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24 alternatives to MadNotes PRO

Browser's new tab markdown notepad for seamless productivity

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. MadNotes PRO launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
MadNotes ▲71
The most convenient markdown notepad, opened in the new tab
2022 · madnotes.app · its alternatives →
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Supernotes 2 – a fast, Markdown notes app for journalling and sharing▲251
Hi HN – we first launched Supernotes[1] to HN in April 2020, and since then Tobias and I (it's just the two of us) have put in the work to make what we hope is an amazing note-taking app. Although the note-taking / personal knowledge management landscape is incredibly competitive at the moment (with lots of great apps adding great new features every day), we think that with the newly released Supernotes 2 we're keeping pace and delivering a unique and satisfying knowledge management experience. Here's the combination of features that make us stand out: - a powerful markdown-based…
2022 · supernotes.app · its alternatives →
3
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 →
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Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →
5
Scratchpad▲382
Quick notes, always available
2024 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →
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TabNotes▲95
Markdown notepad in your new tab
2020 · bansal.io · its alternatives →
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Notepin▲349
Extremely simple note-taking
2017 · notepin.co · its alternatives →
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BriskNote▲94
New tab notes that sync across devices
2019 · brisknote.com · its alternatives →
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TabNote▲117
Use your Browser as your Notepad
2018 · its alternatives →
10
Notes Tab▲209
Take notes faster and easier
2024 · markdownnotestab.com · its alternatives →
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Browser Notes▲128
Your ideas, organized - not uploaded
Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · its alternatives →
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Smarkup Notes▲191
Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes
2022 · smarkup.com · its alternatives →
13
Open source non-linear notepad app▲222
MicroPad is a free non-linear note taking app that allows for easy organisation of all of your notes and notebooks.
2018 · getmicropad.com · its alternatives →
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Markdown New Tab – A new tab replacement to jot down notes in Markdown▲218
🗒️ ⏰ ✅ Save notes in Markdown directly in the 'New Tab' page - plibither8/markdown-new-tab
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Notepad▲113
A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋
2018 · notepad.microtheta.com · its alternatives →
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Tab Notes▲90
Turn your browser new tab into a distraction-free notepad
Aug 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
Smart Notes▲83
Sticky notes for your web browser
2020 · its alternatives →
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Markdown New Tab▲94
Write notes in Markdown directly in the 'New Tab' page
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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StickyNoted▲71
Sticky Note with Markdown flavour
2020 · its alternatives →
21
NoteUX Chrome Extension▲123
Capture notes on every new Tab
2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Enote▲107
Lightweight Desktop Notes
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Tab Notes▲74
Make notes on the browser new tab like articles
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97
Effortless note-taking in your browser
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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