Minimalist Card-based App to create Notes, Knowledge Networks, Presentations, Portfolios, Multilingual guides, Educational videos, Audiobooks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
+4
Obsidian Alternatives
The top-rated alternative to Obsidian is Logseq, which is free and open source. People also recommend Zettlr, sNotes – Students Notes, Anytype and Joplin. There's no shortage of Note-taking Tools like Obsidian, with more than 100 alternatives for Mac, the web, Windows, Linux and Android.
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Alternatives list
Noteup is a free, open-source Github-flavored markup note-taking app for the web, mobile(PWA), and desktop. Your notes are saved in the local storage but are available for import/export.
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
HackFlowy is an open source clone of Workflowy, built using backbone.js and socket.io, with an option to easily deploy via Heroku.
Platforms
- Self-Hosted
H
Yaranga is a personal knowledge management tool designed specifically for people with ADHD and busy minds.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Online
Browser tabs and research rarely stay organized across sessions. Workspace Pro keeps both in one local-first Chrome extension: project workspaces for tabs, a personal Wiki for pages you want to keep, and optional AI when you need it.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Google Chrome
+9
KleverNotes is a note-taking and management application for your mobile and desktop devices. It uses Markdown and allows you to preview your content.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Linux Mobile
- Flathub
- Flatpak
Germany
EU
+1
Organize your ideas, notes, and to-dos in 21M Notes. Separate them by projects, save prompts, links, and useful info for later—everything in one place.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Brazil
+2
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
+4
Noteriv is an open-source note-taking app built as an alternative to Obsidian. It includes a markdown editor with split view, wiki-style links between notes, canvas/whiteboard, flashcards, Mermaid diagrams, a drawing editor, PDF annotation viewer, web clipper, dataview queries...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
United States
Cotoami is a note-taking application that helps your personal and team knowledge naturally evolve into a concept-based knowledge base. It's a standalone, cross-platform application with offline support.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Japan
+3
TagJournal is a fast tagging journal that helps you track habits, activities, moods, expenses, and time using rich tags and powerful daily insights.
Cost / License
- Freemium
- Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Online
- iPhone
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