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24 alternatives to Blankese

A note taking tool

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Blankese launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Lazy▲928

   One ⌘ shortcut to capture anything straight to Notion

   2023 · lazy.so · its alternatives →

2. 2
   BlankSlate.io▲86

   Fast Note Taking in your Browser

   2015 · blankslate.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Notepin▲349

   Extremely simple note-taking

   2017 · notepin.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Heynote – A dedicated scratchpad for developers▲1,063

   Hey! I made Heynote entirely for my own use case. For many years, I always had an Emacs instance running with the scratch buffer open, even long after I had abandoned Emacs as my programming editor in favor of more recent IDE:s. The simplicity of having just one big scratch buffer appeals to me, but I still want to separate the different things I jot down somehow (without using tabs or similar). Previously, my solution was to insert a bunch of blank lines between the notes, but hitting C-A would still select the entire buffer. That's why I came up with the concept of "blocks", which turned…

   2023 · heynote.com · its alternatives →

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   Blank Slate, just start typing▲47

   Blankslate.io is a free browser-based note-taking app. Write markdown notes, save them, share links, export to PDF, or optionally export to Google Docs.

   2015 · blankslate.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Einote▲133

   Take notes from any web page in seconds

   2022 · einote.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Stupid Notes▲337

   Minimalist note taking app

   2025 · stupidnotes.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Contenteditable.space▲68

   Minimalist in-browser note taking app to take quick notes.

   2019 · contenteditable.petpetproject.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   PeekNote▲176

   Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Simply Write▲154

    Distraction-free writing tool

    2025 · simplywrite.online · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Blankary▲81

    Minimalist publishing tool, write & publish with one click

    2022 · blankary.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pasteline▲142

    Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds

    2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    jotnoted.▲170

    Minimalistic notes with sketches editor

    2024 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97

    Effortless note-taking in your browser

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Quick Note▲149

    Colorful sticky notes for Mac

    2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Smart Notes▲83

    Sticky notes for your web browser

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Copied▲162

    Instant Text Access, Easy Copy-Paste, and Organized Snippets

    2024 · copiedpro.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Monolog▲87

    An iPhone app for your notes, links and charts

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Noteli▲105

    An open source CLI tool to take notes

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Edit Pad▲83

    Open source, easy and clean note-taking tool

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Browser Notes▲128

    Your ideas, organized - not uploaded

    Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Notepad▲77

    Simple app to take notes.

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Notefy▲66

    All your notes in one place accessible from any device

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Nimble Notes▲107

    The anti-Evernote. Fast, dead-simple note-taking.

    2019 · app.notion.com · its alternatives →

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