Notation AlternativesNote-taking Tools and other similar apps like Notation

Notation is described as 'Quick and easy notes in one place' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are seven alternatives to Notation for Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and RemoteStorage. The best Notation alternative is nvALT, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Notation are Notational Velocity, Quiver, Hyperdraft and The Archive.

Notation alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be Todo List Managers or Text Editors. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Notation.

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Quick and easy notes in one place.

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nvALT
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Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
File Search Utility
Mac
136 nvALT alternatives
nvALT is a fork of the original Notational Velocity with some additional features and interface modifications by Brett Terpstra and ElasticThreads.
- - nvALT is the most popular Mac alternative to Notation.
- - nvALT is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Notation.
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nvALT Features
1. Support for MarkDownnvALT supports MarkDown for document formatting.
2. LightweightnvALT consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Sync with Simplenote
Integrated Search
Notational Velocity
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Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Mac
220 Notational Velocity alternatives
Notational Velocity is a mouseless application for storing and retrieving notes.
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Notational Velocity Features
Minimalistic
Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.0 ß5, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website
Quiver
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
264 Quiver alternatives
Quiver is a notebook built for programmers. It lets you easily mix text, code and Markdown within one note, edit code with an awesome code editor, live preview Markdown and LaTeX cells, and find any note instantly via the full-text search.
- - Quiver is the most popular commercial alternative to Notation.
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Quiver Features
1. Syntax HighlightingQuiver supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
2. Support for MarkDownQuiver supports MarkDown for document formatting.
3. Live PreviewInstantly see what your files and documents look like as you create them.
4. Support for LaTeXQuiver supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
5. Full-Text SearchQuiver lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
6. Code FormattingQuiver supports code formatting for multiple languages and code styles.
Snippets Manager
Sync with Dropbox
Hyperdraft
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Freemium • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Todo List Manager
Text Editor
Online
RemoteStorage
195 Hyperdraft alternatives
Turn your notes into a website.
- - Hyperdraft is the most popular Web-based alternative to Notation.
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Hyperdraft Features
1. Works OfflineHyperdraft can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
3. Privacy focusedHyperdraft is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
4. Ad-freeHyperdraft doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Support for MarkDownHyperdraft supports MarkDown for document formatting.
Browser-based
Mobile friendly
Wiki
Tablet support
Voiceover
0data
Optimized for Blind users
Notebook
Publishing
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
The Archive
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Paid • Proprietary
Note-taking Tool
Mac
28 The Archive alternatives
Fast & clean-looking note-taking app for macOS that helps writers write and think more.
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The Archive Features
1. Support for MarkDownThe Archive supports MarkDown for document formatting.
2. Full-Text SearchThe Archive lets you search for specific words or phrases from inside a document or database.
Distraction-free Writing
Knowledge base
Integrated Search
Clean design
nvPY
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Free • Open Source
Note-taking Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
88 nvPY alternatives
nvPY is a note-taking tool inspired by Notational Velocity, nvALT and ResophNotes. It syncs with simplenote, and runs on Linux, Windows and OSX.
- - nvPY is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Notation.
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nvPY Features
Sync with Simplenote
Note organization
Notebook
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Synchronization
BadWrite
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Free • Proprietary
Text Editor
Windows
8 BadWrite alternatives
One day it rains and I have to write an article for the web, I need to write, not to think about where to place the images or format the text, I need that simple wonder called Markdown.
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BadWrite Features
1. Support for LaTeXBadWrite supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
2. Support for MarkDownBadWrite supports MarkDown for document formatting.
Discontinued
Seems to be discontinued since 2015. See history: http://www.steo.it/badwrite/