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24 alternatives to SnipNotes for macOS

A versatile note-taking app. On all your Apple devices.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SnipNotes for macOS launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Snip▲80

   The notes app with a focus on privacy

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   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 →

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   PopNotes▲96

   The notes app that lives in the menu bar of your Mac

   2020 · serialcoder.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Supernotes 3▲427

   Take notes everywhere

   2023 · supernotes.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   SnipNotes 2.0▲3

   Intelligent note-taking for iOS and Apple Watch

   2016 · snipnotes.de · its alternatives →

6. 6
   snipnote▲91

   Organize your day with tasks, notes & checklists

   2020 · snipnote.vercel.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Snipo▲302

   Side-by-side AI notetaker for your videos

   2023 · snipo.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   AudioNotes▲185

   Easily record and share audio messages from your Mac menubar

   2017 · audionot.es · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Better Notes▲357

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    FSNotes 5 for iOS▲83

    Notes manager to make your life easier

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Memo▲128

    Simple and elegant notes app on your Mac

    2017 · memo-app.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Snippetnote▲72

    📝 The note-taking app for the snippets you use often

    2018 · snippetnote.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Quick Note▲149

    Colorful sticky notes for Mac

    2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PeekNote▲176

    Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hints▲492

    Valuable info is quickly captured and self-organized

    2022 · hints.so · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Snip▲105

    Native macOS code snippets manager with syntax highlighting

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FSNotes▲101

    File system notes manager

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    FSNotes 6▲9

    Notes manager and text editor for macOS

    2022 · fsnot.es · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SideNotes for iPhone and iPad▲110

    Your quick notes with you

    2022 · apptorium.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Notepin▲349

    Extremely simple note-taking

    2017 · notepin.co · its alternatives →

21. 21
    MinkNote▲157

    Private macOS notes app built on plain Markdown files. No databases, no lock-in. Native, keyboard-first, and designed for knowledge organization.

    Jul 2026 · muse23.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    NotePlan 3▲264

    Native (Mac & iOS) note-taking based on local Markdown files

    2020 · noteplan.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    OneNote for Mac▲84

    All your notes, on all your devices

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Snips▲72

    Easily create and access all of your useful code snippets

    2022 · its alternatives →

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