Alternatives

Products that do what QuackNotes does

Notes that are just files. No database, no lock-in

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SideNotes▲311
Quick notes on screen edge
2025
2
MinkNote▲157
Private macOS notes built on plain Markdown files
Jul 2026 · muse23.com
3
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024
4
Supernotes 3▲441
Take notes everywhere
2023
5
Standard Notes▲164
A simple and private notes app.
2017
6
Paper 3.0▲781
The new sticky note
2015
7
PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025
8
Nimble Notes▲107
The anti-Evernote. Fast, dead-simple note-taking.
2019
9
FSNotes▲101
File system notes manager
2018
10
Stupid Notes▲338
Minimalist note taking app
2025
11
SideNotes 1.3▲259
Quick Notes on Screen Side
2021
12
Supernotes▲432
The collaborative note-taking app
2020
13
FSNotes 5 for iOS▲83
Notes manager to make your life easier
2022
14
AudioNotes▲185
Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar
2017
15
SnipNotes for macOS▲82
A versatile note-taking app. On all your Apple devices.
2017
16
Dumbnote▲141
Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.
2025
17
HashTagNotes▲108
Message-yourself-style notes, files and to-dos
2024
18
FSNotes 5▲142
Notes manager and text editor for MacOS
2021
19
NoteTabs▲129
Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026
20
PopNotes▲96
The notes app that lives in the menu bar of your Mac
2020
21
Notes▲103
Streamlined notes: quick & organized
2024
22ZS
Zonote – Sticky notes with Markdown and Tabs, all in one .txt file▲74
2020 · github.com
23
Cheetah Note▲111
A notes app that's more than just a word processor ✍️
2018
24
SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110
Your quick notes with you
2022

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