Tot Alternatives

Tot is described as 'Elegant, simple way to collect & edit text across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It’s your tiny text companion!' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Tot for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Tot alternative is Zim, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tot are CherryTree, Trilium Notes, Cryptee and Fossify Notes.

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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!

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Tot alternatives page was last updated Jun 5, 2025
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  1. Type: Take notes icon

    Type: Take notes

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    Type lets you quickly jot things down with the timestamp attached, without interrupting your flow.

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for Hotkeys
    3.  Timestamps

    Type: Take notes VS Tot

     
  2. Notes (PFA) icon

    Notes (PFA)

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Checklists
    5.  Sketching

    Notes (PFA) VS Tot

     
  4. Hyperdraft icon

    Hyperdraft

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    Turn your notes into a website.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • RemoteStorage
    Hyperdraft screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Support for MarkDown
    5.  Browser-based
    6.  Mobile friendly
    7.  Wiki
    8.  Tablet support
    9.  Voiceover
    10.  0data

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    AllMyNotes Organizer

    Efficient hierarchical information manager for Windows, offering note storage in a single file with customizable tree structures, password protection with 1800-bit encryption, instant search, a rich text editor, multiple language...

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  6. Soysauce Lab Noto icon

    Soysauce Lab Noto

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    Noto is a modern writing app. With delightful interactions, powerful editing tools, and a beautiful design, Noto helps you capture the best of your everyday life.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Soysauce Lab Noto screenshot 1

    Soysauce Lab Noto Features

    1.  File Organizer
    2.  Text editing
    3.  Sync with iCloud
    4.  Notebook

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  7. TakeNote icon

    TakeNote

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    TakeNote was made by developers for developers - a simple, plain-text note-taking app for the web with Markdown support. What you see is what you paste. No WYSIWIG, no formatting pasted from the web, and no features you don't need or want.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    TakeNote screenshot 1

    TakeNote Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Note organization
    3. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    4.  Notebook

    TakeNote VS Tot

     
  8. Capture - Quick Notes icon

    Capture - Quick Notes

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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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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    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

    Capture - Quick Notes VS Tot

     
  10. NoteGen icon

    NoteGen

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    A cross-platform Markdown note-taking application dedicated to using AI to bridge recording and writing, organizing fragmented knowledge into a readable note.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    NoteGen screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  WebDAV Sync
    6.  Real-time sync
    7.  AI-Powered

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  11. Sorting Thoughts icon

    Sorting Thoughts

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    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.

    83 Sorting Thoughts alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    main window with editor and thought navigation

    Sorting Thoughts Features

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

    Sorting Thoughts VS Tot

     
  12. Boardist icon

    Boardist

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    Perfect personal productivity tool 🙀 Never lose your data again and store your notes, links, files, and a lot more. The whole infrastructure is designed to help an advanced user to be in a good shape with data.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Boardist screenshot 1

    Boardist Features

    1.  Kanban Board
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  File Storage
    4.  Vision board
    5. Trello icon  Trello integration
    6.  Better formatting
    7.  Bookmarks
    8.  Checklists
    9.  Reporting
    10.  Browser extension

    Boardist VS Tot

     
  13. Fibery icon

    Fibery

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    In a modern world you have plenty of choices and limited time. Why choose Fibery? There are three main reasons that may resonate with you:

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CY flagCyprus
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Fibery screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Work management
    3.  Collaborative Workspaces

    Fibery VS Tot

     
  14. Cardfile icon

    Cardfile

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    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...

    306 Cardfile alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Cardfile Features

    1.  Cards

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  15. Tracks icon

    Tracks

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    Tracks is a web-based application to help you implement David Allen’s Getting Things Done™ methodology. It was built using Ruby on Rails, and comes with a built-in webserver (WEBrick), so that you can run it on your own computer if you like.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Tracks screenshot 1

    Tracks VS Tot

     
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