Microsoft OneNote Alternatives for Linux
Microsoft OneNote is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Obsidian. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Joplin or Standard Notes. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Microsoft OneNote and 19 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Microsoft OneNote are Xournal++, Zettlr, Zim and CherryTree.
Microsoft OneNote alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be Todo List Managers or Task Management Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Microsoft OneNote.Obsidian
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
- Project Management Tool
32 Obsidian alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Snapcraft
- Flathub
Obsidian is a note-taking app that lets you create a personal knowledge graph with ease. It is designed for non-linear thinking and allows you to easily link your notes together wiki-style.
- - Obsidian is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Microsoft OneNote.
- - Obsidian is the most popular free alternative to Microsoft OneNote.
Obsidian Features
Opinions about Obsidian as a Alternative to Microsoft OneNote
Joplin
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
23 Joplin alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- AppImageHub
- Snapcraft
- Google Chrome
- Flathub
- Cloudron
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- Termux
- Firefox
Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor.
- - Joplin is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Microsoft OneNote.
- - Joplin is the most popular Open Source alternative to Microsoft OneNote.
Joplin Features
Comments about Joplin as a Alternative to Microsoft OneNote
dasonicSame 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.
13pretty and very clear user interface
11Martin Ligabueit doesn't have pen input support
5ThunderFoxOnenote allows you to write or draw wherever you want on the screen while Joplin is limited. It makes sense, as Joplin stores everything in plain markdown documents, but it's something severely lacking in all of the Onenote alternatives I've seen.
1thepisuIt's simple enough when you need to write small notes or to-do quickly, with a clean interface, but it's also powerful with cloud sync, cross platform (Linux included), and support formatting, images and attachments.
1Standard Notes
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Freemium • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
30 Standard Notes alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- F-Droid
Standard Notes is a simple and private notes app. It allows you to write and sync your notes across all your devices, iOS, Android, Linux, Windows, MacOS, and web browser.
- - Standard Notes is the most popular Web-based alternative to Microsoft OneNote.
Standard Notes Features
Comments about Standard Notes as a Alternative to Microsoft OneNote
Encrypted, very lightweight and not owned by Microsoft.
0AnipeVery, VERY BASIC, its open source and free but its basic and the features it offers are paid compared to one note's free model
2k71Good for those options to store online or sync between devices. Devices: Windows app, web-browser, android app...
I prefer this one than SimpleNote, in any case, to share between devices nowadays i recommend telegram or protectedtext. For text, Onenote. I didnt like turtl, joplin or elephant.
0Don't have sections or pages, just notes.
0The 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.
5Xournal++
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Digital Painting Tool
42 Xournal++ alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Self-Hosted
Xournal++ (a fork of Xournal) is a handwriting Notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with platform independent GTK, supporting Linux, e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Suse, macOS and Windows 10. Supports Pen input like Wacom Tablets.
Xournal++ Features
Comments about Xournal++ as a Alternative to Microsoft OneNote
Nearly similar interface. Lightweight, open source with latex support and voice notes. Flexible layout which was missing in xournal.
1violoncelloWith 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
2In the version available for Chromebooks, the option for typed text is not working.
0BachoSevenCross-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!
0komp12321It is full open source, Supports handwriting (stylus) Allows to create annotations on PDF-s (OneNote doesn't)
0Zettlr
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Text Editor
- File Organizer
145 Zettlr alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Zettlr is a one-stop publication workbench that combines many writing features and collects them in one application. It aims at speeding up your workflow and help you write without any interruptions.
Zettlr Features
Zim
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
- Task Management Tool
286 Zim alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Flathub
- Flatpak
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 previewed as-you-type. Creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "Create new note"...
Zim Features
Comments about Zim as a Alternative to Microsoft OneNote
axcqhsbsadoukcioztYou are better of using a cellulose notepad rather than OneNote which siphons all your data unencrypted to "the cloud"
0LordMaxWonderful. Every file is a .txt file, so you're in total control.
18Zim is more like simplenote, or a desktop wiki. It is missing most of the functionality of onenote.
19k71It´s like Windows Notepad, but you can make trees of notes (subnotes), it´s easy, quick, and recognize links to show them as links. Not synchronized between devices. Local, No stored in the web. No password needed.
I like it, but stop using it as I started using OneNote for almost everything.
Apps I´ve tried and in order of preference: onenote, cinta notes, evernote, zim, standard notes, Simple notes, turtl, joplin, elephant.
0RemovedUserI like Zim as it stores information in an open source and flat file format directly using the computer file system. So you can the software as a kind of file explorer with the difference that you have a note associated with each folder of your computer. From my point of view, it is really structuring my numeric environment. After discovering it, I would not return to OneNote and other kinds of note taking apps I tried.
0CherryTree
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
21 CherryTree alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.
CherryTree Features
Comments about CherryTree as a Alternative to Microsoft OneNote
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.
2its 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!
9It is more like Simple Note which is bare bones & not comparable to OneNote. No dragable containers, no ocr or voice recording. Also lacks sync.
5Doesn't have detailed sorting like a notebook or various notebooks
0The hierarchy is fantastic!
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