NoteLab Alternatives
NoteLab is described as 'brings the power of digital note taking to Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and Solaris' and is an app in the Office & Productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to NoteLab for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPad and Android Tablet. The best alternative is Xournal++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like NoteLab are GoodNotes (Paid), xournal (Free, Open Source), Stylus Labs Write (Free) and Jarnal (Free, Open Source).
- Xournal++ (a fork of Xournal) is a handwriting Notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with plattform independent GTK, supporting Linux, e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Suse, macOS and Windows 10. Supports Pen input like Wacom Tablets.
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- Self-Hosted
- GoodNotes for iPhone and iPad is a notetaking app with the theme of "digital paper." It's usable for all your handwritten notes and formerly paper-based information.
- Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using a stylus. It is free software (GNU GPL) and runs on Linux (recent distributions), Windows and other GTK+/Gnome platforms. It supports drawing and writing on pdf's.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
Discontinued
It hasn't been updated since 2017, but there is an active fork Xournal++
- Write is a word processor for handwriting, designed primarily for tablets with an active stylus. Write has the functionality of a vector drawing application, plus a unique set of tools which ease the editing of handwritten text.
- Jarnal is an open-source application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal, making a presentation, annotating a document - including pdf - or collaborating using a stylus, mouse or keyboard. It is similar to Microsoft .
- FiiNote is the most convenient note app for android. The app is compatible with Android 2.0 ~ Android 4.3(and later). It is designed for both Phone and Pad. Feature list: 1, Unique hybrid model for combined handwriting and keyboard.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- All In One Idea Note.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- iPhone
- iPad
- Journal, a Microsoft Garage project, is a Windows 10 app helping people who love to journal to evolve their ideas and express themselves quickly with the power of their digital pen.
- Notetaking and blackboard replacement application. Inspired by Xournal. Written in C++/Qt for Linux / Windows / Mac.
- Windows Journal is one of the applications designed for Tablet PCs. Users can handwrite notes and draw lines or shapes with it. Even though it is recommended to use a graphics tablet or a Tablet PC, you can compose handwritten notes using a normal mouse.
Discontinued
It was removed from Windows 10 as part of an update released on August 9, 2016. Last version, 10.0.173, can be still downloaded from the official website.