Obsidian Alternatives

Obsidian is described as 'Note-taking app that lets you create a personal knowledge graph with ease. It is designed for non-linear thinking and allows you to easily link your notes together wiki-style' and is a leading Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Obsidian for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Android apps. The best Obsidian alternative is Logseq, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Obsidian are Zettlr, Joplin, sNotes – Students Notes and Anytype.

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Obsidian alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Todo List Managers or Task Management Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Note-taking, Windows + Open Source and Linux + Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Obsidian.
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  1. Citronote icon
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    Citronote is a note-taking application for Windows that allows you to create Markdown, Scrap, ToDo, and Plaintext notes.

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    • Windows
     
  2. Nottodbox icon
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    Nottodbox allows you to create and organize notes, to-dos, and diaries with rich text support in popular formats.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. Ikarus icon
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    Ever wanted to create your own world? Keep track of your P&P campaigns? Are you working as a worldbuilder and find it troublesome to keep track of lots of relevant data or simply want to share that data in an accessible way? Well look no further than Ikarus!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Railnote icon
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    Railnote puts your tasks, notes, bookmarks and habits in one clean feed. Capture anything instantly with Quick Capture. Focus on what matters with Today View. AI helps you write, search and organize your content. Simple enough to use daily, capable enough to replace four apps.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. PocketMark icon
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    PocketMark is an editor for Markdown (.md) files elegant and powerful, it's feature include, but are not limited to:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. smasi icon
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    Local and personal wiki for easily recording work descriptions, experience reports, checklists, and your knowledge.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Chrome OS
     
  7. Sigilla icon
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    Sigilla is a reading inbox designed to stop digital hoarding. Instead of acting as a bottomless storage bucket for links you never read, Sigilla serves as a filter between the web and your personal knowledge base (like Obsidian, Notion, or Logseq).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Sorael icon
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    Sorael brings your tasks, schedule, workouts, and journal into one beautiful app. No more juggling 5 separate apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Markdown editor that gets out of your way. Split-pane editing with live preview, 4 themes (Editorial, Midnight, Mono, Sepia), focus mode, tabbed editing, auto-save, version history, image paste support, and 10 built-in templates.

    45 Inkwell Markdown Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Notepad App icon
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    A markdown-based notes app for macOS, with simplicity and moderation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    A markdown editor isn't the same as a knowledge management application, even if both allow you to edit markdown files.

    • Notepad App is Free and ProprietaryObsidian is Freemium and Proprietary
  11. Dark Note icon
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    Dark Note offers a wide range of features for taking notes, creating checklists, and keeping track of your budget. Its simple and elegant user interface makes it easy to use and navigate, allowing you to quickly and easily create and manage your notes + checklists.

    59 Dark Note alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
     
  12. Decks icon
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    Decks is an all-in-one productivity workspace that combines notes, flashcards, tasks, journals, AI chats, videos, and tables into project-based "decks" so you can stop switching between multiple apps.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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