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24 alternatives to Hiro

Scrappy Notes with Friends (with semantic search)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hiro launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1HF
   Hiro – Fast and responsive notetaking meets semantic search▲160

   2013 · alpha.hiroapp.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Scrapbox▲153

   A new style of note-taking where ideas connect

   2017 · scrapbox.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Noteslate Shiro▲107

   1-bit ePaper writing tablet

   2015 · noteslate.com · its alternatives →

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   Napkin▲222

   A new way to share ideas

   2015 · napkin.is · its alternatives →

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   Sorta Notebinder▲69

   A notebook with pages that can be removed & reordered

   2014 · sorta.la · its alternatives →

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   Box Notes▲196

   A note-taking app built for teams

   2017 · box.com · its alternatives →

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   Fetchnotes▲17

   Easy way to keep track of anything & collaborate

   2014 · fetchnotes.com · its alternatives →

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   Nooot▲68

   Collaborative notes in your browser

   2015 · its alternatives →

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    ZenPen▲125

    The minimal writing tool of web

    2014 · zenpen.io · its alternatives →

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    Fetchntoes▲64

    Organize and share your notes how you want.

    2013 · fetchnotes.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Findery▲63

    Social local discovery

    2014 · findery.com · its alternatives →

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    Liquid Text 2.0▲157

    A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

    2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    RexPad▲86

    Nimble collaborative note-taking.

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Omniref▲145

    Sticky notes for code: annotation and code review for GitHub

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Addr▲98

    A collective and annotation-focus ePub reader

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Sopler▲83

    A real-time, collaborative to-do list

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Katib▲99

    A Markdown Editor for Arabic, Urdu, Farsi and Hebrew

    2014 · katibapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Paperpile▲66

    No-fuss reference management for the web

    2014 · paperpile.com · its alternatives →

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    Note Tracks▲80

    Annotated notes for audio content

    2015 · notetracks.com · its alternatives →

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    Penflip▲119

    A social writing platform

    2013 · its alternatives →

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    5iler▲81

    A notepad for the rhythm of your mind

    2014 · 5iler.com · its alternatives →

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    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

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    Artoo▲74

    The client-side scraping companion

    2014 · medialab.github.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →