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. Tot icon
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    Organize and edit short notes using a minimalist interface with color-coded dots, Markdown support, and word/character counts. Syncs instantly via iCloud across Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Features lightweight design, keyboard shortcuts, and distraction-free note capture.

    290 Tot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  2. Piggydb icon
     56 likes

    Piggydb is a Web notebook application that provides you with a platform to build your knowledge personally or collaboratively. With Piggydb, you can create highly structured content by connecting knowledge fragments to each other to build a network structure, which is more...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Fibery icon
     14 likes

    In a modern world you have plenty of choices and limited time. Why choose Fibery? There are three main reasons that may resonate with you:

    219 Fibery alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Ema Personal Wiki uses Markdown to freely create and manage structured notes, like a website. Using WikiWords you can create notebook with linkable pages for tracking your notes, todo lists, bookmarks, your life - in the most flexible way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
     
  5. OpenNotas icon
     6 likes

    OpenNotas is an open-source note-taking application, cross-platform based on PWA, focusing on security and device synchronization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Notes Foss icon
     7 likes

    Notes is an open source and cross-platform note-taking app that is both beautiful and powerful.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  7. synapsen icon
     4 likes

    Synapsen is a hypertextual card index or reference organizer, which is to say a storage system on the basis of an electronic literature database that enables the management of bibliographies and notes.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Filesystem and git-based wiki engine written in Go using Mycomarkup as its primary markup language.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. PeekNote icon
     5 likes

    PeekNote is a lightweight, always-on-top note app for macOS designed to quickly save, edit, and reuse text or code snippets.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10.  5 likes

    HackFlowy is an open source clone of Workflowy, built using backbone.js and socket.io, with an option to easily deploy via Heroku.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Curio Notes icon
     25 likes

    Curio is an innovative and visual application for brainstorming, notetaking, and project management.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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