Tomboy Alternatives

Tomboy is described as 'Desktop note-taking application for Linux, Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. Simple and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas and information you deal with every day' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Tomboy for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Web-based apps. The best Tomboy alternative is Notesnook, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tomboy are Zim, TiddlyWiki, Trilium Notes and CherryTree.

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  1. KDE BasKet icon
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    This application provides as many baskets as you wish, and you can drag and drop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
     
  2. xournal icon
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    Xournal is an application for notetaking, sketching, keeping a journal using a stylus. It is free software (GNU GPL) and runs on Linux (recent distributions), Windows and other GTK+/Gnome platforms.

    50 xournal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. MyTetra icon
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    MyTetra is open source and cross platform personal manager for information accumulation. It is powerful program for data memorization and structuring notes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • MeeGo
     
  4. Quiver icon
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    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.

    240 Quiver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. RightNote icon
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    RightNote will help you get a grip on information overload. It is designed to be easy to use for the new-comer, but also provide advanced features once your notes start to accumulate. RightNote can store text notes, source code, spreadsheets and webpages.

    117 RightNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. myBase icon
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    myBase is a unique free-form database software that allows entry of unstructured text, webpages, images, documents, emails and even arbitrary files without regard to length or format. All information is automatically compressed and stored in the tree structured outline form.

    126 myBase alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  7. Gnote icon
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    Gnote is a note-taking application for GTK desktops. It is a port of Tomboy to C++. Gnote is part of the GNOME desktop environment, often filling the need for personal information management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
     
  8. Leafpad icon
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    Leafpad is a lightweight text editor that emphasizes simplicity. As development focuses on keeping weight down to a minimum, only the most essential features are implemented in the editor.

    103 Leafpad alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • MacPorts
     
  9. Tot icon
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    Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It’s your tiny text companion!

    282 Tot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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