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. Memo icon
     1 like

    Memo is a beautiful history-based notes app built with iOS design guidelines in mind. Additions and deletions are automatically stored in the history timeline, which can be scrubbed to travel forwards and backwards in time through the note.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. nvPY icon
     34 likes

    nvPY is a note-taking tool inspired by Notational Velocity, nvALT and ResophNotes. It syncs with simplenote, and runs on Linux, Windows and OSX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Nottodbox icon
     2 likes

    Nottodbox allows you to create and organize notes, to-dos, and diaries with rich text support in popular formats.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  4. Foliaro icon
     1 like

    Foliaro is a hierarchically structured notebook with a web browser integrated. This tool is particularly useful for collecting and organizing information on the web. You can use it as a usual web browser, and capture articles, images, maps and anything else on the web to paste...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Malkovich icon
     4 likes

    Malkovich is your own personal wiki. It's self contained and easy to install. There is no need to mess around with servers and databases. Notes use Markdown syntax.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. SpringNotes icon
     4 likes

    Write styled Markdown notes, sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad add to-dos and tags, export to a variety of formats and choose your favourite style from a variety of colourful themes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Knotable icon
     3 likes

    Pull everything together -- people, notes, tasks, dates, files, links, all of it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
     
  8. Noti icon
     12 likes

    This simple productivity app allows you to log all of the tasks you need to complete for the day within Notification Center.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Note Crypt icon
     3 likes

    Keep your notes safe and secure.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Swiftnotes icon
     2 likes

    Swiftnotes is a note taking app that takes simplicity and speed to a whole new level.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. Zoot XT icon
     7 likes

    Zoot XT is a next generation information processor.

    The most powerful PIM on Windows OS. Simple to get started, but will grow with you as your needs grow.

    Has extensive built in support for Getting Things Done.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. Tusk icon
     3 likes

    Tusk is an unofficial, featureful, open source, community-driven, free Evernote app.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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