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24 alternatives to Alternote

Gorgeous OS X note-taking app with Evernote integration.

Alternote is a note-taking app for Mac OS X that serves as an alternative Evernote client with Markdown support. Designed for users who want a distraction-free writing experience, it features a clean interface that… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Alternote launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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SideNotes▲311
A beautiful note taking app with superpowers. It shows and hides on the side of your monitor to manage your notes distraction-free. Keep your notes organised, personalised and always at your fingertips. Markdown, tasks, pictures, colors, folders included.
2025 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
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Evernote 8.0 - January 2017▲415
The popular note-taking app, re-designed for iOS
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Evernote Web - Oct 2014▲435
Dictate notes, perform searches, and see recent content.
2014 · evernote.com · its alternatives →
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Evernote for iOS▲142
The most popular note-taking app, reengineered.
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)▲241
An open source, markdown-based, self-hosted note taking webapp. - batnoter/batnoter
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
Better Notes▲357
Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →
7
Notebook for Mac▲341
The beautifully simple note-taking app from Zoho. Now on Mac
2017 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
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Notebag▲298
A keyboard-focused note-taking app that gets out of your way
2020 · notebag.app · its alternatives →
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UpNote for Android▲80
Simple, beautiful note-taking app across platforms
2021 · getupnote.com · its alternatives →
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Supernotes 3▲427
Take notes everywhere
2023 · supernotes.app · its alternatives →
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PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110
Your quick notes with you
2022 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →
13
NotePlan 3▲264
Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files
2020 · noteplan.co · its alternatives →
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UpNote▲161
The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
Paperwork▲144
An open source Evernote alternative
2015 · paperwork.rocks · its alternatives →
16
Notejoy▲341
Collaborative notes for you and your team
2017 · notejoy.com · its alternatives →
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VNote, a fresh Markdown note-taking app▲80
2018 · tamlok.github.io · its alternatives →
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Notepin▲349
Extremely simple note-taking
2017 · notepin.co · its alternatives →
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Stupid Notes▲337
Minimalist note taking app
2025 · stupidnotes.com · its alternatives →
20
Element Note▲128
Your digital notebook, reimagined
2022 · elementnote.app · its alternatives →
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I wrote a local-first notes app for Mac, with data longevity in mind▲128
Noteship is a note taking app for Mac that combines notes, todos, and reminders and is based on simple files and folders.
2021 · noteship.com · its alternatives →
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MinkNote▲157
Private macOS notes app built on plain Markdown files. No databases, no lock-in. Native, keyboard-first, and designed for knowledge organization.
Jul 2026 · muse23.com · its alternatives →
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Online NotesPad▲247
Free online notes taking app
2025 · onlinenotespad.com · its alternatives →
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Contexted▲107
Write, connect & visualize your notes
2019 · contexted.io · its alternatives →

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