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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  1. FoxyNotes icon

    FoxyNotes

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    Simple and easy-to-use notepad app designed to make your life easier. Whether you're jotting down quick notes, creating to do lists, drawing, or organizing your ideas, FoxyNotes has you covered. Plus, with seamless Google Drive sync and backup, your notes are always safe and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows
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  2. Material Notes icon

    Material Notes

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    Simple, local, material design notes.

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • European Union flagEU
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  4. PeekMark icon

    PeekMark

     1 like

    A native, local-first Markdown viewer and workspace for macOS with Finder Quick Look, Mermaid and Math rendering, plus optional workspaces, full-text search, backlinks, knowledge graph and export.

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    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Preview Markdown instantly in Finder with native Quick Look, including GFM, syntax highlighting, Mermaid, Math/LaTeX, frontmatter and wikilinks.
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    Notion

    Enhance team collaboration and content organization with Notion. Experience real-time access, intuitive drag-and-drop functionalities, and visually simple interfaces designed for productivity in managing tasks, notes, and databas...

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  6. PenPage icon

    PenPage

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    PenPage is a free, open-source, privacy-focused note-taking application that stores your notes locally in your browser. No sign-up required — open the app and start writing.

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Actual look of the PenPage editor just like finder and file explorer
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  7. smasi icon

    smasi

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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
    Your personal wiki on your device
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  9. Sigilla icon

    Sigilla

     1 like

    Sigilla is a source-backed research workspace for turning web sources into reusable evidence and output. Save articles and research, highlight important passages while preserving their original context, retrieve them later with search, and turn the material into Citation Packs...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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    • European Union flagEU
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  10. NoteSR icon

    NoteSR

     2 likes

    NoteSR is a secure and offline-first note-taking Android app that creates an encrypted storage space on your device. You can write text notes, attach any type of file to them, and open files directly inside the app — all fully encrypted using AES-256.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  11. Lokus icon

    Lokus

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    A modern, intuitive note-taking app with powerful editing capabilities, database views, AI integration, and fast search.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Rich Markdown editor
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  12. PocketMark icon

    PocketMark

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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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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  13. Decks icon

    Decks

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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
    • US flagUnited States
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  14. Panto icon

    Panto

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • CA flagCanada
    Easily navigate PDF files
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  15. NoteDock AI icon

    NoteDock AI

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    Capture anything
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