nvALT Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to nvALT for Mac, Windows, Android, Web, iPhone and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to nvALT.

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The list of alternatives was last updated: 8/17/2019 6:06:00 AM

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Google Keep

Google Keep is a service provided by Google which integrates note-taking and web surfing. Quickly capture what’s on your mind and recall it easily wherever you are. Create a checklist, enter a voice note or take a photo and annotate it. Everything you add is available instantly on all your devices – desktop and mobile.
- Inconsistent search capabilities and does not support Markdown. Guest • Jun 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Android Wear
Share notes Sync on many devices Google Chrome Extensions Apps that Sync with Google Calendar ... Handwriting recognition Handwritten Notes Html parsing Integrated Search Location-based reminders Works Offline Periodic reminders Photo notes Real time collaboration Real-Time Synchronization Sharable lists To-Do management Voice Notes Add a feature

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Evernote

Evernote is a cross-platform, freemium app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving. The app allows users to create a "note" which can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notebooks can be added to a stack while notes can be sorted into a notebook, tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched, and exported as part of a notebook.
- nvALT is a lightweight, plain text / markdown note taking application. Evernote is a huge application with cloud sync and accounts and cost and a ton of other things I don't need. Guest • Jun 2017 • 8 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Kindle Fire Pebble
Cloud sync OCR Works Offline Sync between devices ... Text formatting Export to iCalendar Google Drive integration IFTTT integration MarkDown support Nested Notebooks Works Offline Owncloud integration Sync with Owncloud Protected by Password PDF annotation Tag based Web clipper Add a feature

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Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft Office Suite , is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. It also offers shared notebooks, syncing between multiple computers and devices via Windows Live online storage, and optical character recognition (OCR) for getting text from pictures, business cards, etc. An online version, https://alternativeto .

Free Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Kindle Fire
Handwritten Notes Support for styluses Cloud sync Hierarchical structure ... Visual Organization Web clipper Audio Recording Auto-saving Automatic Tagging Better formatting Data Import and Export Embedded media File-sync Handwriting recognition Hyperlinks IFTTT integration Integrated Search Knowledge Management Latex Math Legacy Firefox Addon Multiple Account support No dependencies OCR Works Offline OneLogin integration PDF OCR Photo Import Screenshot OCR Search by tags Sections Subtasks Tabbed interface Text formatting Voice recognition WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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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. Private means your notes are end-to-end encrypted, so only you can read your notes. Even we can't read the contents of your notes. Simple means it does one job and does it well. Standard Notes is a safe and lasting place for your life's work.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted
Apps with End-to-End Encryption Encrypted Notes MarkDown support AES encryption ... Privacy focused Cloud sync Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Security focused Clean design Encryption Ad-free Client side encryption Customizable Encrypted backups Self-hosted sync server Tag based Android Sync Content Filtering Decentralized Sync with Dropbox E2e encryption Easy to use Apps with End-to-End Encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Google Drive integration Local Storage Nested Folders Works Offline Password encryption Plain text authoring Privacy Protected Real-time sync Search by tags Sync between devices Table creation Vim key mapping Add a feature

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Joplin

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. The notes are in Markdown format. Notes exported from Evernote via .enex files can be imported into Joplin, including the formatted content (which is converted to Markdown), resources (images, attachments, etc.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Firefox
Apps with End-to-End Encryption MarkDown support Cloud sync Encrypted Notes ... Local Storage Nextcloud integration Privacy focused Support for WebDAV E2e encryption Works Offline Built-in Terminal Google Chrome Extensions Command Line support Cross Platform Compatibility Data export/import Embedded media Encryption Evernote import File Searching File Tagging Firefox Extensions Full text search Lightweight Night mode/Dark Theme Note Manager Sync with Onedrive Protected by Password Periodic reminders Search by tags Self-hosted sync server Support for NodeJS Sync between devices Syntax Highlighting Table creation Terminal-based To-Do management Web clipper Add a feature

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CherryTree

A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.

Free Open Source Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Hierarchical structure Infinite hierarchical depth Support for Android Things Code formatting ... Data portability Export to HTML Folder Tree Integrated Search MarkDown support Multiple languages Password encryption Portable Rich text editing Export to PDF Syntax Highlighting Tablet support Tree-style Tree view Add a feature

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Paperwork

OpenSource note-taking & archiving Paperwork is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to services like Evernote , Microsoft OneNote or Google Keep . This branch contains the second iteration of Paperwork, which is a complete rewrite. Not only is it based on another framework - it is based on a completely different technology stack. It is in its very early development phase and not yet usable.

Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted PHP Cloudron
Support for Bootstrap Nginx OCR Real time collaboration Add a feature

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Tomboy

Tomboy is a desktop note-taking application for Linux, Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. Simple and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas and information you deal with every day. FEATURES - Highlighting text - Spell checking - Auto-linking web & email addresses - Font styling & sizing - Bulleted lists - Note synchronization across several computers - Backup and Recovery

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Automatic link generation Local Storage Symbolic links Add a feature

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Notezilla

Take quick notes on Post-It(r) like sticky notes on Windows desktop, stick those notes to websites, documents & folders. Set reminder alarm to each sticky note. To avoid desktop clutter, you can organize those sticky notes inside folders. Send sticky notes to another computer over local network (LAN) or Internet, Sync sticky notes between computers using the Notezilla.

Commercial Windows Web Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Android Sync Auto-saving Checklists Clean design ... Cloud sync Compatible with touchscreen Drag n drop Encrypted Notes Goal Tracking Import from Google Reader Hierarchical structure Sync with iCloud iPhone/iPod sync Kanban boards Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Lightweight List management Works Offline Optimized for Windows Password encryption Protected by Password Periodic reminders Photo notes Real time collaboration Recurring tasks Search by tags Share notes Skinnable Sync across Devices Sync between devices Sync on many devices Sits in the System Tray Tag based Task assignments Task Management Text formatting Timer for tasks Add a feature

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QOwnNotes

QOwnNotes is the open source plain-text notepad with markdown support and todo-list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud. So you are able to write down your thoughts with QOwnNotes and edit or search for them later from your mobile device (like with CloudNotes) or the ownCloud web-service. The notes are stored as plain text files and are synced with ownCloud's file sync functionality.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Qt
Configurable Hostable iCal integration Incremental search ... MarkDown support Nextcloud integration Owncloud integration Tag based Add a feature

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NoteLedge

NoteLedge provides a workspace for collecting information from multiple sources, connecting thoughts, and quickly tracing references. Organize notes, annotations, and excerpts from PDF documents and web pages all in one place. This digital notepad provides powerful multimedia and creative tools for creating interactive notes and presenting works straight from a smart device. This is an essential app for project planning, creative thinking, writing research papers, and documentation.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Android Tablet iPad
Audio Recording Drag n drop Handwritten Notes Web clipper ... Apple Pencil support Cloud sync Live screen recording Portable Export to PDF Slideshow mode Stickers Sync on many devices Tag based Texture for brushes Trace references Video import Add a feature

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DEVONthink

DEVONthink is designed to manage and keep in order all those disparate pieces of information so important to your work or studies. As you become more experienced with DEVONthink and its easy, intuitive interface you will quickly find more exciting ways of using your data.

Commercial Mac
File Tagging Built-in RSS reader File Searching Integrated Search ... PDF OCR Scriptable Add a feature

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Omni Notes

Note taking open-source application aimed to have both a simple interface but keeping smart behavior.

Free Open Source Android
Encrypted Notes Native application Works Offline Add a feature

43 Like
Zoho Notebook

Online Notebook application: Zoho Notebook lets you combine text, images, audio, video, RSS feeds, documents and much more. Online Collaboration: You can share a single image or selection of text from a page rather than the whole document, giving the author absolute control over what information is shared with others. Notebook also provides real-time collaborative editing. Firefox plug-ins for instant web clipping; Skype integration for instant chat and IP telephony.

Free Personal Mac Web Android iPhone Apple Watch
Audio with notes Cloud sync Handwriting recognition Lock individual notes with fingerprint ... Outline organization Two factor authentication Web clipper Add a feature

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NixNote

NixNote, formerly Nevernote, is an open source client for Evernote . It is written in Java so it will also run on Windows & OS-X, but the primary focus has been to try and get a usable environment for Linux. Features Synchronizes with Evernote servers Local data caching Cross platform Local-only and synchronized notebooks supported Database may be encrypted locally

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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ResophNotes

Quick Notes on Windows Features •Simple and fast notes on Windows •Sync online with Simplenote •Support proxy (require HTTPS protocol) •Optional Proxy username and password •Access notes on iPhone and iPad through Simplenote app •Portable version suitable for flash drive •Support relative path from ResophNotes.exe (no modification on host computer)
- Just as lightweight as nvALT, supports saving notes to simple .txt files. Guest • Jul 2019
- Lightweight, fast, and can selectively use either Simplenote, local database or plaintext file storage for storing notes. Guest • Sep 2018
- Similar search and markdown capabilities. Supports SimpleNote and saving notes as individual .txt files. My main downside is that [[x]] search links are not supported. Guest • Jun 2018
Free Windows
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Lightweight MarkDown support Plain text authoring ... Portable Progressive search Proxy support Save as txt Simple text editor Sync with Simplenote Add a feature

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Quiver

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. ## Mix Text, Code and Markdown A note in Quiver is comprised of cells --- snippets of text, code, Markdown or LaTeX. You can freely mix different cell types within one note. You can set different languages for different code cells, too.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac
Syntax Highlighting Live Preview MarkDown support Code formatting ... Sync with Dropbox Full text search Support for LaTeX Add a feature

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WizNote

WizNote is a Note software, which is especially designed for Internet users and mobile Internet users. WizNote focuses more on notes of rapid collection, management, reading and sharing. WizNote is smaller, more stable, and more suitable for computers, phones and mobile devices. It has a more abundant notes organization and rapid fulltext retrieval. Using associated online service, you can synchronise the notes between your computer and your cell phone.

Commercial $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Windows S Android Tablet BSD Windows Phone iPad
Audio Recording Calendar integration Cloud sync Google Calendar integration ... Apps that Sync with Google Calendar Handwritten Notes MarkDown support Works Offline Portable Save web page for offline use Screenshot Tools Calendar Sync Add a feature

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Inkdrop

Inkdrop enables hackers to keep track of their daily progress when it comes to hacking in one convenient spot without having to rely on traditional word processors. Inkdrop features support for #Markdown with the ability to do code syntax highlighting as well as built-in syncing capabilities. Users can organize their progress in a clean, uniform way that's focused on ensuring that the information is easy to work through and can be read uniformly.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone
MarkDown support Cloud sync Apps with End-to-End Encryption Colored tags ... Encrypted Notes Encryption Flow diagram visualisation Folder Hierarchy Latex Math REST API Sequence Diagrams Share notes Support for Themes Add a feature

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Alternote

Gorgeous note-taking app for Mac with Evernote integration. Alternote has pixel-perfect interface, robust search, distraction-free mode and lots more. It is designed to be the most convenient and natural way to make notes, collect information, write down your ideas, feelings and memories

Commercial Mac
Distraction free writing Evernote integration Night mode/Dark Theme Distraction-free UI ... WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

85 Like
Cryptee

Cryptee is a cross platform, encrypted and secure home for your private documents, notes, files and photos. You can take notes with photos, videos and audio in Cryptee and even attach a PDF or any other filetype. It uses a strong client-side AES256 zero-knowledge encryption and of course has all the features you'd expect like live sync with unlimited devices, rich document editing, todos, markdowns, hotkeys, code highlighting, latex, embeds, attachments, support for PDFs etc.

Freemium $ $ $ Web Android iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet ... iPad Chrome
Encrypted Notes Encrypted Photo Storage Encryption Rich text editing Add a feature

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NimbleNotes

NimbleNotes is an online note taking and study platform, designed to help students learn more efficiently. Our digital notebook improves your learning workflow with instantly generated flashcard decks, study session analytics, and advanced filtering capabilities. NimbleNotes features three key elements to improve a student’s learning workflow.

Freemium Web
Task Management Web-Based Add a feature

20 Like
Notational Velocity

Notational Velocity is a mouseless application for storing and retrieving notes. With Notational Velocity, searching for notes is not a separate action; rather, it is the primary interface. Searching encompasses all notes content and occurs instantly with each key pressed. All content created with Notational Velocity is compressed and encrypted (enabled optionally) before it is recorded to disk. Additionally, there is no manual "saving"; all modifications take effect immediately.

Free Open Source Mac
Minimalistic Add a feature

74 Like
MemPad

MemPad is a plain text outliner and note taking program with a structured index. All pages are stored in a single file. User interface available in 20 languages. Unicode. The program offers standard editing functions including cut, copy, paste, undo, date/time insert, drag&drop, and supports Web links as well as network and local file or folder links (full path not required) and internal page links. Environment variables can be used in file links to run programs, for example.

Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

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myBase

myBase is a unique freeform database software that creates full-text searchable databases and organizes information in the tree-structured outline form, along with capability of capturing information from a variety of data sources such as texts, webpages, images, Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, Outlook items, and even arbitrary files etc.

Commercial Mac Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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