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24 alternatives to Cyanote

Notes, tasks and habits in one Mac app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.

1
Memo▲128
Simple and elegant notes app on your Mac
2017 · memo-app.net · its alternatives →
2
Maccy▲374
Lightweight open-source clipboard manager for macOS
2019 · maccy.app · its alternatives →
3
Habits for Mac▲99
Sync your habit tracking progress across Mac and iPhone
2025 · its alternatives →
4
Day One 3.0 for Mac▲190
A simple journaling app for mac
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
OneNote for Mac▲84
All your notes, on all your devices
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
ClipBook▲341
A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for your Mac
2024 · clipbook.app · its alternatives →
7
PopNotes▲96
The notes app that lives in the menu bar of your Mac
2020 · serialcoder.dev · its alternatives →
8
Once▲179
Keep a journal like a real life book.
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
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 →
10
Notebook for Mac▲341
The beautifully simple note-taking app from Zoho. Now on Mac
2017 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
11
Day One 2.0▲266
Ground-up rewrite of the best journal for Mac and iPhone
2016 · dayoneapp.com · its alternatives →
12
AudioNotes▲185
Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar
2017 · audionot.es · its alternatives →
13
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 →
14
Tuckyfree tier, from $4/mo▲273
Notes docked to your screen edge, with an AI agent inside
Sep 2026 · tucky.io · its alternatives →
15
Clipsync▲114
Sync, manage, and enhance your clipboard on Mac
2025 · linktr.ee · its alternatives →
16
Unclutter▲192
Access notes, files & pasteboard clips quickly on your Mac
2015 · unclutterapp.com · its alternatives →
17
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →
18
PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS▲141
Hey HN, As a Software Engineer, I frequently copy and paste content. The fact that macOS clipboard buffer can keep only one item is very frustrating. It’s very annoying to copy → switch app → paste → switch app → copy → switch app → paste, and so on. Losing items I copied hours ago and having to find and copy them again is a waste of time. I tried many third-party clipboard managers like Alfred, Raycast, Paste, Maccy, etc. While great, they didn't fully meet my needs. As a developer, my requirements are: 1. Keyboard-centric operation to avoid using the mouse. I don’t want to waste my time…
2024 · clipbook.app · its alternatives →
20
Standard Notes▲164
A simple and private notes app.
2017 · standardnotes.com · its alternatives →
21
Novi Notes▲107
Your notes become AI memory. Local-only, no subscription.
Mar 2026 · rhcwlq89.github.io · its alternatives →
22
Tappsk▲121
To-do list, habit tracker and reminder on a single screen
2020 · tappsk.com · its alternatives →
23
Memo▲115
Simple timelines for your notes
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
NoteTabs▲129
Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →

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