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24 alternatives to ECE Notes Initiative

Open-Source ECE Notes by the students for the students.

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

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   Boostnote▲164

   An open-source cross platform notes app 📝

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Einote▲133

   Take notes from any web page in seconds

   2022 · einote.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sidenotes▲125

   Annotate the web.

   2014 · sidenotes.co · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Waspnote▲110

   Enhance productivity with AI powered note taking

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Noteli▲105

   An open source CLI tool to take notes

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GitNoter▲72

   Open source webapp to store notes to in github repository

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   KristNotes▲86

   Open-source shared notes with Markdown & Mermaid support

   2025 · its alternatives →

8. 8BA
   Boostnote – An open-source note taking app designed for programmers▲68

   2017 · boostnote.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Notebuddy▲124

   The second brain for students

   2022 · notebuddy.typedream.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Paperwork▲144

    An open source Evernote alternative

    2015 · paperwork.rocks · its alternatives →

11. 11CA
    CSNotes – A website for my Computer Science Notes▲23

    2020 · csnotes.me · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Note Tracks▲80

    Annotated notes for audio content

    2015 · notetracks.com · its alternatives →

13. 13IN
    InstaNote – notes in a simple chat interface▲89

    2020 · instanote.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    NotesHub▲95

    Fully cross-platform, markdown based note-taking app

    2021 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97

    Effortless note-taking in your browser

    2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Really Simple Notes▲69

    Simple, plain-text notes with offline saving

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Note It▲59

    A feature packed note-taking extension with OCR support

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    sNotes - Students Notes▲9

    Collect, organize info for online learners

    2024 · snotesapp.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Digital Notes▲44

    All your ideas in one place

    2025 · digitalnotes.com · its alternatives →

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    Collaborative Notepad▲7

    Real-time note sharing - no sign-up required

    Jan 2026 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Notesly▲12

    Notesly: Free Study Notes for School & College Students

    Jun 2026 · its alternatives →

22. 22IC
    Isonotes – Create notes in rich text format or markdown▲22

    I have been building yet another note and document management site: https://isonotes.com/

    2019 · isonotes.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    UniversalNotes▲22

    Twitter's community notes for every website

    2024 · universalnotes.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Research Notes▲1

    AI-powered PDF reader highlight text, get explanations.

    May 2026 · researchpaprereadingdoc.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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