Alternatives

Products that do what betterpad, a notepad replacement that doesn't suck does

1. 1OS
   Open source non-linear notepad app▲222

   2018 · getmicropad.com

2. 25A
   5iler – a repurposable minimalist notepad▲46

   2014 · 5iler.com

3. 3SS
   Skypad – Simple and Sharable Real-Time Collaborative Notepad▲49

   2017 · github.com

4. 4BN
   Beyondpad – New kind of note taking and data management solution▲59

   2014 · beyondpad.com

5. 5AM
   A Markdown Notepad App▲57

   2019 · github.com

6. 6FA
   Firepad, an open source collaborative text editor▲168

   2013 · firepad.io

7. 7BN
   Better notepad▲5

   2012 · notepadbin.appspot.com

8. 8FT
   Fuzzynote – terminal-based, CRDT-backed, collaborative note-taking▲153

   2021 · github.com

9. 9VA
   VNote, a fresh Markdown note-taking app▲80

   2018 · tamlok.github.io

10. 10MA
    Memorypad – A note editor for your daily notes, in Markdown▲7

    Jun 2026 · memorypad.io

11. 11AD
    a distraction-free Markdown editor▲74

    2012 · pencil.asleepysamurai.com

12. 12
    Noteslate Shiro▲107

    1-bit ePaper writing tablet

    2015

13. 13CK
    Crackle – keyboard layout for programmers▲114

    2017 · medium.com

14. 14CB
    Caret – Better Markdown Editor for the Desktop▲59

    2015 · caret.io

15. 15NA
    Notable – A Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck▲124

    2018 · github.com

16. 16OA
    offlinenotepad – an offline-first notepad that can sync across devices▲12

    2019 · github.com

17. 17CA
    Crossnote – a note taking extension for VSCode▲97

    2020 · github.com

18. 18AS
    A simple GUI Notepad using C++ natively made in my high school in 2015▲87

    2020 · github.com

19. 19AS
    A simple GUI app to make Linux touchpad gestures easier▲82

    2018 · gitlab.com

20. 20NM
    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    2021 · github.com

21. 21HN
    HTML-Notepad – A WYSIWYG editor of structured documents▲95

    2018 · html-notepad.com

22. 22ON
    Online Notepad for Developer▲11

    2019 · get.stashany.com

23. 23MP
    Mani – Place virtual sticky notes in real-world spaces▲86

    2021 · mani.ai

24. 24YA
    Yet Another Notepad App for macOS▲8

    Any suggestion is welcomed and appreciated!

    2023 · notepad-release.web.app

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