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24 alternatives to Leaf

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Leaf, a notepad chrome extension. My first public project!▲11

   2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Leaf-Let▲83

   Free-form board for visual note-taking.

   2021 · leaf-let.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Leaf secure note▲7

   Leafnotes is a simple and awesome note app.

   2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TalkNotes▲854

   Turn your thoughts into actionable notes, fast

   2023 · talknotes.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Leaf Note▲7

   An Android markdown note App and knowlege manager.

   2024 · meiyan.tech · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Leaf – Create interactive coding tutorials▲127

   2021 · getleaf.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bamboo▲114

   Markdown notes with AI under your control

   Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Clover V1▲300

   The notes app with built-in whiteboarding, tasks, & planner

   2022 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Note Canvas▲68

   Have FUN writing notes--text, flashcards, and other objects.

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Canvas▲324

    Notes for teams of nerds

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Leaf: Sticky Notes & Tasks▲1

    Get things done, one sticky note at a time

    Aug 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Clover▲296

    Work visually with the all-in-one notebook for creatives.

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dim Notes▲331

    Auto-tags your thoughts

    Nov 2025 · thedim.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Leaf▲81

    Author interactive coding tutorials

    2021 · getleaf.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Contexted▲107

    Write, connect & visualize your notes

    2019 · contexted.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    leaf▲133

    The easiest way to record and share your family's memories

    2023 · sharewithleaf.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Notes Tab▲209

    Take notes faster and easier

    2024 · markdownnotestab.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    NoteLedge▲210

    Take better notes, your way

    2021 · kdan.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Material Notes▲169

    Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20LP
    Leaflet.pub – a web app for creating and sharing rich documents▲170

    Hi HN! For the last 8 months we've been working on leaflet.pub, a web app for making delightful documents. We're trying to strike a balance between Notion and Google Docs — very fast, ultralight and easy to share, but also supporting rich blocks and multiple pages. Weirdly, none of the many notetaking/document apps that we could find hit this combination, so we made Leaflet. With it you can: - Instantly create a doc, without an account - Share read and edit links - Sign-in with email to sync your docs to different devices - Add rich blocks, like canvases, subpages, rsvps, and polls It's…

    2025 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    NerdyNotes▲176

    Markdown note taking app for developers

    2025 · nerdynotes.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Leaf PHP▲113

    Create clean, simple but powerful web apps and APIs quickly.

    2019 · leaf-docs.netlify.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    leaf – a terminal Markdown previewer with a GUI-like experience▲46

    Terminal Markdown previewer — GUI-like experience. - RivoLink/leaf

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    watson!▲108

    Transparent note/drawing app for macOS

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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