Zim Alternatives and Similar Software

Alternatives to Zim for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, Web and more. Filter by license to discover only free or Open Source alternatives. This list contains a total of 25+ apps similar to Zim.

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The list of alternatives was last updated: 8/5/2020 12:14:00 PM

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NoteLedge

NoteLedge provides a workspace for collecting information from multiple sources, connecting thoughts, and quickly tracing references. Organize notes, annotations, and excerpts from PDF documents and web pages all in one place. This digital notepad provides powerful multimedia and creative tools for creating interactive notes and presenting works straight from a smart device. This is an essential app for project planning, creative thinking, writing research papers, and documentation.
- Zim is a wiki; noteledge, while complex, is unsuited for a wiki. soulrain • May 2020
Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Android Tablet iPad
Audio Recording Drag n drop Web clipper Better formatting ... Handwritten Notes Multi-choice brushes Portable Sync on many devices Tag based Apple Pencil support Cloud sync Live screen recording Note organization Notetaking Export to PDF Slideshow mode Stickers Texture for brushes Trace references Video import Add a feature

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Google Keep

Google Keep is a service provided by Google which integrates note-taking and web surfing. Quickly capture what’s on your mind and recall it easily wherever you are. Create a checklist, enter a voice note or take a photo and annotate it. Everything you add is available instantly on all your devices – desktop and mobile.
- Not really an alternative. Zim is both a note taking appa AND note organizer Guest • Oct 2019 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Android Wear
Share notes Works Offline Photo notes Sync on many devices ... Todos Visual Organization Google Chrome Extensions Apps that Sync with Google Calendar Handwriting recognition Handwritten Notes Html parsing Integrated Search Location-based reminders Note organization Notetaking Periodic reminders Real time collaboration Real-Time Synchronization Reminders Sharable lists Tagging To-Do management Voice Notes Add a feature

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Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote, part of the Microsoft Office Suite, is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. It also offers shared notebooks, syncing between multiple computers and devices via Windows Live online storage, and optical character recognition (OCR) for getting a text from pictures, business cards, etc. An online version, https://alternativeto .
- It supports both internal and external links and has good structure. It's also WYSIWYG. Guest • Jul 2019 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Sync'd across OneDrive, has web, desktop, and mobile clients. There are certainly alternatives, but it gets the job done while enabling a good degree of logical organization. LesterCovax • May 2020
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Android iPhone Windows S ... Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Kindle Fire
Hierarchical structure Visual Organization Handwritten Notes Web clipper ... Support for styluses Cloud sync Freehand Writing Latex Math Notetaking Protected by Password Text formatting Unicode Math Support Audio Recording Auto adjusting tables Auto-saving Automatic Tagging Better formatting Cross-platform Data Import and Export Drawing Dynamic typing Embedded media File-sync Folder Hierarchy Handwriting recognition Hyperlinks IFTTT integration Insert images Integrated Search Knowledge Management Legacy Firefox Addon Linking capability Multiple Account support No dependencies Notetaking OCR Works Offline OneLogin integration PDF OCR Photo Import Real-Time Synchronization Screenshot OCR Search by tags Sections Sketching Subtasks Tabbed interface Todos Voice recognition WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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Evernote

Evernote is a cross-platform, freemium app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving. The app allows users to create a "note" which can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten "ink" note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notebooks can be added to a stack while notes can be sorted into a notebook, tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched, and exported as part of a notebook.
- Evernote does not provide capability to organize data for outlining/collection data. Evernote is based on tags (so it is rather "chaotic") and people looking for a more structured way to organize information, benefit from ZIM. Guest • Feb 2018 • 22 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Evernote is proprietary, closed source and stores user data in unencrypted format on web-facing US servers, which is terrible for privacy and security. They have been hacked in the past and are subject to US laws that force them to disclose data with authorities. They also refuse to support Linux operating systems. Their clients on Mac and Windows are very different and both lag significantly after about 500 notes are in the database. Evernote are the past. JohnFastman • May 2018 • 19 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Complicated, non-free. Zim is just OpenSource notes. fih10golts • May 2018 • 9 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Basically these have little in common...Evernote is not really a replacement or an alternative to zim desktop. Guest • Jun 2019 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear Kindle Fire Pebble
Cloud sync Text formatting Sync between devices Works Offline ... Hyperlinks Screenshot OCR Cross-platform MarkDown support OCR Sits in the System Tray Tag based Export to iCalendar Folders Google Drive integration IFTTT integration Nested Notebooks Note organization Notetaking Notifications Works Offline Owncloud integration Sync with Owncloud Protected by Password PDF annotation Tagging Web clipper Add a feature

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Simplenote

Made by the company behind WordPress, Simplenote is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas, and more. Your notes stay updated across all your devices. No buttons to press. It just works. Your notes are synced across your devices when you create, add to or change them. Registration is required but the app and service are free.
- Simplenote is much less functional than Zim (no rich-text, no attachment to notes) and although it does work on mobile, it syncs your data via web-facing servers on which your info is held unencrypted. In that respect your information is much more vulnerable to hackers and govt agencies than if you used Zim, stored the data locally and maybe - if you need - sync it with an end-to-end encrypted service like Spideroak, Tresorit or Seafile (Seafile encrypts file content, not metadata). JohnFastman • Mar 2017 • 23 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Free and free of problems. Just simple. Guest • Oct 2016 • 0 agrees and 7 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad Kindle Fire
Cloud sync MarkDown support Search by tags Protected by Password ... Sync with Simplenote Android Sync File Versioning Full text search Tag based Tagging Clean design Electron based Fast motion Integrated Search Minimalistic Note organization Notetaking Notes synchronisation Publish notes online Rewind the changes Share notes Simple text editor Sync between devices Text Based Format Version and Source control Web Access Add a feature

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Joplin

Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor. The notes are in Markdown format. Notes exported from Evernote via .enex files can be imported into Joplin, including the formatted content (which is converted to Markdown), resources (images, attachments, etc.
- Joplin caters to a somewhat different user base: more simplistic, quicker, requires way less IT/wiki savvy just to operate daily. It also has pitch perfect syncing which is not Zim's cup of tea. Still, the moving parts are similar, and it can work as an alternative. andgregorik • Dec 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- IT's not so similar to Zim Desktop, it's really near to evernote/nixnote It can be a good replacement too LordMax • Feb 2020
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Chrome Termux Firefox
MarkDown support End-to-End Encryption Cloud sync Encrypted Notes ... Privacy focused Write files in markdown Encryption Web clipper Support for WebDAV Android Sync Sync with Dropbox Hierarchical structure Nextcloud integration Save as Markdown Ad-free Android app Cross-platform Local Storage Note Manager Notetaking Works Offline Security & Privacy Sync with WebDav Table creation Tagging To-Do management Alarm Auto-saving Better formatting Google Chrome Extensions Cross-device syncing Custom templates Data export/import Data Import and Export Data Importing/Exporting Decentralized storage E2e encryption File-sync Fountain support Full text search Hyperlinks Infinite hierarchical depth Integrated Search Knowledge base Knowledge Base structuring Knowledge Management Latex Math Minimalistic UI Nested Notebooks No dependencies No Internet required Image Preview Real-Time Synchronization Search by tags Subtasks Sync with Nextcloud Tabbed interface Terminal-based Text formatting Visual Organization Automatic Backup Built-in Terminal Command Line support Customer support Data-encryption Embedded media Evernote import Export to HTML File-organization File Searching File Tagging Firefox Extensions Folder Hierarchy Folder sync Integration with web clipper Lightweight Multiple languages Multiplatform Multiple cloud drive sync Nested tags Night mode/Dark Theme Note organization Notetaking Sync with Onedrive Protected by Password Periodic reminders Possibility to attach files Export to PDF Side-by-side markup view Support for NodeJS Sync between devices Syntax Highlighting Test automation Todos User friendly WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

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Notion

With so many tools, it's hard to keep everyone on the same page. Notion is a new tool that unifies them all. It's like Google Docs, but everything is organized and discoverable by your team. Real collaboration in real-time. Tired of your clunky wiki? With Notion, adding all types of content is as easy as drag & drop. Drag. Drop. Work as fluidly as you think. Love using Trello? Notion brings the same visual organization to every page.
- Android Client, Markdown, Built-in trello-like board Guest • Feb 2019
- Notion is also a wiki and also cross-platform in the sense that it is a web application. It has some features that Zim doesn't, e.g. multi-column layouts. dimaneiaglov • Oct 2018
Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad Software as a Service (SaaS)
MarkDown support Database Notetaking Visual bookmarks ... Custom templates Database Management Hierarchical structure Nested Notes To-Do management Wiki Better formatting Custom data fields Customizable Data export/import Evernote import Google Maps integration Integrated PDF Viewer Kanban boards Knowledge Base structuring Relational database Real time collaboration Student discount Tablet support Team Collaboration Text formatting Visual Organization Wiki-like interface Blocks Blogging Bookmarks Browser extension Collaborative writing Cross-platform Customizable Themes Data first Distraction free writing Drag n drop Embedded apps Embedded media Google Drive integration Hyperlinks Integrated Search Integration Integration with web clipper Intuitive Interface Knowledge base Latex Math Support for @mentions Multi-project management Nested lists Note organization Notetaking Online collaboration Pastebin Prioritize tasks Project Tracking Real time collaboration Real time editing Slack integration Syntax Highlighting Tables Task Management Timer for tasks To do lists Wiki Youtube integration Add a feature

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CherryTree

A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.
- wysiwyg , bug free, easy-to use and versatile interface, encrypted and un-encrypted mode, can import/export data from/to zim keynote html etc . Code box with syntax highlighting feature is nice. Also can import files image etc . Strictly hierarchical. More likely an outlining software. bekircelik • Nov 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- If Zim isn't to your liking, CherryTree might be: open-source, stores data locally, supports instant search, interprets code blocks, and has more text editing features. The only thing it's not good at (yet) is attaching things by drag-n-drop. But that is in development, I hear. JohnFastman • Mar 2017 • 9 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows Linux PortableApps.com
Hierarchical structure Infinite hierarchical depth Tree structure Support for Android Things ... Customizable Encryption To-Do management Tree view Code formatting Data portability Export to HTML Folder Tree German Integrated Search Internal linking MarkDown support Multiple languages Notetaking Outliner Password encryption Protected by Password Portable Rich text editing Export to PDF Syntax Highlighting Tablet support Tagging Text-manipulation Tree-style Add a feature

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Standard Notes

Standard Notes is a simple and private notes app. It allows you to write and sync your notes across all your devices, including your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and web browser. Private means your notes are end-to-end encrypted, so only you can read your notes. Even we can't read the contents of your notes. Simple means it does one job and does it well. Standard Notes is a safe and lasting place for your life's work.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Chrome OS Android Tablet iPad Self-Hosted
End-to-End Encryption Encrypted Notes Privacy focused MarkDown support ... Cloud sync AES encryption Encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Security focused Security & Privacy Ad-free Clean design Client side encryption Cross-platform Customizable Extensions Tag based Beauty and fluid interface Built-in code editor Cross-platform Distraction free writing Encrypted backups Fuse-api Lightweight Minimalistic Mobile friendly Native application Nested tags Distraction-free UI Works Offline Privacy Protected Revision History Rich text editing Simple text editor Sync between devices Sync on many devices WYSIWYG Support Android Sync Content Filtering Data Import and Export Decentralized Sync with Dropbox E2e encryption End-to-End Encryption Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Google Drive integration Local Storage Nested Folders Notetaking Password encryption Plain text authoring Real-time sync Safely Transferred Data Search by tags Table creation Vim key mapping Add a feature

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Turtl

Whether it's bookmarks or passwords, files or shopping lists...Turtl organizes it all and makes it easy to find later. Sync across your devices. Leave nothing behind. Turtl uses high-end cryptography to protect your data. Whether you're worried about information leaks, competitive advantage, or blanket government surveillance, Turtl works hard to make sure only you, and those you choose, can see your data.

Freemium $ $ $ Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet ... Self-Hosted Chrome Firefox
Encrypted Notes End-to-End Encryption MarkDown support Notetaking ... AES encryption Android Sync Client side encryption Cloud sync Data portability File sharing List management Password encryption Real time collaboration Save Attachments Security & Privacy Sharable lists Sync between devices Sync on many devices Tagging To do lists WebExtenion Add a feature

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