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24 alternatives to RagtimeCloud

Sync, backups and services for your Joplin notes

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

1. 1
   Joplin▲75

   Open source note taking & to-do app with sync

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Joplin▲48

   An open source note-taking app

   2021 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Joplin▲6

   Open source note taking and to-do app with sync capabilities

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Jam on Chrome▲249

   Sticky notes for the web to comment right on your website

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Google Sheets 2-Way Sync by Unito▲108

   Sync Google Sheets with Trello, Jira, Airtable, and more

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Joplin▲2

   Private notes. Open source. Your data, your control.

   Jul 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Best Reminder App Chrome Extension▲125

   Cloud Sync: Reminders across devices, plus email alerts.

   2025 · bestreminderapp.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   NotesHub 3.3▲135

   Fully cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app

   2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Browser Notes▲128

   Your ideas, organized - not uploaded

   Jul 2026 · browsernotes.xyz · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sher.ly Virtual Space▲74

    Smart sync & share creative projects instantly

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Syncthing 1.0▲119

    Your Dropbox alternative where nada is stored on the cloud.

    2019 · its alternatives →

12. 12M2
    Muse 2.0 with local-first sync▲178

    Hey HN, I want to share with you something I and my four colleagues have been working on for the last several years. It’s a whiteboarding and notes tool called Muse[1]. We just released a 2.0 version which includes local-first sync. A little backstory: I’m one of the authors of the 2019 essay Local-first software[2]. (Past HN discussions[3][4].) The thesis is to reclaim some of the ownership over our data that we’ve lost in the transition from filesystems to cloud/SaaS. So I’m excited to bring CRDT technology “out of the lab” and into a commercial product as a chance to prove the value…

    2022 · museapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Flat▲134

    Collaborate in real time on your sheet music

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Silk + Google Sheets▲125

    Instantly synced data visualizations with Google Sheets Sync

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NotesHub▲95

    Fully cross-platform, markdown based note-taking app

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mellow for Google Sheets▲76

    Sync Google Sheets with your eCommerce store in seconds

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Noteship for Mac▲117

    From notes to knowledge

    2021 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Tab Reminder▲139

    Tame your tabs

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    NoteBuddy▲142

    Collaborate with others live using an online notebook.

    2020 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Transnote Beta▲82

    Make and share video notes by timestamps

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stash▲140

    Syncs your fav links across multiple browsers & accounts

    2023 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Jottacloud▲80

    Safe cloud storage

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23JA
    Joplin, a note taking and to-do app for the terminal▲7

    2017 · joplin.cozic.net · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Jotify▲71

    Sticky notes reimagined

    2022 · 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 →