Alternatives

Products that do what FromScratch does

A simple but smart note-taking app

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Notepin▲353
Extremely simple note-taking
2017
2NM
Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81
2021 · github.com
3TN
Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application▲328
2019 · github.com
4
s'More▲265
A desktop app for writing Medium stories
2016
5GC
Ghostnote – Contextual notes and todo app▲301
2015 · ghostnoteapp.com
6DF
Dendron – fast open-source note-taking in VSCode▲237
2021 · wiki.dendron.so
7CP
CLI plain-text notes & bookmarks with Git, sync, encryption, and more▲240
2020 · github.com
8
Paragraphs▲272
A minimalist writing app for Mac
2015
9OS
Open source non-linear notepad app▲222
2018 · getmicropad.com
10FT
Fuzzynote – terminal-based, CRDT-backed, collaborative note-taking▲153
2021 · github.com
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Smarkup Notes▲191
Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes
2022
12
SnipNotes for macOS▲82
A versatile note-taking app. On all your Apple devices.
2017
13UN
Umbrella Note – Simple app for notes and journals▲71
2018 · umbrellanote.com
14KN
Kobble – Notes app that saves directly to GitHub▲179
2017 · kobble.io
15
a5▲181
Takes notes in your browser. Elegant & simple.
2015
16
Unclutter▲192
Access notes, files & pasteboard clips quickly on your Mac
2015
17N3
NotePlan 3 – Native (Mac/iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files▲56
2020 · noteplan.co
18
Surfdeck▲125
Your tabs, within reach.
16d ago · surfdeck.app
19
FocusNotch▲88
Transform your productivity
2025
20
Boostnote▲164
An open-source cross platform notes app 📝
2019
21NC
Notes.cx – A simple, anonymous online notepad \w Markdown support▲80
2021 · notes.cx
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Simplenote▲124
Simple, lighter alternative to Evernote
2014
23LA
Logseq – A roam like open-source plaintext note-taking app▲65
2020 · logseq.com
24
Notilus▲128
A super simple note app inspired by Apple Notes
Oct 2025

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