Zim 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... Zim is more like simplenote, or a desktop wiki. It is missing most of the functionality of onenote. Guest • Sep 2018 • 17 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree Zim is essentially a desktop wiki. Searching of notes is great and there are lots of plugins, e.g. you can have latex equations included, R-plots, gnuplots, along with pictures etc.; syncing is via cloud storage such as dropbox. It is available across platforms but as a linux desktop user I find it particular useful. Guest • Apr 2020 Disagree Agree Wonderful. Every file is a .txt file, so you're in total control. LordMax • May 2018 • 15 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree GUI is pretty different, plus as mentioned by other people. Most functionality isn't the same. Also, looks like smth from the age of Win'98. Guest • Dec 2019 Disagree Agree Local, Wysiwyg, drag and drop, Quicknote, Webcite-function. Guest • Feb 2018 • 8 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree It's better because It saves your notes in your system not in cloud, plus it also have a great to-do system. easy to use satsaeid • Sep 2018 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Small, light, well-features and easy to use but I only use it for short notes. Longer notes are better in Simplenote. Guest • Mar 2017 • 4 agrees and 7 disagrees Disagree Agree Synchronization across platforms is missing Guest • Nov 2015 • 2 agrees and 13 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Wiki-like interface Export to HTML Export to LaTeX File Versioning ... Latex equations Note organization Works Offline Portable Text formatting Sync with Dropbox Education Git integration Hierarchical structure Latex Math Lightweight Nested Notes Notetaking Plain text file Save as txt Simplicity. Notes that get backed up Wiki WYSIWYG Support Add a feature 408 Like
Joplin An open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities. Same structure as Onenote, supports images, looks modern. Doesn't have all the same features (like drawing on the screen) but also has its own unique features Onenote doesn't have. Also runs on Linux, which is the biggest plus for me. dasonic • Mar 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree You Fan usw it on Linux. Persona who search for Open Source appriciate that very much. Guest • Apr 2020 Disagree Agree pretty and very clear user interface Guest • Apr 2019 • 12 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Due to rising security concerns and increase of threats daily... Joplin is most secure Guest • Feb 2020 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Better interface and privacy with the same functionality of OneNote elu • Apr 2020 Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Termux Firefox MarkDown support End-to-End Encryption Cloud sync Encrypted Notes ... Privacy focused Write files in markdown Encryption Web clipper Support for WebDAV Sync with Dropbox Hierarchical structure Nextcloud integration Save as Markdown Android Sync Cross-platform Linux Local Storage Note Manager Notetaking Works Offline Security & Privacy Sync with WebDav Table creation Tags Support To-Do management Ad-free Alarm Android App Auto-saving Better formatting Google Chrome Extensions Cross-device syncing Custom templates Data export/import Data Import and Export Data Importing/Exporting Decentralized storage E2e encryption File-sync Fountain support Full text search Hyperlinks Infinite hierarchical depth Integrated Search Knowledge base Knowledge Base structuring Knowledge Management Latex Math Minimalistic UI Multi-platform support Nested Notebooks No dependencies No Internet required Image Preview Real-Time Synchronization Search by tags Subtasks Sync with Nextcloud Tabbed interface Terminal-based Text formatting Visual Organization Automatic Backup Built-in Terminal Command Line support Customer support Data-encryption Embedded media Evernote import Export to HTML File Searching File Tagging Firefox Extensions Folder Hierarchy Folder sync Lightweight Multiple languages Multiple cloud drive sync Night mode/Dark Theme Note organization Notetaking Sync with Onedrive Protected by Password Periodic reminders Possibility to attach files Export to PDF Side-by-side markup view Support for NodeJS Sync between devices Syntax Highlighting Todos WYSIWYG Support Add a feature 238 Like
Simplenote Made by the company behind WordPress, Simplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas, and more. Your notes stay updated across all your devices. It doesnt feature writing with a pen on screen. (Wacom etc.) Guest • May 2017 • 32 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree You can't embed images or clip from the web. Deal breaker. jhensley • Oct 2017 • 23 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree Simplenote is great for super simple plaintext notetaking but it only has one feature in common with OneNote which is syncing. Not an alternative Guest • Dec 2017 • 17 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree It is more akin to Apple's iNotes, albeit a little less feature rich (No sketches, folders, etc.). In terms of functionality, Simplenote and iNotes is not a viable alternative to OneNote. Guest • Mar 2020 Disagree Agree No support for web clippings. No separation of Notebooks. Really not like OneNote at all Guest • May 2019 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Simplenote is more similar to Notepad than Onenote. It's basically a plain text editor that lets you store your notes online. Some of the very basic features of OneNote can be approximated, such as inclusion of images, links and text formatting, but it requires learning markdown, which is extremely cumbersome to use and time consuming to learn. Simplenote has only rudimentary organization and search features. Better than Notepad. Not even close to Outlook. Guest • Jun 2019 • 2 agrees and 4 disagrees Disagree Agree I tried it on my chromebook nad as a extension it does not allow to have more than one file, everything is in the same file. This may not be the case with another os but for the one I have this is not an alternative. That's not to say it is not good if that is what you're looking for, It does what it does well. Guest • Aug 2016 • 3 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire Cloud sync MarkDown support Search by tags Protected by Password ... Sync with Simplenote Android Sync File Versioning Full text search Tag based Tags Clean design Electron based Fast motion Integrated Search Minimalistic Note organization Notetaking Notes synchronisation Publish notes online Rewind the changes Share notes Sync between devices Text Based Format Version and Source control Web Access Add a feature 474 Like
CherryTree A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file. its not OneNote, but its as close as I´ve found on linux. This finally frees me from Windows. Just started using it, but already i can see it will do. Now if only it accepts photos, voice clips, videos and webpages I can call it a day! Guest • Jan 2017 • 8 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Doesn't have detailed sorting like a notebook or various notebooks Guest • Jan 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree hierarchical Nodes and Subnode with icons, quick tool bar, simple as well rich text format, import export option, extremely light weight set up, easy backup, adjustable font size with mouse button, complete set of editting tools, customizable lay out, stable, supports text upto million of words, word count, password protected, multiple data basis, free and easy to use. Guest • 11 days ago Disagree Agree It is more like Simple Note which is bare bones & not comparable to OneNote. No dragable containers, no ocr or voice recording. Also lacks sync. Guest • Sep 2018 • 6 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree is the best for left to right and right to left note. multi language like en& Guest • Sep 2018 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Powerfull and SQLite3 database based, excellent. Guest • Mar 2018 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Windows Linux PortableApps.com Hierarchical structure Infinite hierarchical depth Tree structure Support for Android Things ... Customizable Encryption To-Do management Tree view Code formatting Data portability Export to HTML Folder Tree German Integrated Search Internal linking MarkDown support Multiple languages Notetaking Outliner Password encryption Protected by Password Portable Rich text editing Export to PDF Syntax Highlighting Tablet support Tags Text-manipulation Tree-style Add a feature 218 Like
Standard Notes Standard Notes is a simple and private notes app. It allows you to write and sync your notes across all your devices, including your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web browser. ... Extremely feature-light. Does only the bare minimum to be considered a notes app, whereas OneNote does much more. Guest • Jan 2019 • 5 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree Encrypted, very lightweight and not owned by Microsoft. Guest • Sep 2017 • 6 agrees and 7 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted End-to-End Encryption Encrypted Notes Privacy focused MarkDown support ... Cloud sync AES encryption Encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Security focused Clean design Client side encryption Cross-platform Customizable Extensions Security & Privacy Tag based Ad-free Beauty and fluid interface Built-in code editor Cross-platform Distraction free writing Encrypted backups Fuse-api Lightweight Minimalistic Mobile friendly Native application Nested tags Distraction-free UI Works Offline Privacy Protected Revision History Rich text editing Self-hosted in intranet or private cloud Simple text editor Sync between devices Sync on many devices WYSIWYG Support Android Sync Content Filtering Decentralized Sync with Dropbox E2e encryption End-to-End Encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Google Drive integration Local Storage Nested Folders Notetaking Password encryption Plain text authoring Real-time sync Search by tags Table creation Vim key mapping Add a feature 410 Like
Google Keep Google Keep has several features including color coding notes, inserting images, creating lists, geo-fencing, shareable notes, and search by color. I love Keep, but it's not anywhere near as detailed as OneNote. Keep is basically for making sticky notes, which is helpful, but OneNote has way more features. I know a lot of students, as well as myself, who use OneNote for taking school notes. You can draw, add tags to notes, and add formattings, such as fonts, colors, bullets, and number lists. You can even draw on top of things you type. You can't any of that in Google Keep. Guest • Nov 2017 • 46 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree Google Keep is basically a digital sticky note application the syncs to your google account Guest • Apr 2019 • 10 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree It lacks too many options compared to onenote. Keep is much more simpler. Guest • May 2019 • 7 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Can't even do indented text and bullet lists, just a simple sticky note app really. Guest • Jan 2019 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Onenote allows hierarchy of notebooks, folders, notes. Much more useful than Evernote Guest • Jan 2017 • 28 agrees and 8 disagrees Disagree Agree Keep is like sticky notes which is completely different from Onenote Guest • Mar 2020 Disagree Agree OneNote allows for multiple notebooks on different topics, which in turn consist of multiple pages, which can all be colour coded. GoogleKeep is the best app for making sticky notes, but it just doesn't compare. Guest • May 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Keep is great for separate notes/lists/etc. kept one at a time - but nothing nested. OneNote allows sub folders which makes for more organizing capabilities. Also within a single page of OneNote you can have multiple "boxes" of text/pictures/etc. Guest • Dec 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree It's too lightweight and lacks many features compared to OneNote. Guest • Sep 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Keep is a sticker board while OneNote is a full notebook. Guest • Sep 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Google Keep is lacking features such as tags, attachments, and Optical Character Recognition. drliu1202 • May 2018 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree I can't write like a pencil and in several spaces in the screen Guest • Dec 2015 • 25 agrees and 8 disagrees Disagree Agree You can save simple notes to Google Keep but OneNote does a whole lot more. Guest • Aug 2016 • 8 agrees and 7 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Android Wear Share notes Works Offline Photo notes Sync on many devices ... Todos Visual Organization Google Chrome Extensions Apps that Sync with Google Calendar Handwriting recognition Handwritten Notes Html parsing Integrated Search Location-based reminders Note organization Notetaking Periodic reminders Real time collaboration Real-Time Synchronization Reminders Sharable lists Tagging Tags To-Do management Voice Notes Add a feature 690 Like
Turtl Whether it's bookmarks or passwords, files or shopping lists...Turtl organizes it all and makes it easy to find later. Sync across your devices. Leave nothing... Encryption, zero-knowledge encryption. Guest • Jun 2017 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet ... Self-Hosted Chrome Firefox Encrypted Notes End-to-End Encryption MarkDown support Notetaking ... AES encryption Android Sync Client side encryption Cloud sync Data portability File sharing List management Password encryption Real time collaboration Save Attachments Security & Privacy Sharable lists Sync between devices Sync on many devices Tagging To do lists WebExtenion Add a feature 137 Like
Notebook PEA Protects your private notes with a password. Notebook PEA is a self-decrypting archive, that will never store unencrypted text on your disk. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Encryption Authenticated encryption Cross-platform Encrypted Notes ... Notetaking Portable Privacy focused Add a feature 12 Like
TreeSheets A "hierarchical spreadsheet" that is a great replacement for spreadsheets, mind mappers, outliners, PIMs, text editors and small databases. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Hierarchical structure Freeform notes List management Nested Notes ... Notetaking Database Notetaking Outliner Excel Add a feature 83 Like
Tomboy easy install, cross platform, note taking. Sync notes between systems. Links between notes. Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Automatic link generation Local Storage Notetaking Symbolic links ... Todos Wiki Add a feature 239 Like
