Alternatives

Products that do what Scratchd does

Notes that stay plain files in a folder you choose

1
Keep It▲103
Robust Evernote alternative.
2018
2
MinkNote▲157
Private macOS notes built on plain Markdown files
Jul 2026
3
Material Notes▲169
Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design
2017
4
showmd▲204
Markdown was never meant to be previewed plain text
Apr 2026
5
jotnoted.▲170
Minimalistic notes with sketches editor
2024
6
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024
7
note.md▲243
Local-first markdown based workspace for research writings
May 2026
8
PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025
9
Smarkup Notes▲191
Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes
2022
10
Sketch The Ripper▲230
Rip and share .sketch files on any OS in one click 💎
2018
11
Jot▲235
The no-fuss way to take notes
2018
12ZS
Zonote – Sticky notes with Markdown and Tabs, all in one .txt file▲74
2020 · github.com
13
Flyout▲101
Rich-text notes that fly out from your Mac's screen edge
Jul 2026
14
HashTagNotes▲108
Message-yourself-style notes, files and to-dos
2024
15
Bebop▲142
Capture notes as text files, an app for iOS
2024
16
NotePlan 3▲264
Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files
2020
17
Standard Notes▲164
A simple and private notes app.
2017
18
Marked.cc▲106
📝 Create and share beautiful images of your notes and prose
2019
19
Good Notes 5▲88
Note-Taking & PDF Markup
2022
20
Dropbox Paper for Mac (Unofficial)▲195
An unofficial Mac app for Dropbox Paper
2017
21
NoteTabs▲129
Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026
22
Gravity Notes For Mac▲121
Private offline notepad
Feb 2026
23
Music Notepad▲76
Keep track of all your musical ideas in one place!
2020
24
Notepad▲113
A rich, distraction-free alternative to sticky notes 📋
2018

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