Microsoft OneNote AlternativesOnly Open Source apps categorised as Task Management Tools for Windows
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Microsoft OneNote alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be Todo List Managers or Task Management Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Microsoft OneNote.- Note-taking Tool
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286 Zim alternativesZim 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"...
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Top Zim Features
- Works Offline
- Plain text file
- Wiki-like interface
- Hierarchical Structure
- Cross-Platform
- Note organization
- WYSIWYG Support
- Portable
- Ad-free
- Lightweight
- Full-Text Search
- Dark Mode
Zim VS Microsoft OneNote
Is Zim a good alternative to Microsoft OneNote?
112 Logseq alternativesLogseq is a platform for knowledge sharing and management. It focuses on privacy, longevity, and user control. Notice: the backend code will be open-sourced as soon as we’re sure that the backend service meets the security standards.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
Top Logseq Features
- Bidirectional links
- Graph view
- Outliner
- Backlinks
- Local Storage
- Knowledge base
- Support for MarkDown
- Knowledge Management
- Works Offline
- Note organization
- Ad-free
- Full-Text Search
Logseq VS Microsoft OneNote
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100 Anytype alternativesE2E encrypted, local-first, p2p and open. A knowledge graph of your ideas, tasks, wikis, projects, and databases. Supported on Mac, Windows, Linux, Android & iOS. Offline access, markdown export, and on-device storage.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Top Anytype Features
- Works Offline
- Privacy focused
- Project Management
- Synchronization
- End-to-End Encryption
- Visual Organization
- Decentralized
- Knowledge Management
- Support for MarkDown
- Ad-free
- Local Storage
- Dark Mode
Anytype VS Microsoft OneNote
Is Anytype a good alternative to Microsoft OneNote?
55 AppFlowy alternativesAppFlowy is an open source alternative to Notion. You are in charge of your data and customizations.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- Rust
- Android
Top AppFlowy Features
- Note organization
- Privacy focused
- Works Offline
- Kanban Board
- Dark Mode
- Project Management
- Ad-free
- Support for MarkDown
- WYSIWYG Support
- No Tracking
- Cloud Sync
- Lightweight
AppFlowy VS Microsoft OneNote
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203 Notesnook alternativesNotesnook is a simple and cross-platform private notes app that keeps your notes organized and synced on your phone, tablet and computer. Take notes, capture ideas, create to-do lists, keep a journal, write your assignments and manage projects, we have got you covered.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Google Chrome
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Flatpak
Top Notesnook Features
- Encrypted Notes
- Private notes
- Works Offline
- Note organization
- End-to-End Encryption
- Privacy focused
- Dark Mode
- Support for MarkDown
- No Tracking
- Ad-free
- Cloud Sync
- Web Clipper
Notesnook VS Microsoft OneNote
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219 QOwnNotes alternativesPlain 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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
- PortableApps.com
- Qt
Top QOwnNotes Features
- Support for MarkDown
- Local Storage
- Plain text file
- Tagging
- Nextcloud integration
- Syntax Highlighting
- Subtasks
- Ad-free
- No Tracking
- Synchronization
- Configurable
- Owncloud integration
QOwnNotes VS Microsoft OneNote
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46 SiYuan alternativesSiYuan is a desktop Markdown Block-Reference and Bidirectional-Link note-taking application. Support fine-grained block-level reference and Markdown WYSIWYG.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Flathub
- Docker
- Docker Hub
Top SiYuan Features
- Local Storage
- Bidirectional links
- Block reference
- WYSIWYG Support
- Graph view
- Web Clipper
- End-to-End Encryption
- Support for LaTeX
- Works Offline
- Support for MarkDown
- Cloud Sync
- No registration required
SiYuan VS Microsoft OneNote
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Comments about Zim as an Alternative to Microsoft OneNote
Wonderful. Every file is a .txt file, so you're in total control.
You are better of using a cellulose notepad rather than OneNote which siphons all your data unencrypted to "the cloud"
Zim is more like simplenote, or a desktop wiki. It is missing most of the functionality of onenote.
It´s like Windows Notepad, but you can make trees of notes (subnotes), it´s easy, quick, and recognize links to show them as links. Not synchronized between devices. Local, No stored in the web. No password needed.
I like it, but stop using it as I started using OneNote for almost everything.
Apps I´ve tried and in order of preference: onenote, cinta notes, evernote, zim, standard notes, Simple notes, turtl, joplin, elephant.
I like Zim as it stores information in an open source and flat file format directly using the computer file system. So you can the software as a kind of file explorer with the difference that you have a note associated with each folder of your computer. From my point of view, it is really structuring my numeric environment. After discovering it, I would not return to OneNote and other kinds of note taking apps I tried.