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24 alternatives to Nimble Notes

The anti-Evernote. Fast, dead-simple note-taking.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nimble Notes launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stupid Notes▲337

   Minimalist note taking app

   2025 · stupidnotes.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Better Notes▲357

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Evernote 8.0 - January 2017▲415

   The popular note-taking app, re-designed for iOS

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Paper 3.0▲779

   The new sticky note

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lazy▲928

   One ⌘ shortcut to capture anything straight to Notion

   2023 · lazy.so · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Notepin▲349

   Extremely simple note-taking

   2017 · notepin.co · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NimbleNotes▲135

   The digital notebook that helps you study.

   2015 · nimblenotes.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dumbnote▲141

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

   2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Evernote Web - Oct 2014▲435

   Dictate notes, perform searches, and see recent content.

   2014 · evernote.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    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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    Cheetah Note▲111

    A notes app that's more than just a word processor ✍️

    2018 · cheetahnote.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Quick Note▲149

    Colorful sticky notes for Mac

    2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Notebag▲298

    A keyboard-focused note-taking app that gets out of your way

    2020 · notebag.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PeekNote▲176

    Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Standard Notes▲164

    A simple and private notes app.

    2017 · standardnotes.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    UpNote▲161

    The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Neum Notes▲83

    A simple neumorphic notes app

    2020 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cimanote▲169

    The fast, clean note app Evernote used to be

    Mar 2026 · cimanote.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Entropic Notes▲63

    A minimalist note taking app

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    FastEver 3▲63

    Quick note-taking app for Evernote

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Evernote for iOS▲142

    The most popular note-taking app, reengineered.

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Notes▲103

    Streamlined notes: quick & organized

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    QuickNote.io▲145

    📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

    2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    nimblenote▲4

    Simple keyboard-driven note taking

    2021 · nimblenote.app · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →