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    Open Source Microsoft OneNote Alternatives

    The best open source alternative to Microsoft OneNote is Joplin. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Zim or Standard Notes. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft OneNote and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Microsoft OneNote are CherryTree (Free, Open Source), Simplenote (Free, Open Source), Xournal++ (Free, Open Source) and Zettlr (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated May 4, 2022
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    1. Leanote provides services for note and blog. You can use "note" as your personal notebook, if you want to share with friends, just publish note or notebook to the blog.
      Leanote vs Microsoft OneNote opinions
      Some users think Leanote is a great alternative to Microsoft OneNote, some don't.
      This has all the basic features I use in OneNote except checkboxes for todo lists.
      Positive comment • about 5 years ago

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    2. WizNote is a Note software, which is especially designed for Internet users and mobile Internet users. WizNote focuses more on notes of rapid collection, management, reading and sharing. WizNote is smaller, more stable, and more suitable for computers, phones and mobile devices.
      WizNote vs Microsoft OneNote opinions
      Most users think WizNote is a great alternative to Microsoft OneNote.
      drliu1202 Commercial now. Multi-platform. Powerful full-text searching. Multi-level folders. Multi-level tags. Capture web page painless.
      Positive comment • about 4 years ago

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    4. Notational Velocity is a mouseless application for storing and retrieving notes.
    5. Operating environment for the new Internet. An all-in-one solution that breaks down barriers between applications, gives back privacy and data ownership to users.
    6. MyTetra is open source and cross platform personal manager for information accumulation. It is powerful program for data memorization and structuring notes.

    8. Nextcloud Notes

      • Free • Open Source
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      The Notes app is a distraction free notes taking app. It provides categories for better organization and supports formatting using Markdown syntax. Notes are saved as files in your Nextcloud, so you can view and edit them with every .
    9. MindForger aims to mimic human mind - learning, recalling, recognizing, associations, forgetting - in order to achieve synergy with your mind to make your searching, reading and writing more productive.

    10. NixNote

      • Free • Open Source
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      NixNote, formerly Nevernote, is an open source client for Evernote .
    11. Create deep visual documents, adaptable and multi-level diagrams, flowcharts, concept maps, mind maps and models.
    12. Take beautiful markdown notes whenever you feel inspired. Place them in notebooks and tag them accordingly. Stay organized by making task lists, set reminders and keep everything in one place by attaching related files.
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