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    Standard Notes Alternatives

    Standard Notes is described as 'simple and private notes app. It allows you to write and sync your notes across all your devices, including your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web browser' and is a leading Note-taking Tool in the Security & Privacy category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Standard Notes for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, Online / Web-based and iPhone. The best alternative is Joplin. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try NoteLedge or Notion. Other great apps like Standard Notes are Obsidian (Free Personal), Simplenote (Free, Open Source), Microsoft OneNote (Freemium) and Google Keep (Free).

    This page was last updated Jan 12, 2022
    1. Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor.
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      Joplin vs Standard Notes opinions
      Most users think Joplin is a great alternative to Standard Notes.
      Poncharelo Standard Notes are secure. Joplin has no local security whatsoever. Anyone with access to your computer can access everything in done in Joplin
      Negative comment • 5 months ago

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      m00t316 Joplin is open source and has end to end encryption when syncing notes, just like Standard Notes. Joplin has a web clipper too so you can import things from web pages into your note books.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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    2. A second brain, for you, forever. The human brain is non-linear: we jump from idea to idea, all the time. Your second brain should work the same.
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    4. Capture inspiration from Pinterest, YouTube or web pages, organize ideas in one place and add your notes. Make mood boards or quick sketches to visualize and present ideas!.
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      Almost everyone thinks NoteLedge is a great alternative to Standard Notes.
    5. With so many tools, it's hard to keep everyone on the same page. Notion is a new tool that unifies them all. It's like Google Docs, but everything is organized and discoverable by your team. Real collaboration in real-time.
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    6. 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.
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      Simplenote vs Standard Notes opinions
      Most users think Simplenote is a great alternative to Standard Notes.
      Focus on simple strong features, very good customer service, no mess, strong privacy.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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      legala Compared with the free version of Standard Note I have a much better experience with Simplenotes (fast, easy to learn, auto recognition of URLs, efficient realtime synchronisation including collaborative). Did not tried the payed version of Standard Notes as doing so I should also give a correlated contribution to all other softwares I am using wich would make a total of many times my income.
      Positive comment • 7 months ago

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    8. Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft Office Suite, is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information.
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      Microsoft OneNote vs Standard Notes opinions
      Some users think Microsoft OneNote is a great alternative to Standard Notes, some don't.
      MS Onenote is now free and web-based. You can simply log in to www.onenote.com using your Microsoft credentials and use the app online doesn't matter on which OS are you. For cell phones, they have provided free and dedicated apps. Much better than all, especially Evernote...
      Positive comment • about 2 years ago

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      Dios OneNote is an all in one note taking, sketching, etc. webapp. Standard Notes is a simple note taking service although extendable with the paid service
      Negative comment • about 1 year ago

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      m00t316 It's available on pretty much every device and syncs notebooks very well.
      Positive comment • over 1 year ago

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    9. Google Keep is a service provided by Google which integrates note-taking and web surfing.
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      Google Keep vs Standard Notes opinions
      This alternative is disputed. Google Keep is still a legitimate alternative to Standard Notes, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
      It is not end-to-end encrypted. To the contrary, it is free exactly because you allow them to read your data and make good use of it.
      Negative comment • almost 3 years ago

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      One of the strength of standard notes is that it does not use users data, it consider them a liability and not an asset. While Google Keep allows you to use the basic notes functions, it misses the core point of standard notes.
      Negative comment • over 1 year ago

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      trustport Google Keep is not privacy friendly, this should not be used by anybody who doesn´t want their notes could be read by Google staff.
      Negative comment • about 1 year ago

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      Dios Meant to be used along with google products, not for "quick" notes
      Negative comment • about 1 year ago

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    10. Evernote

      • Freemium • Proprietary
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Online
      • Android
      • iPhone
      • Blackberry
      • Windows S
      • Android Tablet
      • Windows Phone
      • iPad
      • Apple Watch
      • Android Wear
      • Kindle Fire
      • Pebble
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      Evernote is a cross-platform, freemium app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving.
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      Evernote vs Standard Notes opinions
      This alternative is disputed. Evernote is still a legitimate alternative to Standard Notes, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
      ikimmybee Simple, fast, and free! This is the best notebook ever!
      Positive comment • almost 4 years ago

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    11. A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.
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    12. Zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed as-you-type.
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