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Obsidian

Take great notes in Markdown and let your knowledge outlive you

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Joplin

An open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities.

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Standard Notes

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Zettlr

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Boostnote

An intuitive and stylish markdown note app for developers. It's fully open-source.

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TiddlyRoam

TiddlyRoam is your open source external brain. TiddlyRoam allows you to quickly create your own wiki. You can add fragments of thoughts and findings whenever they come...

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