Steno Notes Alternatives

Steno Notes is described as 'Steno is a lightweight note taking and writing app centered around minimalism to avoid all the unnecessary and distracting stuff' and is a Note-taking tool in the news & books category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Steno Notes for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and Web-based apps. The best Steno Notes alternative is Trilium Notes, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Steno Notes are Cryptee, Markor, Fossify Notes and Turtl.

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Steno is a lightweight note taking and writing app centered around minimalism to avoid all the unnecessary and distracting stuff.

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Steno Notes alternatives page was last updated May 24, 2024
  1. Drafts icon
     31 likes

    Drafts is where text starts. Quickly capture text and send it almost anywhere!

    Drafts turns text into action with almost limitless possibilities – it’s a quick notebook, handy editor, and writing automation tool, all in one. Capture all of your text in Drafts and send it to othe.

    61 Drafts alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch

    Drafts Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Dropbox integration
    7.  Evernote integration
    8.  Share notes
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  2. Capture - Quick Notes icon
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    Capture's intuitive interface and smart features turn your mobile device into a powerful thought organizer, letting you seize, sort, and execute your ideas with unprecedented ease.

    51 Capture - Quick Notes alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS

    Top Capture - Quick Notes Features

    1.  Reminders
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Sync with iCloud
    6.  Desktop Widget
    7.  Note Manager
    8.  iOS widget
    9.  Note organization
    10.  Idea management
    11.  Widgets
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  3. Sorting Thoughts icon
     17 likes

    Sorting Thoughts is a note-taking software for your personal information and knowledge management. It is designed to manage your thoughts such as moments of sudden inspirations, tasks, events, projects and anything else you may think of.

    84 Sorting Thoughts alternatives
    main window with editor and thought navigation

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Sorting Thoughts Features

    1.  Gantt-charts
    2.  Idea management
    3.  Note organization
    4.  Knowledge Management
    5.  Brainstorming
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  4. Cardfile icon
     6 likes

    Cardfile is a personal information manager, based on index cards, that was distributed with Microsoft Windows starting from the original version 1.01 until Windows NT 4.0 Server. Cardfile is also included with Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition, but has to be installed...

    314 Cardfile alternatives
    Cardfile screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Cardfile Features

    1.  Cards
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  5. Vimwiki icon
     9 likes

    Vimwiki is a personal wiki for Vim -- a number of linked text files that have their own syntax highlighting.

    48 Vimwiki alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    Vimwiki Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Local Storage
    3.  Export to HTML
    4.  Text-based
    5.  Vim plugin
    6.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    7.  Vim
    8.  Plain text authoring
    9.  Wiki
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  6. Quiver icon
     42 likes

    Quiver is a notebook built for programmers. It lets you easily mix text, code and Markdown within one note, edit code with an awesome code editor, live preview Markdown and LaTeX cells, and find any note instantly via the full-text search.

    258 Quiver alternatives
    Quiver screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Quiver Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Support for LaTeX
    5.  Full-Text Search
    6.  Code Formatting
    7.  Snippets Manager
    8.  Sync with Dropbox
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  7. Encryptic icon
     15 likes

    Encryptic is an open-source note-taking application heavily focused on encryption. When you start writing, no one will know what you write except for you. We don’t know and we don’t want to know. That’s between you and your work.

    61 Encryptic alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • RemoteStorage

    Top Encryptic Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Privacy focused
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  PGP Encryption
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  WYSIWYG Support
    10.  Encrypted Notes
    11.  Sublime mode
    12.  Emacs mode
    Discontinued

    Last update in Oct 2019, and last release in Jul 2019: https://github.com/encryptic-team/encryptic

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  8. Tot icon
     8 likes

    Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It’s your tiny text companion!

    284 Tot alternatives
    Tot screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Tot Features

    1.  Note organization
    2.  Notebook
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  9. Scarlet Notes icon
     15 likes

    Scarlet (previously Material Notes) offers a simple no hassle interface for adding notes in a beautiful material design.

    40 Scarlet Notes alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Scarlet Notes Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Text formatting
    6.  Offline
    Discontinued

    The GitHub repository states “Discontinued and Unsupported Project”.

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  10. Hyperdraft icon
     8 likes

    Turn your notes into a website.

    192 Hyperdraft alternatives
    Hyperdraft screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • RemoteStorage

    Top Hyperdraft Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Browser-based
    7.  Mobile friendly
    8.  Wiki
    9.  Tablet support
    10.  Voiceover
    11.  0data
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  11. Notes (Get-Notes.com) icon
     6 likes

    I decided to open-source the project since I believe in the power of people all over the world, working together to create something great under a shared vision. I also believe in sharing knowledge, so anyone that learns from a piece of code.

    61 Notes (Get-Notes.com) alternatives
    Notes (Get-Notes.com) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Top Notes (Get-Notes.com) Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Lightweight
    4.  Kanban Board
    5.  Support for Themes
    6.  Privacy focused
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Support for MarkDown
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Tag based
    12.  Note organization
    Notes (Get-Notes.com) iconSteno Notes Icon

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  12. MacJournal icon
     20 likes

    MacJournal is the world's most popular journalist software for the Mac.

    130 MacJournal alternatives
    MacJournal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    MacJournal Features

    1.  Voice Notes
    2.  Wiki
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