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24 alternatives to conotes 2.0

Cornell notes as PDF

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. conotes 2.0 launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    conotes▲57

    Generate PDFs in Cornell notes format inside your browser

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Handwritten notes and a whiteboard in your browser. Write with a pen, keep the pdf next to your notes. No account, nothing leaves the browser. - swimmingbrain/brainotes

    11d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ghostnote▲132

    Add contextual notes to websites, folders, docs, apps

    2015 · ghostnoteapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Cornell note + flashcard

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Note-Taking & PDF Markup

    2022 · goodnotes.com · its alternatives →

  6. 6

    Everything you need to take beautiful and effective notes

    2021 · chiichan.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

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    Paper 4.0▲181

    Arrange sketches and notes in your online journal

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple, plain-text notes with offline saving

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    With this plugin you can create literature notes from BibTeX entries, display formatted reference lists, and instantly generate citations.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    Productivity highlighter for any website & PDF - free to use

    2024 · web-highlights.com · its alternatives →

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    Export highlights from PDF files with ease.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Grid Note▲130

    A smart way to note with structured layouts 📝

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Highlight and hand write notes on PDFs

    2014 · goodnotes.com · its alternatives →

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    This lets you talk to local LLMs in Apple Notes. I saw Obsidian Ollama (https://github.com/hinterdupfinger/obsidian-ollama) and thought it was handy, but I'm too lazy to migrate away from the Apple ecosystem, so I quickly hacked this together. I tend to use Notes as a scratchpad for prompts, so it's nice to do some quick inference without leaving the app. Notes doesn't really support plugins so I'm using the macOS accessibility API for reading selections and then stream responses using the clipboard (not ideal but it works).

    2024 · smallest.app · its alternatives →

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    Your ideas, organized - not uploaded

    Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · its alternatives →

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    The app started as my wishful thinking that flashcards should really be derived from notes. I've been constantly writing things down and wishing to remember them. However, I never could convince myself to populate a flashcard app with them. I really tried (Anki, Supermemo), but I guess regular form filling is not for me. So I've started experimenting with flashcards derived from structured notes. Writing the 1st MVP was fast, but productionising it was way harder. Content synchronisation when the user can work from tube/plane and use multiple devices and content is text is… not trivial.…

    2024 · flashnotesapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Note It▲59

    A feature packed note-taking extension with OCR support

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Turn your IDE into a personal knowledge management system

    Apr 2026 · asnotes.io · its alternatives →

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    Draw on your pdf online

    2020 · goodannotations.com · its alternatives →

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    Open-source shared notes with Markdown & Mermaid support

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Donote▲13

    Turn audio, PDFs, and videos into perfect notes instantly

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Convert physical books into digital notes

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    make notes in augmented reality

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Earnote▲82

    Lecture & meeting notes, written on your device

    14d ago · earnote.dev · its alternatives →

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