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. MemPad icon
     29 likes

    MemPad is a plain text outliner and note taking program with a tree structured index. All pages are stored in a single file. User interface available in 20 languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2.  11 likes

    TiddlyDesktop is a special purpose web browser for working with locally stored TiddlyWiki.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • node-webkit
    • TiddlyWiki
     
  3. A beautiful markdown note-taking app for GNOME (forked from Paper).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Zonote icon
     4 likes

    Sticky notes + Markdown + Tabs. All in one .txt file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. vim-pad icon
     3 likes

    a quick notetaking plugin. Contribute to fmoralesc/vim-pad development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. NoteCase Pro icon
     19 likes

    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
     
  7. Firedraft icon
     9 likes

    Firedraft is a self-hosted privacy focused note-taking and knowledge management app.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
     
  8. Local and Anki-compatible note-taking tool based on TiddlyWiki.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  9. Kanbito icon
     3 likes

    A simple way to organize your tasks. Drag tasks between columns, take notes, sync across devices. Free, private, works offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  10. NotesSync icon
     2 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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