Obsidian Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Obsidian for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Joplin, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Obsidian and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Obsidian are Logseq, Anytype, Notion and Notesnook.

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  1. Noteup icon

    Noteup

     5 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2022

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
    Noteup screenshot 1
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  2. zk icon

    zk

     3 likes

    zk is a plain text note-taking assistant meant for use alongside a separate text editor program.

    30 zk alternatives

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    zk screenshot 1
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    HyNote

    Summarizes PDFs, transcribes lectures and videos in real-time, creates flashcards, quizzes, and study plans, supports audio, text, image, and web input, offers advanced note organization, and allows interactive querying to stream...

    https://hynote.ai
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  6. Colanode icon

    Colanode

     4 likes

    Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    Colanode screenshot 1
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  7. Sorana icon

    Sorana

     1 like

    Your knowledge. Your AI. Your rules. Sorana is a personal desktop AI workspace and agent harness, a primary agent that plans your work, dispatches specialized subagents, and never forgets.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Main Window: Visual AI Workspace
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  9. Noteriv icon

    Noteriv

     2 likes

    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 type

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Noteriv screenshot 1
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  10. Cotoami icon

    Cotoami

     2 likes

    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.

    13 Cotoami alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • JP flagJapan
    Cotoami screenshot 1
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  11. smasi icon

    smasi

     1 like

    Local and personal wiki for easily recording work descriptions, experience reports, checklists, and your knowledge.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Chrome OS
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    Your personal wiki on your device
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  12. 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.

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • 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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  13. Decks icon

    Decks

     Like

    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

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • US flagUnited States
    Decks screenshot 1
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  14. Lokus icon

    Lokus

     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2025

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    Rich Markdown editor
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  15. Notepad App icon

    Notepad App

     2 likes

    A markdown-based notes app for macOS, with simplicity and moderation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Notepad App screenshot 1
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