The Best Open Source Workflowy AlternativesTop Todo List Managers & Note-taking Tools like Workflowy

The best open source alternative to Workflowy is Logseq. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Workflowy and loads of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Workflowy are Super Productivity, Notesnook, AppFlowy and Zim.

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  1. Logseq icon

    Logseq

     314 likes

    Local-first, privacy-focused notebook supporting Markdown and Emacs Org mode. Offers offline use, encrypted backups, plugin extensibility, LaTeX support, real-time collaboration, and hierarchical organization for personal knowledge management.

    164 Logseq alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid
    • Flathub
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    • Almost everyone thinks Logseq is a great Workflowy alternative.

    • Logseq is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Workflowy.

    • Logseq is the most popular Open Source alternative to Workflowy.

    • Logseq is Free and Open SourceWorkflowy is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Logseq is Privacy focused and CustomizableWorkflowy is not according to our users
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    Super Productivity

     262 likes

    Free, open-source software offering task management and time tracking across Linux, MacOS, and Windows with Jira, GitHub, and GitLab integration, plus a pomodoro timer for breaks and focus. Designed with privacy in mind, it requires no user data collection or registration.

    218 Super Productivity alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Flatpak
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    Notesnook

     172 likes

    Notesnook is a simple and cross-platform private notes app that keeps your notes organized and synced on your phone, tablet and computer. Take notes, capture ideas, create to-do lists, keep a journal, write your assignments and manage projects, we have got you covered.

    296 Notesnook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Flatpak
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  6. Zim icon

    Zim

     511 likes

    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. Creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "Create new note"...

    316 Zim alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Docmost

     44 likes

    Docmost is an open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. It is an open-source alternative to Confluence and Notion.

    91 Docmost alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
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    • Docmost is the most popular commercial alternative to Workflowy.

    • Docmost is Paid and Open SourceWorkflowy is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Docmost is Privacy focusedWorkflowy is not according to our users
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    Markor

     92 likes

    Markor is a TextEditor for Android, versatile, flexible, and lightweight. Markor utilizes simple markup formats like Markdown and todo.txt for note-taking and list management. It is versatile at working with text; it can also be used for keeping bookmarks, copying to clipboard...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  10. SiYuan icon

    SiYuan

     76 likes

    SiYuan is a desktop Markdown Block-Reference and Bidirectional-Link note-taking application. Support fine-grained block-level reference and Markdown WYSIWYG.

    73 SiYuan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    • F-Droid
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    Org mode

     140 likes

    Org mode is for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, planning projects, and authoring documents with a fast and effective plain-text system.

    283 Org mode alternatives

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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GNU Emacs
    • Termux
    • Terminal
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    Comments about Org mode as an Alternative to Workflowy
    Buster_Blue
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    It works similarly, but has more features and uses text files so that it can be offline. It's also open-source.

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    • Some users think Org mode is a great Workflowy alternative, some don't.

    • Org mode is Free and Open SourceWorkflowy is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Org mode is Customizable and Privacy focusedWorkflowy is not according to our users
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