Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to FSNotes v3
Notes manager for macOS
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. FSNotes v3 launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Notes manager to make your life easier
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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NotePlan 3▲264Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files
2020 · noteplan.co · its alternatives →
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Hey there! I just released the first version of a project I’ve been working on solves a very specific problem that perhaps only I have. I welcome any and all feedback, even if you just want to drop in to say that this is a hot piece of garbage!
2023 · github.com · 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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PopNotes▲96The notes app that lives in the menu bar of your Mac
2020 · serialcoder.dev · its alternatives →
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Notebook for Mac▲341The beautifully simple note-taking app from Zoho. Now on Mac
2017 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
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Notes Migrator▲128Securely migrate your Google Keep Notes to Apple & Evernote.
2025 · migrator.mgks.dev · 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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Tuckyfree tier, from $4/mo▲273Notes docked to your screen edge, with an AI agent inside
Sep 2026 · tucky.io · its alternatives →
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Better Notes▲357Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →
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A versatile note-taking app. On all your Apple devices.
2017 · apps.apple.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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PeekNote▲176Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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NoteTabs▲129Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →
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Alternote ▲263Gorgeous OS X note-taking app with Evernote integration.
2015 · alternoteapp.com · its alternatives →
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AudioNotes▲185Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar
2017 · audionot.es · its alternatives →
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