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24 alternatives to Notesmartly

Organise your work in one place

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Notesmartly launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Notejoy▲341
Collaborative notes for you and your team
2017 · notejoy.com · its alternatives →
2
UpNote▲161
The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Notey▲117
Capture thoughts effortlessly with smart, secure notes
2025 · its alternatives →
4
Outlinely for iPhone & iPad▲140
An elegant app for organizing notes and thoughts
2016 · glamdevelopment.com · its alternatives →
5
Smarkup Notes▲191
Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes
2022 · smarkup.com · its alternatives →
6
Hints▲492
Valuable info is quickly captured and self-organized
2022 · hints.so · its alternatives →
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Organizedly – Linked notes, todo's, calendar and queries▲63
2021 · organizedly.io · its alternatives →
8
Better Notes▲357
Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →
9
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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Online NotesPad▲247
Free online notes taking app
2025 · onlinenotespad.com · its alternatives →
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Noteful▲80
Notes with folders
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Notesly▲9
Capture, Organize, Sync – Your Ideas, Anytime, Anywhere.
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
13
Notes▲103
Streamlined notes: quick & organized
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
14
NotePlan for iOS▲88
Calendar + Markdown + Notes
2017 · noteplan.co · its alternatives →
15
Easynote▲104
One tool to manage all your work in one single place
2021 · easynote.com · its alternatives →
16
NoteLedge▲210
Take better notes, your way
2021 · kdan.com · its alternatives →
17
NoteBuddy▲142
Collaborate with others live using an online notebook.
2020 · gamebaidoithuong85.com · its alternatives →
18
I wrote a local-first notes app for Mac, with data longevity in mind▲128
Noteship is a note taking app for Mac that combines notes, todos, and reminders and is based on simple files and folders.
2021 · noteship.com · its alternatives →
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RexPad▲86
Nimble collaborative note-taking.
2018 · its alternatives →
20
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →
21
NoteIt▲103
Easy notes & memos
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Productivity Page▲96
A notes app that doesn't require a PhD
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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NotePlan▲77
Markdown + calendar + notes
2016 · noteplan.co · its alternatives →
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NotePlan 2 on macOS▲87
Spend less time planning and more time doing
2019 · noteplan.co · its alternatives →

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