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24 alternatives to Quick Notes

Instant notes for moments when your idea can’t wait.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   QuickNote.io▲145

   📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

   2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TalkNotes▲854

   Turn your thoughts into actionable notes, fast

   2023 · talknotes.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Quick Note▲149

   Colorful sticky notes for Mac

   2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dumbnote▲141

   Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.

   2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Better Notes▲357

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   QuickNotes▲6

   This is a minimalist, powerful local note-taking tool.

   Jul 2026 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   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 →

8. 8
   Quick Notes 2.0▲84

   Quick note taking app

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Smarkup Notes▲191

   Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes

   2022 · smarkup.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    A command line simple note taking app. Contribute to wsw70/note development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Quick Notes▲5

    A tiny Chrome app for quickly notes.

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Notes▲103

    Streamlined notes: quick & organized

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Quick Notes▲70

    Maintain organized notes on every new tab 📝

    2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Standard Notes▲164

    A simple and private notes app.

    2017 · standardnotes.com · its alternatives →

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    Nute▲122

    A super simple lightning fast one page note taking app

    2020 · nute.app · its alternatives →

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    QuickJots▲64

    Jot down & auto-save quick notes, in Markdown or plain text

    2019 · quickjots.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TabNote 2.0▲84

    Simple yet powerful note-taking app for Chrome

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Quick Noter▲9

    Quick notes, instantly. No distractions, just thoughts

    2025 · quicknoter-landingpage.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Notes Keeper▲32

    Create notes, memos and to-do lists in no time

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    HashTagNotes▲88

    Note taking app focusing on speed and tags

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    YourNote▲92

    Notes app that puts privacy first

    2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →

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    Simple Note▲84

    Simplest Note app from your web browser.

    2020 · drghostling.github.io · its alternatives →

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    QuickNote - Note Taking App▲6

    Productivity, Note Taking, minimalistisch

    2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Take Notes▲78

    Handwritten notes made easy

    2021 · play.google.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 →