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24 alternatives to Piece

Less equals more. A simple temporary-note taking app.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Piece launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Minimal▲166

   A meditation inspired writing app for effective notes

   2021 · minimal.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Better Notes▲357

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Piece 3.0▲76

   Floating note app for your fleeting thoughts

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Stupid Notes▲337

   Minimalist note taking app

   2025 · stupidnotes.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Dim Notes▲331

   Auto-tags your thoughts

   Nov 2025 · thedim.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Paragraphs▲272

   A minimalist writing app for Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   1Memo▲118

   Memo app for minimalists

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 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 →

10. 10NM
    Notably – minimalist markdown notes app▲5

    2018 · producthunt.com · its alternatives →

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    Notational Velocity▲166

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

    2014 · notational.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Standard Notes▲164

    A simple and private notes app.

    2017 · standardnotes.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Memo▲128

    Simple and elegant notes app on your Mac

    2017 · memo-app.net · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Notilus▲128

    A super simple note app inspired by Apple Notes

    Oct 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Athenify▲67

    Rapid note-taking for minimalists.

    2019 · athenify.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PeekNote▲176

    Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    lowercase▲12

    A simple way to take and share notes

    2024 · lowercase.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nimble Notes▲107

    The anti-Evernote. Fast, dead-simple note-taking.

    2019 · app.notion.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Stack▲120

    A beautiful and smart key-value based writing app

    2017 · stack-writer.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Notello▲65

    A simple note taking app

    2015 · notello.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Notepad▲77

    Simple app to take notes.

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Paper▲111

    🚀 An offline note taking app with "networkless" sharing

    2019 · paperapp.vercel.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Fleeting Notes▲63

    Capture and connect your thoughts

    2022 · fleetingnotes.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ripple: Minimalist Notes▲14

    notes, quick notes, notebook, minimalist note, idea, memo

    2025 · apps.apple.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 →