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, Anytype, Notion and CherryTree.

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  1. Nexodule icon
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    Nexodule is a comprehensive productivity and lifestyle platform designed to simplify your digital life. Instead of juggling multiple apps and subscriptions for note-taking, journaling, and AI assistance, Nexodule integrates them all into a single, cohesive workspace.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  2. Yana icon
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    Yana is a powerful notebook app which allows you to manage local workspaces of hierarchically structured taggable and searchable notes. It supports multiple kinds of notes, currently rich-text notes (including embedded media and complex tables) and code snippets (based on the...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Manifest icon
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    A simple grid-based pinboard for note taking.

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    • Online
     
  4. AlephNote icon
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    AlephNote is a lightweight note taking desktop app usable with multiple backends:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. FeatherNotes (by Pedram Pourang, a.k.a. Tsu Jan tsujan2000@gmail.com) is a lightweight Qt hierarchical notes-manager for Linux. It is independent of any desktop environment and has:

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    • Linux
     
  6. Noteship icon
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    Noteship is a personal information manager that combines notes, todos, and reminders and is based on simple files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Colanode icon
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    Open-source and local-first Slack and Notion alternative that puts you in control of your data.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. Wiki on a Stick icon
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    Wiki on a Stick (in short WoaS) is a wiki that lives in one self-modifying XHTML file. Its perfect to be used at home or at office, on your laptop or USB pen drive (along with Portable Firefox if you want) and even in a floppy disk!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Xfce
     
  9. (Un)colored icon
     20 likes

    Next generation desktop rich content editor that saves documents with themes. HTML & Markdown compatible. For Windows, OS X & Linux.

    65 (Un)colored alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. labfolder icon
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    labfolder is an electronic lab notebook that helps to document, organize and share your research data.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Doit.io icon
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    Doit is the new and easy way to get organised. Take notes, manage projects, share ideas, and collaborate - all in one place.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. VSNotes icon
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    VSNotes is a Visual Studio Code extension.

    VS Notes is a simple tool that takes care of the creation and management of plain text notes and harnesses the power of VS Code via the Command Palette.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
     
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