Zim Alternatives

Zim is described as '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"' and is a leading Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Zim for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Zim alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Zim are Joplin, Notion, Anytype and CherryTree.

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Zim alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Todo List Managers or Task Management Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Mac and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Zim.
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  1. Zonote icon
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    Sticky notes + Markdown + Tabs. All in one .txt file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  2. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Local and Anki-compatible note-taking tool based on TiddlyWiki.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Growly Notes icon
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    Growly Notes is a note-taking app somewhat like Microsoft OneNote . Gather text, images, links and anything else you can think of in free-form pages organized into sections.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. NoteCase Pro icon
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    Multi-platform outliner supporting text notes, hyperlinks, extensive import and export options, file attachments, printed output, note tagging, task management, spellchecking, audio notes, rich text editing, plugin and Lua scripting support, and multilingual features.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Xfce
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    • OpenSolaris
     
  5. Notes (PFA) icon
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • F-Droid
    • Android
     
  6. Webtrotion icon
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    Webtrotion is a highly configurable and easy-to-install website builder, crafted with the Astro framework and Notion. Use it to effortlessly create a blog or website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7.  2 likes
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    This is a Vim plugin for writing and maintaining a personal wiki. The plugin was initially based on vimwiki, but it is written mostly from scratch and is based on a more "do one thing and do it well" philosophy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Many Notes icon
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    Many Notes is a markdown note-taking app designed for simplicity! Easily create or import your vaults and organize your thoughts right away.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  9. neutriNote icon
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    neutriNote is an all-in-one preservation of written thoughts, be those text, math (LaTeX), rich markdown, drawings, etc., in fully searchable plain text (universal UTF-8).

    90 neutriNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  10. NotesSync icon
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    Notes Sync is the answer to your everyday note taking requirements. It comes with a feature to sync everything to the user's own Google Drive or Dropbox accounts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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