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, Anytype and sNotes – Students Notes.

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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, Free + Ad-free + No Tracking + Privacy focused, Linux, Android + Open Source, Free and Self-Hosted. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Obsidian.
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  1. 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
     
  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. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

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

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Chrome OS
     
  6. 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
     
  7. 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)
     
  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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  10. 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
     
  11. Panto icon
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    Panto is a minimalist note-taking app designed to help you organize ideas without getting in the way. Create unlimited nested pages, build custom templates, and access your notes instantly from any device.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. NoteDock is an AI-powered note app that lets you capture text, voice, screenshots, links, or PDFs like sending a message to yourself.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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