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24 alternatives to Personaldb

Note taking with non-linear power

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Personaldb launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1YA
   YourNote, a note-taking app that puts users’ data first▲68

   2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
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   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dynalist▲177

   A web app for structuring your thoughts into lists

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Box Notes▲196

   A note-taking app built for teams

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5TN
   Trilium Notes – Scriptable note-taking application▲328

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Workflowy 2.0▲176

   Organize your brain

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7BA
   Boostnote – An open-source note taking app designed for programmers▲68

   2017 · boostnote.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Scrapbox▲153

   A new style of note-taking where ideas connect

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9SN
   Simple note-taking and blogging▲57

   2018 · notepin.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    LeadIQ▲96

    Sales Productivity

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bullet Journal▲86

    An analog note-taking system for the digital age

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Scrum▲85

    A breathtakingly brief and agile introduction

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13CC
    Collate: Cross platform note taking app based on plain text data format▲85

    2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →

14. 14VA
    VNote, a fresh Markdown note-taking app▲80

    2018 · tamlok.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15RA
    Rhythm – a daily markdown notebook, calendar, and task list▲28

    2018 · getarhythm.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Amplenote▲73

    Flexible notes and tasks, built by productivity enthusiasts.

    2019 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Notes▲103

    Streamlined notes: quick & organized

    2024 · its alternatives →

18. 18SN
    Soliloquy – Note-taking for power users▲23

    2019 · soliloquy.cc · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Todoist Ninja▲79

    Work Smarter and Increase Your Productivity

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Commonplace Book App▲78

    Digitally record quotes and book notes

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21HN
    Headcache: note-taking program with markdown, search, external editing▲7

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22BN
    Beyondpad – New kind of note taking and data management solution▲59

    2014 · beyondpad.com · its alternatives →

23. 23PA
    Precis – A minimal note-taking app built over GitHub Pages▲34

    2019 · abhin4v.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24TP
    taskdb – personal task tracker▲6

    2020 · github.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 →