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24 alternatives to Standard Notes

A simple and private notes app.

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

1. 1
   Standard Notes▲17

   Notes app focused on longevity, portability, and privacy.

   2017 · standardnotes.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Better Notes▲357

   Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags

   2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   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 →

4. 4
   Memo▲128

   Simple and elegant notes app on your Mac

   2017 · memo-app.net · its alternatives →

5. 5
   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 →

6. 6
   UpNote▲161

   The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   PeekNote▲176

   Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stupid Notes▲337

   Minimalist note taking app

   2025 · stupidnotes.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Quick Notes 2.0▲84

   Quick note taking app

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Notes▲103

    Streamlined notes: quick & organized

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    YourNote▲92

    Notes app that puts privacy first

    2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Paragraph Notes▲155

    A private Markdown notes app for Mac

    Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Cryptware Notes▲60

    A simple and minimalistic notepad app

    2022 · cryptwareapps.firebaseapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Quick Note▲149

    Colorful sticky notes for Mac

    2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Material Notes▲169

    Simple no hassle notes app in a beautiful material design

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Serenity Notes▲151

    End-to-end encrypted collaborative notes app

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dumbnote▲141

    Offline-first Markdown note app. No lock-in. Just write.

    2025 · dumbnote.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Nimble Notes▲107

    The anti-Evernote. Fast, dead-simple note-taking.

    2019 · app.notion.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Really Simple Notes▲69

    Simple, plain-text notes with offline saving

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20YA
    YourNote, a note-taking app that puts users’ data first▲68

    2018 · yournote.app · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Notepad▲77

    Simple app to take notes.

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Paper▲111

    🚀 An offline note taking app with "networkless" sharing

    2019 · paperapp.vercel.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Amplenote▲73

    Flexible notes and tasks, built by productivity enthusiasts.

    2019 · amplenote.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Notes▲63

    Managing notes made easy.

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · 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 →