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24 alternatives to Material Notes

Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Material Notes launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Really Simple Notes▲69
Simple, plain-text notes with offline saving
2022 · its alternatives →
2
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →
3
UpNote▲161
The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
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 →
5
NerdyNotes▲176
Markdown note taking app for developers
2025 · nerdynotes.app · its alternatives →
6
Notefy▲66
All your notes in one place accessible from any device
2021 · its alternatives →
7
Standard Notes▲164
A simple and private notes app.
2017 · standardnotes.com · its alternatives →
8
Browser Notes▲128
Your ideas, organized - not uploaded
Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · its alternatives →
9
Notes▲103
Streamlined notes: quick & organized
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
10
HashTagNotes▲88
Note taking app focusing on speed and tags
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app▲147
Thank you for your comments, just some context: - The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the Web. - The Web version is implemented as a Progressive Web Application that is very responsive, local first, offline first, can be installed, and is entirely free to use. - Native (hybrid) versions do not require subscription fees and have small one-time payment. - You can store your notes in Git using any Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. However, it has the best built-in integration with GitHub. Self-hosted scenarios like Gitea are also…
2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
12
Pasteline▲142
Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds
2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →
13
Timber Note▲66
Easy to use, beautifully crafted notes app
2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
14
Notrix▲150
A 100% free and secure notes app in your browser
2022 · its alternatives →
15
Element Note▲128
Your digital notebook, reimagined
2022 · elementnote.app · its alternatives →
16
KristNotes▲86
Open-source shared notes with Markdown & Mermaid support
2025 · its alternatives →
17
StickyNoted▲71
Sticky Note with Markdown flavour
2020 · its alternatives →
18
YourNote▲92
Notes app that puts privacy first
2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →
19
Paper▲111
🚀 An offline note taking app with "networkless" sharing
2019 · paperapp.vercel.app · its alternatives →
20
Noteful▲80
Notes with folders
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
21
Simple Note▲84
Simplest Note app from your web browser.
2020 · drghostling.github.io · its alternatives →
22
NotesHub▲95
Fully cross-platform, markdown based note-taking app
2021 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
23
NotesHub 3.0▲87
Fully cross-platform, markdown-based note-taking app
2023 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
24
Symbol▲71
Daily notes app without authorization & cloud storage
2023 · marsprivet.com · its alternatives →

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