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Products that do what OpenNotepad does

A calm journaling app. No signup. Just write.

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Journal App▲332
A beautiful journal app for macOS
2023
2
Scratchpad▲384
Quick notes, always available
2024
3
Magic Notebook▲82
A calm writing app with no complexity and no AI
May 2026 · magic-notebook.com
4
Just Open & Type (JOT)▲339
A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas
2017
5
Mini Diary▲144
Simple and secure journal app
2019
6
Online NotesPad▲247
Free online notes taking app
2025
7
Once▲179
Keep a journal like a real life book.
2018
8
Minimal▲166
A meditation inspired writing app for effective notes
2021
9
Bear▲596
A beautiful, flexible writing app for notes and prose
2016
10
Letterpad▲140
A Blogging Platform without any paywall and distractions.
2022
11
Simply Write▲154
Distraction-free writing tool
2025
12
Apple Journal▲259
A new app from Apple to start journalling
2023
13
MusePeach▲75
Journaling app that makes it easy for non writers to start.
2019
14
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025
15
Pennen▲122
One quiet handwritten page a day. No feed, no AI.
Jul 2026 · pennen.app
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Textpad▲200
Simple online notepad, no fancy stuff. Just write.
2016
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JournalBook – Privacy centric, offline first, personal journal app▲268
2019 · journalbook.co.uk
18
Notepad▲113
A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋
2018
19
Letterpad▲95
A blogging platform without any paywall and with AI Editor
2022
20
Notepad▲77
Simple app to take notes.
2022
21
Still▲207
A private space to think, write, and slow down
Jan 2026
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Justwrite▲122
A private, local-first writing space that works offline
Jun 2026 · justwrite.sbs
23
Side Notepad▲165
Write notes without leaving your work
2025
24
Notepin 2.0▲123
Extremely simple note-taking + blogging ✍️
2018

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