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Awesome Note-Taking Awesome

A curated list of awesome note-taking software.

Key:

πŸ“– notes are stored in plain text format (e.g. Markdown, org-mode, dokuwiki)

πŸ“• notes are stored in a database or otherwise need an export for external use

πŸ€– Android support or app. Alternatively, see termux for CLI (including emacs and vim plugins) on Android devices.

πŸ‘ Recommended. In active use for many years by a pull-request author.

πŸ” provides mulit-device sync. Alterntaively, see syncthing, owncloud, dropbox, …

Contents

Open Source

Native GUI

  • ArcGIS location services - Postman Workspace - Official Postman collections to work with the Geocoding & Search API, Routing & Directions API, Demographics & GeoEnrichment API, Data hosting and more.
  • πŸ“• AppFlowy stars - The Open Source Alternative To Notion.Supports macOS, Windows & Linux (rust+flutter).
  • πŸ“– QOwnNotes stars - Open source plain-text file markdown note-taking native-application with Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.
  • πŸ“• Cherrytree stars - A hierarchical note-taking app, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting.
  • πŸ“• treesheets stars - Free Form Data Organizer using hierarchical spreadsheet. Open source native desktop application.
  • πŸ‘ πŸ“– Zim Deskop Wiki stars - Open source multi-platform native desktop GUI to manage a collection of local wiki pages.
  • πŸ“• Leo stars - PIM, IDE and outliner that accelerates the work flow of programmers, authors and web designers. Open source native desktop app.
  • πŸ€–πŸ” Tomboy stars - GNOME desktop note-taking application for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
  • πŸ“• CrossLine stars - An outliner with sophisticated cross-link capabilities in the tradition of the well-respected Ecco Pro.
  • πŸ“– nvpy stars - Open source cross-platform Simplenote syncing Notational Velocity and ResophNotes inspired note-taker.
  • πŸ“– Red Notebook - Open source native desktop journal using plain-text files.

CLI

  • πŸ“– todo-txt stars - A simple and extensible shell script for managing your todo.txt file.
  • πŸ“– zk stars - A command-line tool helping you to maintain a plain text Zettelkasten or personal wiki.
  • Note CLI stars - Converts a markdown file to a SQLite database and provides a regular-expression searching capability.

Editor Plugin

  • VS Code - Microsoft text editor
    • Foam stars - VSCode plugin inspired by Roam Research.
    • Dendron stars - VSCode plugin that uses hierarchical note structure.
    • Emanate stars - A structured view of your plain-text notes. Succesor to neuron.
  • πŸ€– Emacs - An open source, cross-platform, extensible, and customizable text editor.
    • πŸ“– Org-mode plain-text markup and major mode for keeping notes, authoring documents, computational notebooks, literate programming, …
    • πŸ“– Org-roam stars - plain-text personal knowledge management system inspired by roam research.
    • πŸ“– Org-brain stars - Concept mapping in Emacs using org-mode.
    • πŸ“– Deft stars - an Emacs mode for quickly browsing, filtering, and editing directories of plain text notes, inspired by Notational Velocity.
    • πŸ“– Hyperbole/Koutliner - multi-level autonumbered hypertextual outliner
    • πŸ“– howm stars - Note-taking tool on Emacs that can be combined with any format.
  • πŸ“– vim-wiki stars - A personal wiki for Vim -- a number of linked text files that have their own syntax highlighting.

Electron

  • Logseq stars - Local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base.
  • Trilium notes stars - Powerfull app focused on building personal knowledge base. WYSIWYG.
  • Zettlr stars - Markdown Editor for the 21st century.
  • πŸ€–πŸ” Standard Notes stars - A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app. macOS, Windows, & Linux app repository. Archived
  • AnyType stars - Open source local-first electron and phone app for tasks, notes, and more.
  • Bangle.io stars - A free alternative to Notion that takes markdown notes saved right in your computer
  • Linked stars - Forget less by daily journaling, completely offline, secure and free. Supports macOS, Windows & Linux.
  • Calculist stars - The open source thinking tool for problem solvers.

  • Notable stars - Free app for simple note taking based on VS Code Editor. Important: Notable is no longer Open Source as of Sep 28, 2019 (v1.8.4 / 7403a47)
  • Athens stars - Open-source and local-first alternative to Roam Research. Important: Now abandoned by the author.

Web UI

  • πŸ“–πŸ€–πŸ” Joplin stars - Open source note taking app that supports synchronization and has Windows, Linux, Android, Cli builds. Supports import from Evernote.
  • πŸ“• Laverna stars - Evernote like note-taking web application with a Markdown editor using indexedDB local storage.
  • πŸ“– CodiMD stars - CodiMD is the free software version of HackMD with reduced features (without book mode).
  • πŸ“– Dokuwiki stars a simple to use and highly versatile Open Source wiki software that doesn't require a database.
  • πŸ“• Hypothes.is stars - Annotate anything online.
  • NattyNote stars - A free, open-source browser extension to take time-stamped YouTube notes.
  • πŸ“– Fossil source control software with built-in stand-alone wiki pages.

  • Neuron stars - Future-proof open-source app for managing your plain-text notes in Zettelkasten style. Superceded by Emanote.

Proprietary

  • πŸ“– Obsidian - Free for personal use app, that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.
  • Wridea - Web service to organize and improve ideas and notes by sharing with friends and necessary tools.
  • Google Keep - Google Keep is a note-taking service developed by Google. It is available on the web and as mobile app.
  • OneNote - Microsoft OneNote is a program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration.
  • Notebook - Mobile/Web/Desktop app to take multiple forms of notes from Zoho.
  • Simplenote - Available for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the web and supports Markdown.
  • Somnote - Record and save important information, ideas, and moments. Available for multiple platforms.
  • Squid - Android app to take digital handwritten notes for class, work, or fun! Markup PDFs and sign documents.
  • HackMD - HackMD helps developers write better documents and build active communities with open collaboration.
  • Evernote - An (online) app designed for note-taking, organizing, task management, and archiving of different formats.
  • Inkdrop - An (online) app for organizing Markdown notes.
  • Workflowy - WorkFlowy is a web-based organizational tool to create todo lists, notes, team projects and others.
  • DEVONthink - macOS or iPhone app with lots of features that can handle many files.
  • Roam - A note-taking tool for networked thought.
  • TheBrain - Mind mapping and personal knowledge base software application.
  • Polar - An integrated reading environment to build your knowledge base.

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