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 • 9 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 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree pretty and very clear user interface Guest • Apr 2019 • 17 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree Your data is YOUR data. I'm able to keep my data on my own Nextcloud server. Not on Microsoft OneDrive. And, it can be encrypted as well (mine is). Guest • 9 days ago Disagree Agree Due to rising security concerns and increase of threats daily... Joplin is most secure Guest • Feb 2020 • 7 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree it is a markdown editor with integrated sync for nextcloud naxawo7733 • Aug 2020 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree Better interface and privacy with the same functionality of OneNote elu • Apr 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Termux Firefox MarkDown support End-to-End Encryption Cloud sync Privacy focused ... Web clipper Write files in markdown Encrypted Notes Support for WebDAV Android Sync Markdown Encryption Hierarchical structure Local Storage Cross-platform Sync with Dropbox Linux Nextcloud integration Notetaking Works Offline Save as Markdown Synchronization To-Do management Ad-free Latex Math Note Manager Plugin system Real-Time Synchronization Sync with Nextcloud Sync with WebDav Table creation Tagging Alarm Auto-saving Automatic Backup Better formatting Built-in Note Taker Google Chrome Extensions Cross-device syncing Custom templates Data-encryption Data export/import Data Import and Export Data Importing/Exporting Decentralized storage E2e encryption Export to HTML File-organization File-sync Folder Hierarchy Folder sync Fountain support Full text search Hyperlinks Infinite hierarchical depth Integrated Search Integration with web clipper Knowledge base Knowledge Base structuring Knowledge Management Mermaid support Minimalistic UI Multiple languages Multi OS Multiplatform Multiple cloud drive sync Nested Notebooks Nested tags No dependencies No Internet required Note organization Possibility to attach files Image Preview Reminders Export to PDF Search by tags Side-by-side markup view Subtasks Sync Capabilities Tabbed interface Terminal-based Test automation Text formatting User friendly Visual Organization WYSIWYG Support Built-in Terminal Command Line support Embedded media Evernote import File Searching File Tagging Firefox Extensions Lightweight Night mode/Dark Theme Note organization Notetaking Sync with Onedrive Protected by Password Periodic reminders Support for NodeJS Sync between devices Syntax Highlighting Todos Add a feature 362 Like
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 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 • 3 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree Agree Zim is more like simplenote, or a desktop wiki. It is missing most of the functionality of onenote. Guest • Sep 2018 • 23 agrees and 8 disagrees Disagree Agree Wonderful. Every file is a .txt file, so you're in total control. LordMax • May 2018 • 18 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 • 2 agrees and 2 disagrees 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 14 disagrees Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Works Offline Wiki-like interface Export to HTML Export to LaTeX ... File Versioning Hierarchical structure Latex equations Note organization Notetaking Plain text file Portable Text formatting WYSIWYG Support Sync with Dropbox Educational Git integration Latex Math Lightweight Nested Notes Notetaking Save as txt Wiki Add a feature 422 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 • 37 agrees and 6 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 • 20 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree Agree You can't embed images or clip from the web. Deal breaker. jhensley • Oct 2017 • 25 agrees and 5 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 Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire Cloud sync MarkDown support Search by tags Protected by Password ... Android Sync Clean design Cross-device syncing Cross-platform File Versioning Full text search Simple text editor Tag based Tagging 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 500 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 • 9 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 • May 2020 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Doesn't have detailed sorting like a notebook or various notebooks Guest • Jan 2020 • 3 agrees and 3 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 • 10 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 • 2 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 Tree structure Infinite hierarchical depth Active Development ... Support for Android Things Customizable Encryption Includes images in notes Internal linking Multiple languages Notetaking Outline folding Outline mode Outline organization Outliner Protected by Password Tagging Text-manipulation To-Do management Tree-style Tree view Code formatting Data portability Export to HTML Folder Tree German Integrated Search MarkDown support Notetaking Password encryption Portable Rich text editing Export to PDF Syntax Highlighting Tablet support Add a feature 239 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. ... The free version is only plain text editing - can't even paste images or use bold and italics. There simply aren't enough features in the free one to determine whether I like it enough to pay for premium. Guest • Aug 2020 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree Extremely feature-light. Does only the bare minimum to be considered a notes app, whereas OneNote does much more. Guest • Jan 2019 • 9 agrees and 5 disagrees Disagree Agree Encrypted, very lightweight and not owned by Microsoft. Guest • Sep 2017 • 10 agrees and 9 disagrees Disagree Agree Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted End-to-End Encryption Privacy focused Encrypted Notes Cloud sync ... MarkDown support AES encryption Encryption Cross-platform Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Security focused Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Encrypted backups Minimalistic Ad-free Clean design Client side encryption Customizable Distraction free writing Works Offline Privacy protection Revision History Simple text editor Tag based Automatic Backup Beauty and fluid interface Built-in code editor Cross-platform Data Import and Export Fuse-api Latex-editor Lightweight Markdown Mobile friendly Native application Nested Folders Nested tags Distraction-free UI Notetaking Privacy Protected Rich text editing Safely Transferred Data Sync between devices Sync on many devices Support for Themes WYSIWYG Support Android Sync Content Filtering Decentralized Sync with Dropbox E2e encryption Encrypted End-to-End Encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Google Drive integration Local Storage Notetaking Password encryption Plain text authoring Real-time sync Search by tags Table creation Vim key mapping Add a feature 446 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 13 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 Encrypted File sharing List management Password encryption Privacy protection Real time collaboration Save Attachments Sharable lists Sync between devices Sync on many devices Tagging To do lists WebExtenion Add a feature 142 Like
Zettlr Zettlr is a supercharged markdown editor that combines many writing editor features and collect them in one application. It aims at speeding up your workflow and help... Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Zettelkasten note method MarkDown support Backlinks Built-in themes ... Export to LaTeX Export to Word Fast transactions File Tagging Link files Live Preview Multiple export options Markdown Note organization Export to PDF View documents in subfolder from parent Zotero integration Cloud sync Cross-platform Export to HTML File management File-organization File Searching Integrated Search Latex Math Lightweight Night mode/Dark Theme Pomodoro timer Export to PDF Add a feature 69 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 • 54 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree Agree Google Keep is basically a digital sticky note application the syncs to your google account Guest • Apr 2019 • 15 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree It lacks too many options compared to onenote. Keep is much more simpler. Guest • May 2019 • 10 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 Sync on many devices Todos Visual Organization ... Grocery list Multiplatform Works Offline Photo notes Web-Based 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 To-Do management Voice Notes Add a feature 713 Like
Xournal++ Xournal++ is a hand note taking software written in C++ with the target of flexibility, functionality and speed. works great on linux, and has stylus support Guest • Nov 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree Agree With Xournal++ you own your notes and can save them wherever you want - you are not forced to store them somewhere in the cloud as it's the case with OneNote violoncello • Dec 2020 Disagree Agree Cross-platform and well supporting stylus pens, Xournalpp implements most if not all funcionalities of OneNote, including recording audio alongside pen strokes. Plus, it's free and open source! BachoSeven • Nov 2020 Disagree Agree It is full open source, Supports handwriting (stylus) Allows to create annotations on PDF-s (OneNote doesn't) komp12321 • Jun 2020 Disagree Agree Very similar to OneNote, has pretty much all the same features. Plus Cross-Platform and has LaTeX support. Guest • Jan 2020 Disagree Agree Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted Handwritten Notes PDF annotation Export to PDF Audio Recording ... Handwriting Latex Math Support for LaTeX Support for styluses Audio playback Audio with notes Auto-saving Cross-platform Data Import and Export Drawing Free hand drawing Freehand Writing Handwriting recognition Highlighter Insert images Latex equations Multi layer drawing Notetaking Works Offline Pen pressure Pen Support Photo Import Tablet Pressure Sensitivity Visual Organization PDF annotation Add a feature 40 Like
