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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  1. Forensic Notes - Digital documents are easy to fabricate, lose or get hacked. Take you digital documentation into the 21st century with Forensic Notes. Secure. Private. Credible.

    Court-verifiable documentation - Replicates paper notebooks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. QuickNote icon
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    Virtual scrapbook for Desktop with a plain text editor. With Quicknote, in its resizable window you can jot down your notes and organize them in categories. Beneath the normal text functions, it can let you directly access frequently run programs, manage windows tasks, and even...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. ruff is your pocket-sized best friend that aims to make writing on the go fun and sharing it fast & easy. It's a single sheet of text with your progress automatically saved and restored between sessions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  4. AM-Notebook icon
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    AM-Notebook is an english/german multi-featured personal information manager that provides an easy and reliable way to save notes, formula supported spreadsheets, diagrams/flowcharts, to do lists, tasks and contacts within a light weight tray icon tool.

    138 AM-Notebook alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Windi icon
     2 likes

    Windi is a knowledge management app that helps you take short notes, make sense of them, and share with your communities.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6.  2 likes

    LionWiki is a minimalist Wiki engine programmed in PHP. It is extensible, templatable, file based (it doesn't need database like MySQL) and requires just one file to function. It is suitable for small websites, personal notebooks or journals.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Saner.ai icon
     14 likes

    Saner.ai is your Simple yet Powerful Second Brain, enabling you to instantly capture, find, and gain insights without manual organizing.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Post-Notes  icon
     2 likes

    It's not social media it's just how you take notes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  9. IdeaLog icon
     1 like

    With IdeaLog, you can easily capture and organize all of your ideas in one place. Add tags to quickly find related ideas, create folders to keep things organized, and add notes to elaborate on your ideas.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  10. Exstora icon
     8 likes

    Built-in quick note: save ideas, contacts, interesting facts

    With Exstora, you can write down a thought that comes to your mind as soon as possible. To create a new note, just double-click next to the corresponding section.

    Personal organizer software: plans for the future, eve.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. TreeNoote icon
     6 likes

    TreeNoote is a brand new note-taking program, free, secure and available in a portable version.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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