Standard Notes Alternatives

Standard Notes is described as 'An end-to-end encrypted note-taking by Proton. Offline access, unlimited sync across devices, tagging, passcode and biometric security, plus advanced premium privacy features' 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 Mac, Web-based, Windows, Android and Linux apps. The best Standard Notes alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Standard Notes are Joplin, Logseq, Anytype and Notion.

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Standard Notes 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 Open Source. 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 Standard Notes.
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  1. 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

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android
     
  2. PeekNote icon
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    PeekNote is a lightweight, always-on-top note app for macOS designed to quickly save, edit, and reuse text or code snippets.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Collectives is a Nextcloud App for activist and community projects to organize together. Come and gather in collectives to build shared knowledge.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Nextcloud
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. 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.

    28 Minimal - Writing & Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Apple Messages
     
  5. Frontdoor icon
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    Frontdoor is an AI bookmarking assistant that helps you save knowledge from anywhere on the internet, automatically tags and takes notes it for you, and intelligently resurfaces it based on what your currently reading on the web

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Looksyk icon
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    A simple personal knowledge platform with a focus on clean Markdown files, simple queries and a journal.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Docker
     
  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.

    69 Notedrafts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Iotas icon
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    Iotas is a simple but elegant solution for notes especially but not only for GNOME users. Through Nextcloud integration, all notes can be kept in sync and accessed on different devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  9. Noteup icon
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    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  10. Kanbito icon
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    A simple way to organize your tasks. Drag tasks between columns, take notes, sync across devices. Free, private, works offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. NoteFolio icon
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    NotesFolio: Private, Simple Note Organizer. Passcode protect your notes and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  12. Unfriction icon
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    Opens in less than 400ms via global shortcut, offers overlay notes on top of all windows, extracts text from screenshots using OCR, stores data offline by default, auto-pauses on lock and resumes, all in a minimal, clutter-free and distraction-free writing surface.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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