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24 alternatives to Rubium

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Rubium launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   OpenNotas▲379

   The best personal note-taking app, fast, secure & free

   2024 · opennotas.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Bear 2▲410

   Simple, powerful, private Markdown notes

   2023 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Notium▲64

   A new notetaking app, geared towards CS

   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 →

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   Neum Notes▲83

   A simple neumorphic notes app

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Nute▲122

   A super simple lightning fast one page note taking app

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Notea▲288

   Free self-hosted open source note taking app, like Notion

   2021 · its alternatives →

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   Standard Notes▲164

   A simple and private notes app.

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   NotesHub 3.0▲87

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

   2023 · its alternatives →

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    Joplin▲75

    Open source note taking & to-do app with sync

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11AO
    An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)▲241

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Material Notes▲169

    Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    NotesHub▲95

    Fully cross-platform, markdown based note-taking app

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Noteli▲105

    An open source CLI tool to take notes

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Notes.cx▲92

    Simple, anonymous online Markdown notepad

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Rocket Note▲134

    Take notes & pin timestamps on YouTube. 🚀📝

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Dash▲122

    Private, encrypted OSS notes app

    2025 · dashnote.io · its alternatives →

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    GomScope▲63

    Supercharge your Bear notes

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Koala▲117

    Free, open source and web based bear alternative.

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    TabNote 2.0▲84

    Simple yet powerful note-taking app for Chrome

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Joplin▲48

    An open source note-taking app

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Element Note▲128

    Your digital notebook, reimagined

    2022 · 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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    BlockNote▲73

    A simple note taking app with focus on keyboard shortcuts.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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