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NoteLedge▲210
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5
LightNote▲242
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Notation▲190
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7
a5▲181
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Mindstone▲181
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RemNote▲236
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Brill 2.0▲241
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14
Jot & Paste▲85
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15
Dumbnote▲141
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16
Nute▲122
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17
Better Notes▲359
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NoteGPT▲216
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Notes▲103
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Jot▲100
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2020
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Manifest▲248
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Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application▲328
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Lazy for Notion▲247
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Contexted▲107
Write, connect & visualize your notes
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