AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Sunchay
I love taking notes and capturing ideas wherever I can: Apple Notes, Chrome bookmarks, Twitter bookmarks, etc. But I could never find out what I had saved unless I remembered where I saved it. I wanted a tool that could not only help me capture ideas, but rediscover them later. That's why I decided to build Sunchay. The goal is to eventually have a system which understands the kind of ideas that I like to save, and formulates a graph of inter-related ideas that can be surfaced later. Almost like a distillation of coherent thoughts. I have this thought that I should be able to talk to my…
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Save My Chat▲65Save all chats, add your notes, categorize them
2023 · savemychat-com.l.ink · its alternatives →
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This project began when I realized that despite trying many fantastic note-taking apps, I often defaulted to dumping notes into chat apps like Slack or iMessage. I wanted to bring that effortless “text yourself” note-taking experience to a dedicated note-taking app. Originally developed as a macOS app, Strflow is now also available for iOS. Strflow is designed to make note-taking as quick and intuitive as possible, centered around a chronological timeline UI. Here are some of its features: * Tag system * Rich editor with text formatting, images, and note linking * Global shortcuts for quick…
2024 · strflow.app · its alternatives →
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monolog▲89Chat to yourself and find anything by what you remember
Aug 2026 · monolog.ing · its alternatives →
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Hey Hacker News, I’m excited to share a tiny service that’s very close to my heart - Today Has Been. Here’s how it works: We have a phone number that has WhatsApp Business API enabled. Your messages sent to this number (after you activate your free trial) are added to your journal. It’s a super light weight journaling service - no app download or registration is required. We also send you a daily nudge asking “How did your day go?” and after you have a few posts we send you a random blast from the past. Why I built it: I was an active user and fan of Ohlife - only journalling app that could…
2024 · todayhasbeen.com · its alternatives →
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Tidey▲90Hey HN! I built Tidey because my Desktop was always a mess. The problem: Files pile up on Desktop and Downloads. Screenshots, PDFs, random downloads. You save them "temporarily" and forget about them for months. The solution: Tidey sits in your menubar and watches those folders. When you're ready to clean up, it shows you each file one by one. You preview it, then click Delete (goes to Trash) or Keep (moves to ~/Documents/Kept/, organized by year/month). That's it. No complex rules, no automation magic. Just a fast way to make decisions about files you've been ignoring.…
Jan 2026 · trytidey.com · its alternatives →
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Bindly▲76Hi HN, I’m a product designer by background, not a traditional software engineer. Over the last year, tools like Claude and ChatGPT completely changed how I work. I started with small internal tools, and now I’m “vibe coding” multiple highly personalized apps. As I iterated between Claude Code (implementation) and ChatGPT (ideation / thinking), I kept running into the same problem. To think clearly, I had to repeatedly re-explain: - what the code currently does, - what changed recently, - and why certain decisions were made. That re-summarization step became a real bottleneck. So I…
2016 · bind.ly · its alternatives →
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Hey hacker news, I've worked on a note/wiki app nights and weekends for almost two years. While still missing some essentials and polish, I'm happy with the progress and some of my use cases: personal CRM, work notes, and a place to write/record funny things my kid says. I bought into the hype a few years ago with linking apps but quickly grew tired of spinners and steep learning curves, so I started over with a text box and my HTML skills from twenty years ago. Then Chatgpt came out, giving me the tools to add a bit of magic and dig into my stance on simplicity even more. I'd love…
2024 · grugnotes.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I’m the founder of Zlinky (http://Zlinky.com). Zlinky is an app that helps you save and organize your links and screenshots. We have worked hard to keep the app very simple. We also have a web version and a Chrome Extension. I was inspired to build this app as I was struggling to find an easy way save / organize / revisit / connect ideas. I couldn't find an existing tool that was lightweight and purpose built. I spend a LOT of time consuming content, and I felt that I wasn't being effective revisiting the highest quality content for work or personal purposes.…
2024 · zlinky.com · its alternatives →
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CacheTray▲71Capture anything & send it to Claude or ChatGPT in one click
May 2026 · its alternatives →
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Some of my best ideas were getting lost inside long ChatGPT conversations. I built this tool to turn raw chats into clean, readable posts that can be shared publicly and indexed, without rewriting everything by hand. It’s meant for people who think a lot but don’t enjoy long-form writing, and want their ideas to compound instead of disappearing in chat logs. Happy to answer questions about how it works or why I built it.
Jan 2026 · thinkinpublic.app · its alternatives →
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Hey everyone! Akash and Gabe here from Zenfetch (YC W23) - a chrome extension to help you remember more of what you read. Zenfetch makes it easy to index any content from across the web into a neural search engine and AI chat. Try the chrome extension at https://www.zenfetch.com/?utm_source=hacker_news. How it works: 1. Optionally sync your bookmarks and/or Pocket saves. Zenfetch will continue to sync newly saved items. 2. Click the Zenfetch icon in a tab to save any PDF, YouTube video, note, article, email, forum post, etc. Zenfetch can save almost anything across the…
2024 · zenfetch.com · its alternatives →
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Diaryy▲9Diaryy helps to record activities and ideas throughout a day
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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It's dead simple. There's no fancy interface. Basic features are gone. That's all on purpose. If you're like me, you're always writing down ideas on pieces of paper. My webapp is like that, but for the internet. Let me know if you find it useful.
2012 · ideab.in · its alternatives →
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Convert text to todos, and knowledge graphs that persist.
Jul 2026 · noteithub.com · its alternatives →
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SaveAIChats▲12Never lose AI chats again—capture, organize, share easily
2025 · app.saveaichats.com · its alternatives →
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I’ve always liked fast online tools for jotting notes or organizing thoughts — but most “productivity” sites either save data to the cloud, require sign-ups, or are full of distractions. So I built an online productivity tools website, a small collection of browser-based tools. It includes an online notepad where you can write and save notes right in your browser, a cornell notes tool available in more than 20 languages, and more coming soon like a pomodoro timer and a simple blank page for focused writing. Everything works entirely in-browser using localStorage — no accounts, no cloud sync,…
2025 · onlinenotep.ad · its alternatives →
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tickk▲5Hey HN, I built tickk because I have ADHD and every productivity app felt like work. I'd have an idea, open an app, then spend 5 minutes deciding if it's a "task" or a "note" or which project it belongs to. By then, the thought was gone. What it does: - Talk into your phone/laptop → it transcribes and auto-categorizes into tasks, notes, or events - Uses local NLP (compromise.js) - no data leaves your device - Works offline, no account needed, completely free The key insight: Capture first, organize later. Your brain shouldn't have to categorize while it's still thinking. Tech stack: -…
2025 · tickk.app · its alternatives →
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Dreamshelf▲13Browse, Save, Organise & Use webpages as one workflow.
Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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