Simplenote Alternatives

Simplenote is described as 'Cross-platform cloud note-taking with plain text, syncing, tagging, real-time collaboration, markdown, version history, and open-source clients' and is a leading Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Simplenote for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Web-based, Android, Windows and Linux apps. The best Simplenote alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Simplenote are Joplin, NoteLedge, Standard Notes and Logseq.

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  1. Note hero icon
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    A free online notepad with auto-save, formatting, and sharing features. Create, edit and save notes directly in your browser without login.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Note Taker icon
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    A thinking workspace for serious readers who want to turn highlights into usable insight, not a graveyard of saved links.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  3. FloHub icon
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    FloHub is an all-in-one, AI-powered productivity platform designed to bring clarity and flow to your work and life. Instead of juggling multiple apps for tasks, calendars, notes, and habits, FloHub unifies everything into a single, beautifully designed workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  4. An AI note app where you write in seconds, and rediscover notes by meaning—not location.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. ExtMemo icon
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    An AI-powered, E2EE-secured note app with logical chains. Its Privacy-First AI Guardian organizes threads without ever seeing your secrets, while Secure Sharing lets you collaborate with total E2EE.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  6. Encrypted online notepad with real-time autosaving, password protection, rich text formatting, sharing through unique links, downloading, printing, multilingual support, no registration needed, seamless across devices, privacy and safety-focused, ideal for personal notes and collaboration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. StarNote icon
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    Take notes, annotate PDFs, and stay organized with layers, tags, and flexible templates. Everything comes together on an infinite canvas built for smooth thinking.

    53 StarNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android Tablet
    • Android
     
  8. phoTopics icon
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    phoTopics is a note taking app with a focus on efficiently handling many, even hundreds of notes. Spontaneous thoughts and ideas, photo notes, to-do lists or reminders. Everything can be organized with intuitive hashtags to be found quickly with dynamic tag filtering.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  9. EVY icon
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    EVY is your AI co-creator that lives inside any app you use. Just press the EVY-Key, speak, and she turns your thoughts into docs, copy or content in seconds. No more typing long prompts – you ask, she listens, and the result appears right where you need it.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Elasticnote icon
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    Elasticnote is a privacy-first note-taking web app that lets you create unlimited notes while keeping full control of your data. Notes can be saved directly to your local disk for maximum privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Aktaba icon
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    Aktaba is a frictionless Personal Knowledge Management System (PKMS) designed for researchers, students, and thinkers who want the power of networked thought without the "learning cliff" of complex plugins or rigid databases.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. LaterCue icon
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    Pocket shut down July 2025 and left millions of users with nowhere to go. LaterCue is what Pocket should have been — it doesn't just save your links, it reads them and creates a specific, actionable task tailored to your business.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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