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24 alternatives to RawStr Notes

The missing notetaking tool for developers

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

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NerdyNotes▲176
Markdown note taking app for developers
2025 · nerdynotes.app · its alternatives →
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Noteli▲105
An open source CLI tool to take notes
2021 · its alternatives →
3
Standard Notes▲164
A simple and private notes app.
2017 · standardnotes.com · its alternatives →
4
Pastelog▲142
Create stunning rich text notes in minutes
2024 · pastelog.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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GitNoter▲72
Open source webapp to store notes to in github repository
2022 · its alternatives →
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NotesHub: cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app▲147
Thank you for your comments, just some context: - The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the Web. - The Web version is implemented as a Progressive Web Application that is very responsive, local first, offline first, can be installed, and is entirely free to use. - Native (hybrid) versions do not require subscription fees and have small one-time payment. - You can store your notes in Git using any Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. However, it has the best built-in integration with GitHub. Self-hosted scenarios like Gitea are also…
2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
7
Fuzzynote – terminal-based, CRDT-backed, collaborative note-taking▲153
Terminal-based, hyper-fast, CRDT-backed, collaborative note-taking tool - Sambigeara/fuzzynote
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NotesHub▲95
Fully cross-platform, markdown based note-taking app
2021 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
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Recollectr▲65
Record and recall without breaking your flow
2018 · recollectr.io · its alternatives →
10
QuickNoter▲100
Let AI take notes for anything you upload/record/paste
2023 · its alternatives →
11
Boostnote▲164
An open-source cross platform notes app 📝
2019 · its alternatives →
12
Notebook OS▲145
Capture and manage your notes in Notion
2022 · theveller.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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Codr.cc - Etherpad meets Pastebin Meets Notepad.cc: live code sharing▲135
2011 · codr.cc · its alternatives →
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Dendron v100▲151
Open source note taking for developers
2022 · dendron.so · its alternatives →
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NotesHub 3.3▲135
Fully cross-platform, Markdown-based note-taking app
2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
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VNote▲78
A Vim-inspired note-taking application with Markdown
2018 · tamlok.github.io · its alternatives →
17
A Markdown Notepad App▲57
A markdown notepad app. Contribute to kenforthewin/noted development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Note: AI Note Taker ▲117
Generate Highly Detailed Notes From any Recording or Video
2024 · its alternatives →
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Collate: Cross platform note taking app based on plain text data format▲85
Welcome to the Collate Blog! As our first blog post, let’s kick things off with the...
2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →
20
Crossnote – a note taking extension for VSCode▲97
(WIP) Turn your VSCode into a decent markdown note taking platform - 0xGG/vscode-crossnote
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Isonotes – Create notes in rich text format or markdown▲22
I have been building yet another note and document management site: https://isonotes.com/
2019 · isonotes.com · its alternatives →
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Noter▲67
A lean, secure and social media-less repo for your ideas
2019 · its alternatives →
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NotesHub 3.0▲87
Fully cross-platform, markdown-based note-taking app
2023 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
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NotesHub 2.x▲74
Markdown based note-taking app with git sync & kanban boards
2023 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →

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