Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Zen Notes
Like Notion, but much simpler
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Zen Notes launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Better Notes▲357Simple notes app that ties notes together with #hashtags
2016 · betternotesapp.com · its alternatives →
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Dictate notes, perform searches, and see recent content.
2014 · evernote.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · collectednotes.com · 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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Zenkan▲130Zenkan is a personal note-taking app with a 3-level nested board system. You can drag, resize, and arrange your notes and tasks in a flexible canvas with Markdown support (H1/2/3 titles, center text, code blocks, etc) for rich text formatting. I created this app because I found myself a bit overwhelmed with Notion's complex and rigid databases (especially their kanban view), while also thinking that Google Keep was not structured enough for my needs. Zenkan is a bit in the middle, I tried my best to add a nice drag-and-drop feel to it (also some satisfying sounds) while enforcing a…
2025 · zenkan.app · its alternatives →
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Smarkup Notes▲191Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes
2022 · smarkup.com · its alternatives →
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UpNote▲161The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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CopyNote▲92Smart snippets and message templates for your phone
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN – we first launched Supernotes[1] to HN in April 2020, and since then Tobias and I (it's just the two of us) have put in the work to make what we hope is an amazing note-taking app. Although the note-taking / personal knowledge management landscape is incredibly competitive at the moment (with lots of great apps adding great new features every day), we think that with the newly released Supernotes 2 we're keeping pace and delivering a unique and satisfying knowledge management experience. Here's the combination of features that make us stand out: - a powerful markdown-based…
2022 · supernotes.app · its alternatives →
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Terminal-based, hyper-fast, CRDT-backed, collaborative note-taking tool - Sambigeara/fuzzynote
2021 · github.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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