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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.

1. 1
   Notational Velocity▲166

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

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2RT
   Real-time notes app built with Vue.js, inspired by Notational Velocity▲257

   2017 · notational.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   nvNotes▲5

   Notational Velocity Inspired Note Taking for iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4NV
   Notational Velocity for Vim▲171

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Velocity▲109

   Read faster, one word at a time

   2013 · its alternatives →

6. 6AN
   A New Basic Vim Motion▲110

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   NotebookJS▲109

   Scientific computation for JavaScript

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8PB
   Physics-based CAD▲104

   2016 · prandtl.design · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Remarkable▲82

   a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10VV
    VisiData – vi for data▲221

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Practical SVG▲65

    Harness power & possibilities of performance-efficient SVG.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12TJ
    Trigonoparty – JavaScript trigonometry visualization▲144

    2018 · ramesaliyev.com · its alternatives →

13. 13WA
    Writing – A lightweight distraction-free editor (MathJax and Markdown)▲133

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Lexicon▲73

    Composable NFTs Prototype

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Pt▲75

    A code experiment on point, form, and space

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16SS
    Scribble - Simple Markdown Wikis▲57

    2012 · tryscribble.com · its alternatives →

17. 17SJ
    Strapdown.js - Instant and elegant Markdown documents▲79

    2012 · strapdownjs.com · its alternatives →

18. 18VA
    VNote, a fresh Markdown note-taking app▲80

    2018 · tamlok.github.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    VelocityX▲71

    A minimalist Flutter framework

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Velocity▲9

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

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21SM
    Simplified music notation▲51

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AP
    Advanced Physics Library designed for Javascript and Node.JS▲18

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23EA
    Elltwo – A browser-based tool for mathy markdown composition▲5

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AA
    Artiklur, a new kind of speed reader▲28

    2014 · artiklur.com · 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 →