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24 alternatives to Wellnote

Browser based minimal, fast and feature rich note taker.

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

1. 1
   Lazy▲929

   Capture at the speed of thought

   2023 · lazy.so · its alternatives →

2. 2
   QuickNote.io▲145

   📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   TabNote 2.0▲84

   Simple yet powerful note-taking app for Chrome

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Reflect▲629

   Fast networked note-taking

   2022 · reflect.app · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Evernote Web - Oct 2014▲439

   Note taking gets even simpler

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97

   Effortless note-taking in your browser

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Notea▲288

   Free self-hosted open source note taking app, like Notion

   2021 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   OpenNotas▲379

   The best personal note-taking app, fast, secure & free

   2024 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   YouNote▲104

   Seamless note-taking fo YouTube videos

   2021 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Amplenote▲73

    Flexible notes and tasks, built by productivity enthusiasts.

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Notes▲103

    Streamlined notes: quick & organized

    2024 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Note It▲59

    A feature packed note-taking extension with OCR support

    2022 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Online NotesPad▲247

    Free online notes taking app

    2025 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PeekNote▲176

    Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers

    2025 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Boostnote▲164

    An open-source cross platform notes app 📝

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16AO
    An open source alternative to Evernote (Self Hosted)▲241

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Notebook for Web▲224

    The beautifully simple note-taking app. Now on the Web.

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Justnote▲65

    A privacy-focused note taking app

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Notepad▲77

    Simple app to take notes.

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    QuickNoter▲100

    Let AI take notes for anything you upload/record/paste

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    DeepNotes▲14

    Visual note-taking with deep page navigation

    2023 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Stacknote▲80

    Make your writing surprisingly efficient

    2019 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Quick Noter▲9

    Quick notes, instantly. No distractions, just thoughts

    2025 · its alternatives →

24. 24NM
    Note, my simple command-line note taking app▲81

    2021 · github.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 →