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24 alternatives to Good Notes 5
Note-Taking & PDF Markup
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Good Notes 5 launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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Better Notes▲357Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →
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UpNote▲161The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · apps.apple.com · 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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Note It▲59A feature packed note-taking extension with OCR support
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NoteThisDown▲162Your handwritten notes straight to Notion. In seconds.
2024 · note-this-down.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · tamlok.github.io · its alternatives →
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Brain;Notes▲61Scrapbook-like notepad app using sticky notes for iPadOS
2022 · brainnotes.magickworx.com · its alternatives →
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Nimble Notes▲107The anti-Evernote. Fast, dead-simple note-taking.
2019 · app.notion.com · its alternatives →
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A simple and free note taking app for iOS devices.
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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