDFs on your iPad, and now even on your iPhone. With the new Noteshelf you can do all of the familiar, like type notes, record audio, draw shapes, sketch, sign contracts, fill forms, along with a lot of new, like add bookmarks, create...
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Noteshelf Features
1. Handwritten NotesNoteshelf supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
2. PDF annotationNoteshelf support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
3. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
4. Dark ModeNoteshelf supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Sync with Dropbox
Markup examples
Visual Organization
Support for styluses
Voice Notes
Apple Pencil support
Protected by Password
Sync with iCloud
LiquidText
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Freemium • Proprietary
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Note-taking Tool
Mac
Windows
iPad
12 LiquidText alternatives
LiquidText offers a fast, natural way to review, gather, and organize information across all your docs: then apply the results to writing reports or simply studying. Pull out key facts and connect them together
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LiquidText Features
1. PDF annotationLiquidText support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
Text Highlighting
Comments about LiquidText as a Alternative to MarginNote
Almost everyone thinks LiquidText is a great MarginNote alternative.
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Needs subscription to sync between iOS and Mac.

Much worse performance on Mac.
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Pen functions in LiquidText are much better
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Flexcil
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Freemium • Proprietary
Note-taking Tool
PDF Editor
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
20 Flexcil alternatives
PDF annotation, reading and management.
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Flexcil Features
1. Handwritten NotesFlexcil supports writing by hand (or a stylus) and your text will be converted to text.
2. Support for GesturesFlexcil supports touch or mouse gestures and interactions.
3. PDF annotationFlexcil support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
4. Combine PDFCombine, merge and arrange PDF files into one document.
Drag and Drop
Hyperlinks
Folders
Import PDF
Handwriting
Edit PDF
Digital Laser Pointer
Bookmarks
Highlighter
Multiple languages
Readit - Save and Read
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Freemium • Proprietary
Read It Later Tool
Mac
iPhone
iPad
100 Readit - Save and Read alternatives
Use Readit to save and manage your articles at a click of a button. Keep growing with your own library from everywhere.
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Readit - Save and Read Features
Bookmarks
Save Articles
Feed Reader
Highlights
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
iPhone
iPad
5 Highlights alternatives
Highlights is a PDF reader for note takers. Highlights lets you highlight text and select images in the PDF, but take notes in a regular text-editor. No more typing notes and comments into tiny text boxes.
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Highlights Features
1. PDF annotationHighlights support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
iAnnotate
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Paid • Proprietary
PDF Reader
PDF Editor
Note-taking Tool
iPhone
iPad
40 iAnnotate alternatives
With iAnnotate you can read, annotate, and share PDFs, Microsoft Office files, images and web pages!
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iAnnotate Features
1. PDF annotationiAnnotate support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
Customizable
Sync with Onedrive
Search-in-files
Sync with iCloud
Tabbed interface
Side-by-Side View
Apple Pencil support
Voice Recording
Zhizhi Reader
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
4 Zhizhi Reader alternatives
Knowledge management software based on reading notes.
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Zhizhi Reader Features
1. PDF annotationZhizhi Reader support PDF Annotation for highlighting, notes etc
Text Highlighting
Casedo
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Paid • Proprietary
Software as a Service (SaaS)
3 Casedo alternatives
A document collection, management, navigation, markup and search app for lawyers and investigators.
- - Casedo is the most popular SaaS alternative to MarginNote.
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