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24 alternatives to Boostnote

An open-source cross platform notes app 📝

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Boostnote launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Boostnote▲7
Boostnote is an open-sourced note app for programmer.
2015 · b00st.io · its alternatives →
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Boostnote – An open-source note taking app designed for programmers▲68
2017 · boostnote.io · its alternatives →
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Boostnote▲17
An open source note-taking app made for progammers
2017 · its alternatives →
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Boostlog▲151
A blogging platform for programmers.
2018 · boostlog.io · its alternatives →
5
Kompad▲278
An open-source note-taking app for devs
2024 · kompad.hudy9x.com · its alternatives →
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UpNote▲161
The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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UpNote for Android▲80
Simple, beautiful note-taking app across platforms
2021 · getupnote.com · its alternatives →
8
OpenNotas▲379
The best personal note-taking app, fast, secure & free
2024 · opennotas.io · 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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NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app▲147
Thank you for your comments, just some context: - The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the Web. - The Web version is implemented as a Progressive Web Application that is very responsive, local first, offline first, can be installed, and is entirely free to use. - Native (hybrid) versions do not require subscription fees and have small one-time payment. - You can store your notes in Git using any Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. However, it has the best built-in integration with GitHub. Self-hosted scenarios like Gitea are also…
2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
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Notejoy▲341
Collaborative notes for you and your team
2017 · notejoy.com · its alternatives →
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GitNoter▲72
Open source webapp to store notes to in github repository
2022 · its alternatives →
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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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Better Notes▲357
Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →
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Hypernotes▲313
Create, share, and understand knowledge in a new way
2021 · zenkit.com · its alternatives →
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NotesHub 3.3▲135
Fully cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app
2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
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NotesHub▲95
Fully cross-platform, markdown based note-taking app
2021 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
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Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81
A command line simple note taking app. Contribute to wsw70/note development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub▲179
2017 · kobble.io · its alternatives →
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VNote▲78
A Vim-inspired note-taking application with Markdown
2018 · tamlok.github.io · its alternatives →
21
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →
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Standard Notes▲164
A simple and private notes app.
2017 · standardnotes.com · its alternatives →
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Boostnote Mobile▲6
Boostnote for iOS and Android.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Crossnote – a note taking extension for VSCode▲97
(WIP) Turn your VSCode into a decent markdown note taking platform - 0xGG/vscode-crossnote
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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