Notational Velocity Alternatives

Notational Velocity is described as 'Mouseless application for storing and retrieving notes' and is a popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Notational Velocity for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Android apps. The best Notational Velocity alternative is Notesnook, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Notational Velocity are Zim, Todoist, Trilium Notes and CherryTree.

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  1. Noteful icon
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    Noteful is your one-stop note-taking app to experience the new paperless revolution on iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Tot icon
     10 likes

    Organize and edit short notes using a minimalist interface with color-coded dots, Markdown support, and word/character counts. Syncs instantly via iCloud across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Features lightweight design, keyboard shortcuts, and distraction-free note capture.

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  3. NotesSync icon
     2 likes

    Notes Sync is the answer to your everyday note taking requirements. It comes with a feature to sync everything to the user's own Google Drive or Dropbox accounts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Type lets you quickly jot things down with the timestamp attached, without interrupting your flow.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. nvPY icon
     34 likes

    nvPY is a note-taking tool inspired by Notational Velocity, nvALT and ResophNotes. It syncs with simplenote, and runs on Linux, Windows and OSX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Notes Foss icon
     7 likes

    Notes is an open source and cross-platform note-taking app that is both beautiful and powerful.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  7. Vim is great for writing. But it isn't optimized for note-taking, where you often create lots of little notes and frequently change larger notes in a separate directory from the one you're working in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • fzf
    • Vim
     
  8. Spiral icon
     6 likes

    Spiral is a program that allows users to take notes in a format similar to a spiral notebook. Unlike traditional word processors and text editors that are configured in a way that makes it difficult to document things in a non-linear fashion, Spiral pages allow users to click...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Firedraft icon
     9 likes

    Firedraft is a self-hosted privacy focused note-taking and knowledge management app.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  10. Piggydb icon
     56 likes

    Piggydb is a Web notebook application that provides you with a platform to build your knowledge personally or collaboratively. With Piggydb, you can create highly structured content by connecting knowledge fragments to each other to build a network structure, which is more...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Bundled Notes icon
     12 likes

    A modern note-taking, list-making and writing app with markdown rich-text editing, powerful customization, a beautiful interface, a dark theme, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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