Alternatives

Products that do what Leaf does

No AI. Just notes.

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   Leaf-Let▲83

   Free-form board for visual note-taking.

   2021

2. 2
   TalkNotes▲854

   Turn your thoughts into actionable notes, fast

   2023 · talknotes.io

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

   Apr 2026 · github.com

4. 4
   Paper 3.0▲781

   The new sticky note

   2015

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   Leaf – Create interactive coding tutorials▲127

   2021 · getleaf.app

6. 6
   Bamboo▲114

   Markdown notes with AI under your control

   Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com

7. 7
   Clover V1▲300

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

   2022

8. 8
   Leaf: Sticky Notes & Tasks▲1

   Get things done, one sticky note at a time

   10d ago · play.google.com

9. 9
   Dim Notes▲332

   Auto-tags your thoughts

   Nov 2025 · thedim.app

10. 10
    Contexted▲107

    Write, connect & visualize your notes

    2019

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    Clover▲296

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

    2020

12. 12
    Notes Tab▲209

    Take notes faster and easier

    2024

13. 13
    NoteLedge▲210

    Take better notes, your way

    2021

14. 14
    Material Notes▲169

    Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design

    2017

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    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

16. 16
    NerdyNotes▲176

    Markdown note taking app for developers

    2025

17. 17
    Leaf PHP▲113

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

    2019

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    watson!▲108

    Transparent note/drawing app for macOS

    2023

19. 19
    Writer▲134

    Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown

    2021

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    Browser Notes▲128

    Your ideas, organized - not uploaded

    Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz

21. 21
    Leaf Bookmarks▲2

    Remember your links, don’t just save them

    Jul 2026 · leafbookmarks.com

22. 22
    Audio Notes AI▲164

    Turn chaotic ideas into practical notes

    2023

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    Dumbnote▲141

    Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.

    2025

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    Whisper Notes▲130

    The easiest way to capture your thoughts via audio

    2023

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