Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Fingernotes – handwritten notes which become their own preview image
Hi HN, I've lurked here for ages and decided to come out of the shadows for my latest side project which reached the point where it’s sort of fun to use and hopefully not totally embarrassing to share. Hacking fingernotes.com together over a couple of weeks was a creative outlet when work got stressful. I think of it as digital sticky notes. The goal was to make notes with a personal touch that are easy to write and share. I also wanted them to appear as their own link preview image on supported platforms. That way when you send the link to a note, the person sees the message without…
Fingernotes is a digital note-taking application that lets users write handwritten notes which automatically generate their own preview images. Designed for sharing quick personal messages, the tool displays notes as… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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NoteThisDown▲162Your handwritten notes straight to Notion. In seconds.
2024 · note-this-down.com · its alternatives →
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SideNotes▲311A 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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Brill 2.0▲241From sticky notes to anywhere 200x faster than typing
2019 · brill.app · its alternatives →
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2013 · lonenote.com · its alternatives →
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You simply: 1. Connect your device. 2. Create a top-level `handwritten.blog` folder. 3. Every new notebook in that folder becomes a draft on https://handwritten.blog/ I hope this eventually obviates the need to look at the ugly upload interface you have to use to now upload your writing.
Jul 2026 · handwritten.blog · its alternatives →
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MinkNote▲157Private 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 →
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Extremely simple note-taking and blogging without any sign up required. Create your own online notebook in seconds.
2018 · notepin.co · its alternatives →
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Dumbnote▲141Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →
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QuickNote.io▲145📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app
2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →
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NimbleNote▲68Snap a picture of any text and make it interactive
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Write Naturally, Save Digitally
Mar 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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