Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Turtl

Your open source private space (Evernote alternative) 🐢

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

1. 1
   Turtl – A secure, encrypted Evernote alternative▲236

   The safe way to remember everything. Take all your important data with you.

   2016 · turtl.it · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Turtl▲6

   A secure, encrypted Evernote alternative

   2017 · turtlapp.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Tusk▲128

   A refined open-source desktop app for Evernote 🐘

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Laverna▲153

   An open source Evernote alternative

   2017 · laverna.cc · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TiddlyWiki▲292

   The open source non-linear notebook

   2020 · tiddlywiki.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Laverna▲17

   Open source alternative to Evernote built on Electron

   2016 · laverna.cc · its alternatives →

8. 8
   postach.io▲88

   The Evernote Powered Blogging Platform

   2014 · postach.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fosshub▲79

   An open source for free and open source tools

   2015 · fosshub.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tusk▲7

    🐘 Refined Evernote desktop app

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Ring▲83

    A free software for distributed and secured communication

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GitPoint▲92

    GitHub in your pocket

    2017 · gitpoint.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GitPlex▲70

    A Git repository management server doing code review right

    2016 · pmease.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Paperwork▲144

    An open source Evernote alternative

    2015 · paperwork.rocks · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TulRex▲7

    Simple, fast, and open-source tools in your browser

    2025 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ReadMe.io▲39

    A Developer Hub for your open source software

    2014 · readme.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wildcard▲91

    Twitter/Potluck-esque cards for the rest of the web

    2013 · forsale.godaddy.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    KimDigest▲93

    Open source reader for beyond RSS

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Gurt▲68

    Collaborative smart note taking app

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Open Source 'Conductor + Ghostty'▲21

    Our team works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini all day. We love Ghostty, but wanted something where we could work in multiple worktree at once and have multiple agents run. We decided to open source the internal team we use. Hope you might find it useful. Freel free to contribute or fork. * Cross-platform (Mac, Linux, Windows) all tested * MIT License Features: * Notifications, but also manual 'mark-as-unread) for worktrees (like Gmail stars) * Status indicators work for all terminals inside a wroktree * GH integrations (show PR status) and link GH issues * Can add comments to worktrees…

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cilantro.io▲75

    The Best Damn Link Blogging Platform (built on Evernote)

    2014 · cilantro.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SourceTree▲12

    A free Git & Mercurial client for Windows or Mac.

    2015 · sourcetreeapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Let's Encrypt▲26

    A new Certificate Authority - free, automated, and open.

    2015 · letsencrypt.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tutanota▲6

    Encrypted. open-source email & calendar service

    2019 · tuta.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 →