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. Quentier icon
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    You can also use Quentier for local notes without any connection to Evernote and synchronization.

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    • Linux
     
  2. Strflow icon
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    Strflow is built for writing things down the moment a thought occurs — like texting yourself, without worrying about structure.

    71 Strflow alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
     
  3. PrivateNotes icon
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    PrivateNotes (formerly Exocortex) is an encrypted note-taking app designed for networked thought. It allows you to link ideas together, creating a web of interconnected notes that mimic how your mind works.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Frontdoor icon
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    Frontdoor is an AI bookmarking assistant that helps you save knowledge from anywhere on the internet, automatically tags and takes notes it for you, and intelligently resurfaces it based on what your currently reading on the web

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  5. Darkwrite icon
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    The eye-candy note taking and to-do application for all desktops.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  6. CogniGuide icon
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    Upload your PDFs, slides, lecture handouts, or notes. Our AI creates clear mind maps and high-quality flashcards with spaced-repetition scheduling, to help you learn 2x faster and ace your next test.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  7. A beautiful markdown note-taking app for GNOME (forked from Paper).

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Looksyk icon
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    A simple personal knowledge platform with a focus on clean Markdown files, simple queries and a journal.

    63 Looksyk alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Electron
    • Docker
    • Chromium
     
  9. Many Notes icon
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    Many Notes is a markdown note-taking app designed for simplicity! Easily create or import your vaults and organize your thoughts right away.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  10. notenote.cc icon
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    Your own Instagram, encrypted.

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Android
     
  11. Iotas icon
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    Iotas is a simple but elegant solution for notes especially but not only for GNOME users. Through Nextcloud integration, all notes can be kept in sync and accessed on different devices.

    43 Iotas alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
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    Iotas vs Obsidian Comments
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    A note taking application isn't the same as a knowledge management application, even if both allow you to take notes.

    • Iotas is Free and Open SourceObsidian is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Iotas is MinimalisticObsidian is not according to our users
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