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24 alternatives to Intellie Notes 2

A Colorful Note taking app for OS X

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Intellie Notes 2 launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Intellie Notes▲1

   a Quick Note taking app for mac with clean interface

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Stack▲120

   A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

   2017 · stack-writer.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Better Notes▲357

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Quick Note▲149

   Colorful sticky notes for Mac

   2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Alternote ▲263

   Gorgeous OS X note-taking app with Evernote integration.

   2015 · alternoteapp.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Notebook for Mac▲341

   The beautifully simple note-taking app from Zoho. Now on Mac

   2017 · zoho.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Notello▲65

   A simple note taking app

   2015 · notello.com · its alternatives →

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   I wrote a local-first notes app for Mac, with data longevity in mind▲128

   Noteship is a note taking app for Mac that combines notes, todos, and reminders and is based on simple files and folders.

   2021 · noteship.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Scratchpad▲382

    Quick notes, always available

    2024 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Memo▲128

    Simple and elegant notes app on your Mac

    2017 · memo-app.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UINotebook▲183

    A notebook for creatives and engineers

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    SideNotes▲311

    A 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 →

14. 14
    Collate Notes▲9

    A flexible cross-platform note-taking application

    2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Box Notes▲196

    A note-taking app built for teams

    2017 · box.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PeekNote▲176

    Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    NoteLedge▲210

    Take better notes, your way

    2021 · kdan.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    UpNote▲161

    The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Curator▲95

    A visual notes app for iPad

    2014 · curator.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    OneNote for Mac▲84

    All your notes, on all your devices

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Outlinely▲6

    Slick note-taking app for Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Element Note▲128

    Your digital notebook, reimagined

    2022 · elementnote.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Moodnotes▲175

    Capture your mood and improve your thinking habits

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24YA
    Yet Another Notepad App for macOS▲8

    Any suggestion is welcomed and appreciated!

    2023 · notepad-release.web.app · its alternatives →

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