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24 alternatives to Lume

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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.

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   Notational Velocity▲166

   A unique modeless, mouseless Mac OS X note-taking app

   2014 · notational.net · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Understory Notes▲80

   Notes that tell thet ale

   7d ago · understory.ussherpress.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Zoom Notes▲168

   Notes for real time collaboration

   2023 · news.zoom.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   FeelMyMac▲97

   Lets you feel different textures through your Mac’s trackpad

   17d ago · feelmymac.thehighjack.it · its alternatives →

6. 6
   VoiceCap▲100

   The AI notetaker for meetings in your language

   29d ago · voicecap.ai · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Notely▲68

   Turn notes into tasks, with AI that asks first

   18d ago · notely.brainix.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   put·here▲77

   A place to collect notes to organize them later

   6d ago · puthere.space · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Voice Memo▲67

   Open-source voice notes that file your tasks and reminders

   18d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10RT
    Re-thinking note-taking in the browser▲5

    2021 · membr.shiftlabz.com · its alternatives →

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    Haptiker▲75

    Volume, brightness and keyboard light on your trackpad edges

    13d ago · haptiker.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Shake Cursor▲2

    Shake your mouse to summon local Codex.

    May 2026 · jayztwo.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Music Mouse - An Intelligent Instrument▲4

    Computer Software by Laurie Spiegel

    2017 · teropa.info · its alternatives →

14. 14AT
    A tool to track practice time on the piano▲9

    2019 · mypianopractice.org · its alternatives →

15. 15YA
    Yet Another Notepad App for macOS▲8

    Any suggestion is welcomed and appreciated!

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

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    A hierarchical Markdown notetaking tool with mouse/tablet drawing▲23

    A GTK3 hierarchical markdown notetaking application with tablet support. - blackhole89/notekit

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Collate Notes▲9

    A flexible cross-platform note-taking application

    2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Ting Ting – A piano in less than 100 lines of JS (using Phaser.js)▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19NM
    Notably – minimalist markdown notes app▲5

    2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AF
    A fullscreen HSL color picker (mousemove/scroll)▲6

    2016 · hsl.ruiramos.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Headcache: note-taking program with markdown, search, external editing▲7

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AM
    Advanced Markdown Editor for Standard Notes▲5

    2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

23. 23FL
    Fast, Local, Linked Notes▲7

    2020 · jottt.xyz · its alternatives →

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    MouseLocker (macOS)▲6

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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