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 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 File Versioning Portable Text formatting Wiki-like interface ... Sync with Dropbox Education Export to HTML Export to LaTeX Git integration Hierarchical structure Latex Math Lightweight Nested Notes Note organization Notetaking Works Offline Plain text file Save as txt WYSIWYG Support Add a feature 394 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 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 MarkDown support Cloud sync Search by tags Full text search ... Protected by Password Sync with Simplenote Tag based Clean design Electron based Fast motion File Versioning Integrated Search Minimalistic Notetaking Notes synchronisation Publish notes online Rewind the changes Share notes Sync between devices Tags Text Based Format Version and Source control Web Access Add a feature 449 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 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 ... Code formatting Customizable Data portability Encryption Export to HTML Folder Tree Integrated Search MarkDown support Multiple languages Notetaking Password encryption Portable Rich text editing Export to PDF Syntax Highlighting Tablet support To-Do management Tree-style Tree view Add a feature 212 Like
Joplin An open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities. pretty and very clear user interface Guest • Apr 2019 • 9 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Due to rising security concerns and increase of threats daily... Joplin is most secure Guest • 9 days ago • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Termux Firefox MarkDown support Apps with End-to-End Encryption Cloud sync Encrypted Notes ... Privacy focused Local Storage Nextcloud integration Works Offline Open source software To-Do management Support for WebDAV Google Chrome Extensions Data export/import Data Import and Export E2e encryption Encryption Hierarchical structure Note Manager Save as Markdown Search by tags Terminal-based Web clipper Write files in markdown Ad-free Alarm Android App Android Sync Auto-saving Better formatting Built-in Terminal Command Line support Cross-device syncing Custom templates Data Importing/Exporting Decentralized storage Sync with Dropbox Embedded media Evernote import Fast loading time File Searching File-sync File Tagging Firefox Extensions Fountain support Full text search Hyperlinks Infinite hierarchical depth Integrated Search Knowledge base Knowledge Base structuring Knowledge Management Latex Math Lightweight Linux Minimalistic UI Nested Notebooks Night mode/Dark Theme No dependencies No Internet required Notetaking Sync with Onedrive Open Source apps Protected by Password Periodic reminders Image Preview Real-Time Synchronization Security & Privacy Subtasks Support for NodeJS Sync between devices Syntax Highlighting Tabbed interface Table creation Tags Support Text formatting Todos Visual Organization Add a feature 188 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 Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted Notes MarkDown support Privacy focused ... Cloud sync AES encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Encryption Security focused Clean design Ad-free Client side encryption Customizable Encrypted backups Extensions Native application Works Offline Privacy Protected Security & Privacy Sync between devices Tag based Android Sync Beauty and fluid interface Built-in code editor Content Filtering Decentralized Distraction free writing Sync with Dropbox E2e encryption Easy to use Apps with End-to-End Encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Fuse-api Google Drive integration Lightweight Local Storage Minimalistic Mobile friendly Nested Folders Nested tags Distraction-free UI Notetaking Open source software Password encryption Plain text authoring Real-time sync Revision History Rich text editing Search by tags Self-hosted in intranet or private cloud Simple text editor Sync on many devices Table creation Vim key mapping WYSIWYG Support Add a feature 392 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 5 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 • 6 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 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 Sync on many devices Google Chrome Extensions Apps that Sync with Google Calendar ... Handwriting recognition Handwritten Notes Html parsing Integrated Search Location-based reminders Notetaking Works Offline Periodic reminders Photo notes Real time collaboration Real-Time Synchronization Reminders Sharable lists Tags To-Do management Todos Voice Notes Add a feature 657 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 Apps with 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 To do lists WebExtenion Add a feature 132 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 Encrypted Notes Notetaking ... Portable Privacy focused Add a feature 11 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 Add a feature 237 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 Database Freeform notes List management ... Nested Notes Notetaking Excel Add a feature 76 Like
