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24 alternatives to TheNote.app for MacOS

Keeps chains of notes

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

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TheNote.app - Keep Chains Of Notes▲76
Keeps chains of notes for free
2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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TheNote.app▲76
News & Notes
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hints▲492
Valuable info is quickly captured and self-organized
2022 · hints.so · its alternatives →
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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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Agenda▲416
Notes, your time has come
2018 · agenda.com · its alternatives →
6
I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves▲219
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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Better Notes▲357
Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →
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SeeNote▲427
The always on, digital sticky note
2016 · getseenote.com · its alternatives →
9
Quick Note▲149
Colorful sticky notes for Mac
2024 · quicknoteapp.com · its alternatives →
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Smarkup Notes▲191
Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes
2022 · smarkup.com · its alternatives →
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HashTagNotes▲108
Message-yourself-style notes, files and to-dos
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
Day One 3.0 for Mac▲190
A simple journaling app for mac
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
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 →
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nvNotes▲107
The quick, easy way to create and organise notes.
2017 · its alternatives →
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Once▲179
Keep a journal like a real life book.
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Unclutter▲192
Access notes, files & pasteboard clips quickly on your Mac
2015 · unclutterapp.com · its alternatives →
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Ghostnote▲132
Add contextual notes to websites, folders, docs, apps
2015 · ghostnoteapp.com · its alternatives →
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Enote▲107
Lightweight Desktop Notes
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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FSNotes 5 for iOS▲83
Notes manager to make your life easier
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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SnipNotes for macOS▲82
A versatile note-taking app. On all your Apple devices.
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Pasteline▲142
Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds
2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →
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Relanote▲171
A new form of note taking app
2020 · relanote.com · its alternatives →
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Benotes▲65
Open source web app for your notes and bookmarks
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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