Open Source Microsoft OneNote Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Microsoft OneNote is Zim. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Microsoft OneNote and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Microsoft OneNote are Joplin, Xournal++, Logseq and CherryTree.

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Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot, is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. It also offers shared notebooks,...

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Microsoft OneNote alternatives page was last updated Feb 15, 2025
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  1. Lorien icon
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    Lorien

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    Lorien is an infinite canvas drawing/note-taking app that is focused on performance, small savefiles and simplicity. It's not based on bitmap images like Krita, Gimp or Photoshop; it rather saves brush strokes as a collection of points and renders them at runtime (kind of...

    32 Lorien alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Lorien Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Pressure Sensitivity
    3.  Infinite canvas
    4.  Drawing 2D
    5.  Shape Tools
    6.  Notebook
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    Nextcloud Collectives

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    Collectives is a Nextcloud App for activist and community projects to organize together. Come and gather in collectives to build shared knowledge.

    12 Nextcloud Collectives alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Nextcloud
    • Self-Hosted

    Nextcloud Collectives Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Wiki
    4.  Knowledge base
    5.  Text formatting
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  4. HackFlowy

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    HackFlowy is an open source clone of Workflowy, built using backbone.js and socket.io, with an option to easily deploy via Heroku.

    50 HackFlowy alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    HackFlowy Features

    1.  Note organization
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    The last update is from March 2016.

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    Quentier

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    You can also use Quentier for local notes without any connection to Evernote and synchronization.

    14 Quentier alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Unlimited storage
    4.  Evernote Client
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  6. Many Notes

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    Many Notes is a markdown note-taking app designed for simplicity! Easily create or import your vaults and organize your thoughts right away.

    54 Many Notes alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Support for MarkDown
    5.  Tree view
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    Notes (PFA)

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    Privacy Friendly Notes allows you to take and manage notes on Android devices. It belongs to the Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. More information can be found an secuso.org/pfa

    60 Notes (PFA) alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Checklists
    5.  Sketching
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  9. Print(Notes) icon
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    Print(Notes)

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    A cross-platform markdown notes app inspired by Google Keep and Obsidian, made with Flutter.

    48 Print(Notes) alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
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