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. Note-ify icon
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    Note-ify it's an elegant, simple and easy-to-use application made in minimalistic design developed for the iPhone and iPad. It will help you quickly and easily save your thoughts, ideas and all necessary information in the form of text notes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Unit icon
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    Unit is a modern note-taking app that provides a completely new experience of creating, organizing and managing all your notes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. Anotalos icon
     Like

    Advanced and fully featured notes app for iPhone, iPad & Mac. Built with the latest technologies to handle almost anything.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  4. NotesHolder icon
     5 likes

    NotesHolder lets you quickly type in any piece of information so that you can easily find it when you need, read it or print it out for your convenience. This is the most effective way to store all your notes without cluttering up your desk with post it notes / sticky notes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Flick Note icon
     4 likes

    Full featured Simplenote syncing plain text notepad. A full featured Simplenote syncing notepad application.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Buildin.AI icon
     2 likes

    Buildin.AI is a real-time collaboration space where you can write, plan, read, and organize information in one place. Now available for free for personal use or to experience for free with your team.

    52 Buildin.AI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. FileOne icon
     10 likes

    FileOne is an organizer that combines and integrates your notes, documents, contacts, email, photo's/images, calendar and agenda with multimedia.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Logycore icon
     4 likes

    Logycore is a tool that helps small and medium-sized businesses establish an internal knowledge base. It includes specialized features that improve management and ease the owner's workload.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Autofocus icon
     7 likes

    Autofocus System is a simple yet effective time management system. It was developed by Mark Forster.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Cardfile icon
     6 likes

    Cardfile is a personal information manager, based on index cards, that was distributed with Microsoft Windows starting from the original version 1.01 until Windows NT 4.0 Server. Cardfile is also included with Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition, but has to be installed...

    304 Cardfile alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Inkpad Notepad is a note service offering many features for Free users, and even more for users who subscribe to the service. It is available for a variety of programs, including Windows, Android, and iOS devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  12.  Like

    hierarchical outliner, uses gtk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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