Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to YANTA
Fast, modern notes for people who prefer the keyboard
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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Yana▲67Powerful & organizable note-taking app with lots of features
2020 · yana.js.org · its alternatives →
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Notebook for Mac▲341The beautifully simple note-taking app from Zoho. Now on Mac
2017 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
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Notebag▲298A keyboard-focused note-taking app that gets out of your way
2020 · notebag.app · its alternatives →
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A simple collaborative note-taking app
2020 · kvak.io · its alternatives →
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A fast journal app for those spontaneous thoughts and ideas
2017 · jot.webflow.io · its alternatives →
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OpenNotas▲379The best personal note-taking app, fast, secure & free
2024 · opennotas.io · its alternatives →
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Notea▲286Free self-hosted open source note taking app, like Notion
2021 · cinwell.com · its alternatives →
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Thank you for your comments, just some context: - The app is available for iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and the Web. - The Web version is implemented as a Progressive Web Application that is very responsive, local first, offline first, can be installed, and is entirely free to use. - Native (hybrid) versions do not require subscription fees and have small one-time payment. - You can store your notes in Git using any Git provider such as GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. However, it has the best built-in integration with GitHub. Self-hosted scenarios like Gitea are also…
2024 · about.noteshub.app · its alternatives →
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VNote▲78A Vim-inspired note-taking application with Markdown
2018 · tamlok.github.io · its alternatives →
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NoteTabs▲129Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →
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Notebook for Web▲224The beautifully simple note-taking app. Now on the Web.
2017 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
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Jot & Paste▲85Keyboard-oriented desktop app for fast note-taking and paste
2022 · jotnpaste.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · kobble.io · its alternatives →
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Hey Everyone, been working on a note-taking app called janta (Just Another Note Taking App) the past few months. You can try it out at app.janta.dev (you will be redirected to app.janta.dev/canvas/temporary, which is the locally-stored whiteboard you can access) I felt limited with OneNote, Excalidraw, and other infinite-canvas style apps, so I built an alternative. You have access to code-editors, Desmos graphs, and rich text editors (SlateJS). This is because the canvas is designed in a way that allows web components to exist on the same layer as pen-strokes, so you can annotate…
2025 · app.janta.dev · its alternatives →
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MicroPad is a free non-linear note taking app that allows for easy organisation of all of your notes and notebooks.
2018 · getmicropad.com · its alternatives →
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QuickNote.io▲145📝 Minimalist, 🙈 anonymous and 🆓 free note taking app
2018 · quicknote.io · its alternatives →
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This lets you talk to local LLMs in Apple Notes. I saw Obsidian Ollama (https://github.com/hinterdupfinger/obsidian-ollama) and thought it was handy, but I'm too lazy to migrate away from the Apple ecosystem, so I quickly hacked this together. I tend to use Notes as a scratchpad for prompts, so it's nice to do some quick inference without leaving the app. Notes doesn't really support plugins so I'm using the macOS accessibility API for reading selections and then stream responses using the clipboard (not ideal but it works).
2024 · smallest.app · its alternatives →
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NotesNudge▲163A wisdomous whisper from your past notes, every day
2023 · notesnudge.com · its alternatives →
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Novi Notes▲107Your notes become AI memory. Local-only, no subscription.
Mar 2026 · rhcwlq89.github.io · its alternatives →
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Welcome to the Collate Blog! As our first blog post, let’s kick things off with the...
2017 · collatenotes.com · its alternatives →
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