Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Note-taking program, open, runs locally on any OS, has a simple design launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Notea▲288

   Free self-hosted open source note taking app, like Notion

   2021 · cinwell.com · its alternatives →

2. 2IU
   Instantly Understand Any Spreadsheet▲192

   Diese Website steht zum Verkauf! useslate.com ist Ihre erste und beste Informationsquelle über useslate. Hier finden Sie auch weitere interessante Links. Wir hoffen, dass Sie bei Ihrer Suche erfolgreich sind!

   2014 · useslate.com · its alternatives →

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   Einote▲133

   Take notes from any web page in seconds

   2022 · einote.com · its alternatives →

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   Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

   A command line simple note taking app. Contribute to wsw70/note development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)▲241

   An open source, markdown-based, self-hosted note taking webapp. - batnoter/batnoter

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   noteZilla - Interactive sheet music▲275

   2013 · notezilla.io · 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 →

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   Kollate▲134

   Bookmarking and note taking. For free.

   2019 · its alternatives →

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   Online NotesPad▲247

   Free online notes taking app

   2025 · onlinenotespad.com · its alternatives →

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    Hiro – Fast and responsive notetaking meets semantic search▲160

    2013 · alpha.hiroapp.com · its alternatives →

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    a5▲181

    Takes notes in your browser. Elegant & simple.

    2015 · khiry.co · its alternatives →

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    Flomo – a minimal note-taking tool based on zettelkasten method▲49

    像发微博一样记笔记，记录你想法的川流。全平台覆盖，还支持微信服务号输入。

    2022 · flomoapp.com · its alternatives →

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    An Easy Programming Language – Built with WebAssembly▲144

    easyprog.online ist Ihre erste und beste Informationsquelle über easyprog. Hier finden Sie auch weitere interessante Links. Wir hoffen, dass Sie bei Ihrer Suche erfolgreich sind!

    2019 · easyprog.online · its alternatives →

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    QuickNote.io▲145

    📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

    2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →

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    NoteTabs▲129

    Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore

    Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →

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    scatteredNote▲82

    Simple UI to grab content and take note easily

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Kvak.io – Online Notepad▲90

    A simple collaborative note-taking app

    2020 · kvak.io · its alternatives →

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    Notate.so▲101

    Hey all :) I noticed the development on the Notion web clipper chrome extension is kinda slow, so I built a better one. It works on any web page, any youtube video, and any PDF. Features: - highlight + note + collections - auto-scrollback to your highlights (page automatically scrolls to the text you highlighted and it works on LLMs web interfaces) - automatic sync to Notion (+page+dbs creation) - reminders: the app pings you with an email to review and delete your already-checked highlights (you set the ping period) Let me know what you think. Denis

    Nov 2025 · notate.so · its alternatives →

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    FromScratch▲109

    A simple but smart note-taking app

    2016 · fromscratch.rocks · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Grug Notes, a simple take on text notes▲100

    Hey hacker news, I've worked on a note/wiki app nights and weekends for almost two years. While still missing some essentials and polish, I'm happy with the progress and some of my use cases: personal CRM, work notes, and a place to write/record funny things my kid says. I bought into the hype a few years ago with linking apps but quickly grew tired of spinners and steep learning curves, so I started over with a text box and my HTML skills from twenty years ago. Then Chatgpt came out, giving me the tools to add a bit of magic and dig into my stance on simplicity even more. I'd love…

    2024 · grugnotes.com · its alternatives →

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    BlankSlate.io▲86

    Fast Note Taking in your Browser

    2015 · blankslate.io · its alternatives →

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    Note It▲59

    A feature packed note-taking extension with OCR support

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Noteli▲105

    An open source CLI tool to take notes

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    NoteUX – Fast and minimalist note-taking app▲61

    Noteux is a beautifully designed note-taking app that helps you quickly capture and organize your thoughts. Experience a clean UI and UX for productivity.

    2025 · noteux.com · its alternatives →

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