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24 alternatives to nValt

Notational Velocity with MultiMarkdown features

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. nValt launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Notational Velocity▲166

   A unique modeless, mouseless Mac OS X note-taking app

   2014 · notational.net · its alternatives →

2. 2
   nvNotes▲5

   Notational Velocity Inspired Note Taking for iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Notational Velocity for Vim▲171

   Notational velocity for vim. . Contribute to alok/notational-fzf-vim development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Velocity▲109

   Read faster, one word at a time

   2013 · velocity.black · its alternatives →

5. 5RT
   Real-time notes app built with Vue.js, inspired by Notational Velocity▲257

   2017 · notational.co · its alternatives →

6. 6
   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Remarkable▲82

   a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Practical SVG▲65

   Harness power & possibilities of performance-efficient SVG.

   2016 · abookapart.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Octave▲191

    A free library of UI sounds for your apps

    2014 · raisedbeaches.com · its alternatives →

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    Nibble▲102

    An attempt at a single pass LLVM frontend in ~3000 lines of C without external dependencies, malloc, or an AST. Included are some graphical examples. The IR isn't perfect, and the README touches on one particular downfall

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lexicon▲73

    Composable NFTs Prototype

    2021 · aftermarket.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Jottings▲95

    Real-time collaboration in Markdown

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Pt▲75

    A code experiment on point, form, and space

    2015 · williamngan.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    KRFT 1.5.0▲110

    A modular instrument for music production

    2017 · studioamplify.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    VelocityX▲71

    A minimalist Flutter framework

    2021 · pub.dev · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Velocity by Code Climate▲88

    Analytics and benchmarks for engineering processes and teams

    2018 · codeclimate.com · its alternatives →

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    Velocity▲9

    A breakthrough, hands-free, speed radar for sports.

    2014 · app.athla.com · its alternatives →

19. 19GS
    GitHub statistics · Velocity Radar▲58

    Real GitHub momentum, including private repos & AI agents

    Sep 2026 · velocity.id8.one · its alternatives →

20. 20NT
    NumPy to C++14: the xtensor cheat sheet▲6

    2017 · xtensor.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →

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    A hierarchical Markdown notetaking tool with mouse/tablet drawing▲23

    A GTK3 hierarchical markdown notetaking application with tablet support. - blackhole89/notekit

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Waveforms▲6

    An interactive, educational guide to the physics of sound

    2018 · waveforms.surge.sh · its alternatives →

23. 23US
    UvCharts - Simple yet powerful charting library for developers▲5

    2015 · imaginea.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Velocity▲11

    Financial analysis at the speed of thought

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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