SilentNotes AlternativesNote-taking Tools & Todo List Managers like SilentNotes

SilentNotes is described as 'Is note taking app which respects your privacy. It doesn't collect personal data, runs free of adds and is an open source (FOSS) software. Write your notes in a comfortable WYSIWYG editor with basic formatting like headers or lists, and synchronize them' and is a Note-taking tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 50 alternatives to SilentNotes for a variety of platforms, including Android, Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best SilentNotes alternative is Turtl, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SilentNotes are QOwnNotes, Tomboy, UpNote and WriteOn.

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  1. Turtl icon

    Turtl

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    Whether it's bookmarks or passwords, files or shopping lists...Turtl organizes it all and makes it easy to find later. Sync across your devices. Leave nothing behind.

    185 Turtl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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    • Turtl is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to SilentNotes.

    • Turtl is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to SilentNotes.

    • Turtl is Freemium and Open SourceSilentNotes is Free and Open Source
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    QOwnNotes

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    Plain text notepad with markdown support and todo list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud.

    258 QOwnNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Qt
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    Tomboy

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    Tomboy is a desktop note-taking application for Linux, Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. Simple and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas and information you deal with every day.

    224 Tomboy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  5. UpNote icon

    UpNote

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    UpNote is an elegant and powerful note app that works seamlessly across platforms: iOS, Android, Mac and Windows.

    310 UpNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • UpNote is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to SilentNotes.

    • UpNote is Freemium and ProprietarySilentNotes is Free and Open Source
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    WriteOn

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    Simple Notes Jetpack Compose - Clean, intuitive note-taking open source app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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    Notally

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    A minimalistic notes app. Notally it's extremely light, minimalistic and elegant. There are minimal dependencies and lines of code. (All without compromising on readability).

    65 Notally alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    Glassnote

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    A beautifully designed, native plaintext note-taking app for macOS 13+. No rich text errors, no distractions—just fast, lightweight notes that stay private.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Glassnote is the most popular commercial alternative to SilentNotes.

    • Glassnote is Paid and ProprietarySilentNotes is Free and Open Source
    • Glassnote is MinimalisticSilentNotes is not according to our users
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    Noto

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    Noto is an opensource minimal Note-Taking app that meets customer expectations with privacy in mind.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Notepack

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    Privacy oriented, without vendor lock in note organizer, todo list desktop application. Work offline with text, markdown and pdf files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Markdown support
     
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    ColorNote

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    ColorNote is a simple notepad app. It give you a quick and simple notepad editing experience when you write notes, email, message, shopping lists and todo lists. ColorNote makes taking a note easier than any other notepad apps.

    147 ColorNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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