Note Taking Apps and Services

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Joplin

Joplin

... Note Taking
Joplin is a free and open-source note-taking and to-do application designed for users who value data ownership, privacy, and flexibility. It offers robust synchronization options, including cloud services like Dropbox, OneDrive, and Nextcloud, as well as WebDAV. With support for Markdown, powerful search capabilities, and cross-platform availability, Joplin is a versatile tool for organizing information and boosting productivity.
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Open Source
Free and open-source with strong community support.
FCorp My Calendar

FCorp My Calendar

Office & Productivity Note Taking
FCorp My Calendar is a lightweight and portable personal information manager designed for organizing your daily life. It helps you manage your diary entries, notes, schedules, birthdays, and to-do lists efficiently, all within a simple and user-friendly interface.
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Free
Extremely lightweight and consumes minimal resources.
Wiki on a Stick

Wiki on a Stick

Education & Reference Personal Wiki
Wiki on a Stick is a highly portable, standalone personal wiki designed to run directly from a single self-modifying XHTML file. Ideal for managing notes, knowledge bases, and outlines on the go without requiring installation.
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Open Source
Extremely portable, runs from a single file.
Scapple

Scapple

Office & Productivity Mind Mapping
Scapple is a versatile mind-mapping and note-taking tool designed for freeform idea organization. It allows users to quickly jot down thoughts and connect them in an intuitive, non-linear fashion, making it ideal for brainstorming and knowledge management.
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Commercial
Extremely easy to use for quick idea capture.
JotterPad

JotterPad

Development Text Editor
JotterPad is a minimalist plain-text word processor designed for Android, emphasizing a distraction-free writing environment ideal for creative writing, essays, and notes. It supports Markdown for simple formatting and integrates with cloud storage for seamless syncing.
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Freemium
Excellent distraction-free writing environment.
Drafts

Drafts

Office & Productivity Note Taking
Drafts is a powerful note-taking app that prioritizes capturing text quickly and then providing robust actions for processing that text. It opens to a blank canvas, ready for your thoughts, and supports a wide range of integrations and actions to send your text wherever it needs to go.
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Commercial
Extremely fast text capture on launch.
Paperwork

Paperwork

Development Note Taking
Paperwork is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to popular note-taking and archiving applications like Evernote and OneNote. It offers a powerful suite of features for creating, organizing, and managing notes and documents with a strong emphasis on privacy and control.
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Open Source
Complete data ownership and control through self-hosting.
BasKet

BasKet

Education & Reference Note Taking
BasKet Note Pads is a versatile, freeform note-taking application for KDE that allows users to organize thoughts, manage tasks, and gather information visually. It supports various content types, offering powerful organization and sharing capabilities.
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Open Source
Highly flexible and visual freeform organization of notes.
Alternote

Alternote

News & Books Note Taking
Alternote is a premium note-taking application for macOS, designed as a superior alternative client for Evernote users. It provides a clean, distraction-free interface for managing and creating notes synced with your Evernote account, offering enhanced writing tools and organization features tailored for Mac users.
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Commercial
Clean and distraction-free user interface.
Laverna

Laverna

Office & Productivity Note Taking
Laverna is a privacy-focused, open-source note-taking application designed for secure personal information management. It offers a robust Markdown editor, strong encryption capabilities, and offline access, making it an ideal solution for users prioritizing data privacy and a seamless note-taking experience across devices.
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Open Source
Strong AES encryption for enhanced data security.
Google Keep

Google Keep

Office & Productivity Note Taking
Google Keep is a versatile, cloud-based note-taking application that allows users to capture ideas, create to-do lists, and set reminders across various devices. Its intuitive interface and tight integration with the Google ecosystem make it an accessible tool for organizing information and staying productive.
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Free
Free and easy to use with a Google account
Oinker

Oinker

Business & Commerce Productivity
Oinker revolutionizes how you manage conversations, tasks, and knowledge. It transforms your chats into dynamic workspaces for organized ideation, project management, and effortless information sharing, blurring the lines between communication and productivity.
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Free
Integrates chat, task management, and knowledge organization...
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Recently Added Note Taking Apps and Services

Joplin

Joplin

... Note Taking
Joplin is a free and open-source note-taking and to-do application designed for users who value data ownership, privacy, and flexibility. It offers robust synchronization options, including cloud services like Dropbox, OneDrive, and Nextcloud, as well as WebDAV. With support for Markdown, powerful search capabilities, and cross-platform availability, Joplin is a versatile tool for organizing information and boosting productivity.
more
Open Source
Free and open-source with strong community support.
FCorp My Calendar

FCorp My Calendar

Office & Productivity Note Taking
FCorp My Calendar is a lightweight and portable personal information manager designed for organizing your daily life. It helps you manage your diary entries, notes, schedules, birthdays, and to-do lists efficiently, all within a simple and user-friendly interface.
more
Free
Extremely lightweight and consumes minimal resources.
Wiki on a Stick

Wiki on a Stick

Education & Reference Personal Wiki
Wiki on a Stick is a highly portable, standalone personal wiki designed to run directly from a single self-modifying XHTML file. Ideal for managing notes, knowledge bases, and outlines on the go without requiring installation.
more
Open Source
Extremely portable, runs from a single file.
Scapple

Scapple

Office & Productivity Mind Mapping
Scapple is a versatile mind-mapping and note-taking tool designed for freeform idea organization. It allows users to quickly jot down thoughts and connect them in an intuitive, non-linear fashion, making it ideal for brainstorming and knowledge management.
more
Commercial
Extremely easy to use for quick idea capture.
JotterPad

JotterPad

Development Text Editor
JotterPad is a minimalist plain-text word processor designed for Android, emphasizing a distraction-free writing environment ideal for creative writing, essays, and notes. It supports Markdown for simple formatting and integrates with cloud storage for seamless syncing.
more
Freemium
Excellent distraction-free writing environment.
Drafts

Drafts

Office & Productivity Note Taking
Drafts is a powerful note-taking app that prioritizes capturing text quickly and then providing robust actions for processing that text. It opens to a blank canvas, ready for your thoughts, and supports a wide range of integrations and actions to send your text wherever it needs to go.
more
Commercial
Extremely fast text capture on launch.
Paperwork

Paperwork

Development Note Taking
Paperwork is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to popular note-taking and archiving applications like Evernote and OneNote. It offers a powerful suite of features for creating, organizing, and managing notes and documents with a strong emphasis on privacy and control.
more
Open Source
Complete data ownership and control through self-hosting.
BasKet

BasKet

Education & Reference Note Taking
BasKet Note Pads is a versatile, freeform note-taking application for KDE that allows users to organize thoughts, manage tasks, and gather information visually. It supports various content types, offering powerful organization and sharing capabilities.
more
Open Source
Highly flexible and visual freeform organization of notes.
Alternote

Alternote

News & Books Note Taking
Alternote is a premium note-taking application for macOS, designed as a superior alternative client for Evernote users. It provides a clean, distraction-free interface for managing and creating notes synced with your Evernote account, offering enhanced writing tools and organization features tailored for Mac users.
more
Commercial
Clean and distraction-free user interface.
Laverna

Laverna

Office & Productivity Note Taking
Laverna is a privacy-focused, open-source note-taking application designed for secure personal information management. It offers a robust Markdown editor, strong encryption capabilities, and offline access, making it an ideal solution for users prioritizing data privacy and a seamless note-taking experience across devices.
more
Open Source
Strong AES encryption for enhanced data security.