Simplenote Alternatives

Simplenote is described as 'Made by the company behind WordPress, Simplenote enables users to take notes, lists, and ideas. These notes are stored on the cloud and are accessible across multiple devices' 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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Simplenote 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 Self-Hosted. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Simplenote.
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  1. OpenNotas icon
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    OpenNotas is an open-source note-taking application, cross-platform based on PWA, focusing on security and device synchronization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Minimal - Writing & Notes is a writing app inspired by meditation. It includes features such as note lifetime, collaborative writing, note-to-website publishing, Todo integration, and cross-device syncing, with a focus on spacious and modern design.

    26 Minimal - Writing & Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Messages
     
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    Note Station allows your precious ideas to be synced from your own Synology NAS server device to all your computers and mobile devices with maximum privacy and security.

    14 Synology Note Station alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  5. Print(Notes) icon
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    A cross-platform markdown notes app inspired by Google Keep and Obsidian, made with Flutter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • F-Droid
     
  6. notenote.cc icon
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    Your own Instagram, encrypted.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
  7. Notedrafts icon
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    Notedrafts is a powerful note-taking app that lets you write, draw, and organize your thoughts across different types of documents. Whether you're marking up a PDF, writing on a large canvas, or taking notes in a long vertical layout, Notedrafts adapts to your workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Notes (PFA) icon
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    Privacy Friendly Notes allows you to take and manage notes on Android devices. It belongs to the Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. More information can be found an secuso.org/pfa

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android
     
  9. Quentier icon
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    You can also use Quentier for local notes without any connection to Evernote and synchronization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  11. WeNote icon
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    WeNote is simple and easy to use. You can create color notes, to-do lists, reminders and calendar quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
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    This app/script allows you to take notes in the Linux console and organize them using a simple command. The notes will be available in any terminal and bash session.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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