Note-Taking Apps: ranks 51–100
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Ranks 51–100 of 214 tools, best first
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Best forEncrypted linked notes with calendar capture
A privacy-focused knowledge base for linked notes, capture, and meetings.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
4.1/10★★☆☆☆Visit Reflect -
Best forSelf-hosted teams collaborating in Markdown
A self-hosted Markdown workspace for real-time team collaboration.
4.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit HedgeDoc -
Best forHandwritten notes across major device platforms
A flexible handwriting-first note app with broad platform support and low-cost Premium access.
- Note sharing
3.9/10★★☆☆☆Visit Noteshelf -
Best forApple users wanting polished Markdown notes
A focused note-taking app with strong Apple integration and paid cross-device sync.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.8/10★★☆☆☆Visit Bear -
Best forAcademic writing and Zettelkasten workflows
A focused desktop workspace for academic notes, linked research, and long-form writing.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.7/10★★☆☆☆Visit Zettlr -
Best forCollaborative local-first notes with AI
A flexible local-first workspace for notes, collaboration, exports, and optional AI.
- Real-time collaboration
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.6/10★★☆☆☆Visit Nota -
Best forStudents capturing and reviewing lectures
A lecture-focused workspace combining recording, transcription, study tools, and offline editing.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.5/10★★☆☆☆Visit Genio Notes -
Best forResearch notes with citations and OCR
A research-focused note system with strong academic tools and narrower platform coverage.
- Offline access
3.4/10★★☆☆☆Visit Lattics -
Best forSelf-hosted, extensible Markdown knowledge bases
A flexible Markdown knowledge base for users comfortable with self-hosting and scripting.
- Real-time collaboration
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.3/10★★☆☆☆Visit SilverBullet -
Best forOpen-source users wanting visual linked-note workflows
A free, open-source Markdown workspace for linked notes, graphs, and visual thinking.
- Offline access
3.2/10★★☆☆☆Visit Lokus -
Best forTimeline notes for Apple users
Agenda suits Apple users who want dated notes, calendar links, and collaboration.
- Real-time collaboration
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.1/10★★☆☆☆Visit Agenda -
Best forAI-assisted notes, meetings, and follow-up
A focused AI notes workspace for turning meetings and ideas into follow-up.
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Mem Agent -
Best forPrivate, encrypted notes with local AI
A privacy-focused note app with strong offline tools and a narrow ecosystem.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Dash -
Best forPrivate, encrypted notes across many devices
A privacy-focused, open-source notes app with offline access and self-hosted sync.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit FUTO Notes -
Best forApple users combining handwriting and PDF work
A versatile Apple note app for handwriting, documents, scanning, and PDF work.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Notes Writer -
Best forSelf-hosted Markdown and Nextcloud users
A flexible Markdown notebook for self-hosted workflows, with limited real-time collaboration.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit QOwnNotes -
Best forMultimedia and creative workspace notes
A flexible visual notebook with strong multimedia tools and broad device coverage.
- Note sharing
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit NoteLedge -
Best forFast capture and automation on Apple devices
Drafts combines instant capture, automation, and organization for Apple users.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Drafts -
Best forApple users turning media into study notes
A media-to-note workspace for Apple users who want AI-assisted study workflows.
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Phrase -
Best forTablet users taking handwritten study notes
A handwriting-first study notebook with PDFs, flashcards, OCR, and AI tools.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Kilonotes -
Best forFantasy-world builders and collaborative writers
A focused collaborative workspace for fantasy notes, campaigns, and shared world-building.
- Real-time collaboration
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit FeyNote -
Best forVisual notes, canvases, and study cards
A visual note system with canvases, study cards, sharing, and broad platform coverage.
- Real-time collaboration
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit NoteDex -
Best forDevelopers using Markdown and Git workflows
A free, local Markdown workspace for developers who think in links and Git.
- Real-time collaboration
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Foam -
Best forPrivate local Markdown notes with AI actions
A free, private Markdown workspace for offline notes and AI-assisted organization.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit OV -
Best forTeams wanting collaborative Markdown notes
A focused open-source workspace for shared Markdown notes across web and mobile.
- Real-time collaboration
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Notty -
Best foriPad and Mac users who take handwritten notes
A stationery-rich notebook for Apple users who write by hand and annotate PDFs.
- Note sharing
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Penbook -
Best forSelf-hosted collaborative Markdown vaults
Many Notes combines open-source Markdown editing with shared, self-hosted vaults.
- Real-time collaboration
- Note sharing
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Many Notes -
Best forStudents annotating PDFs and handwritten materials
A document-focused workspace for handwritten notes, PDFs, study materials, and references.
- Note sharing
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Flexcil -
Best forApple users wanting spatial PDF notes
A visual Apple note workspace with strong PDF tools and no AI or collaboration.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Defter Notes -
Best forOpen-source visual and handwritten note-taking
A capable desktop note system for visual thinkers who want open files and offline access.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Openote -
Best forApple users managing files and research notes
A broad Apple-focused organizer for notes, documents, web archives and PDFs.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Keep It -
Best forTechnical users who want executable outlines
A powerful free outline system for technical users comfortable with Emacs.
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Org mode -
Best forRecording and transcribing meetings
A focused Apple note-taking app for recording, transcribing, and revisiting conversations.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Noted -
Best forFree encrypted notes across Windows and Android
A privacy-focused free notes app with offline storage and encrypted synchronization.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit SilentNotes -
Best forOpen-source Markdown notes with task tracking
A free, open-source Markdown workspace for private notes and task tracking.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit HelixNotes -
Best forCross-platform notes with tasks and study tools
A broad note-taking workspace for organizing content, tasks, journals, and flashcards.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Snippets -
Best forVisual brainstorming and collaborative boards
A flexible canvas for creative collaboration, with capped free use and paid plans from $9.99.
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Milanote -
Best forOpen-source users needing hierarchical technical notes
A capable free desktop notebook for structured, technical notes—without collaboration or mobile apps.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit CherryTree -
Best forStudying from books, media, and PDFs
A focused study library for source-linked notes, transcripts, and media.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Memex -
Best forOpen-source Markdown publishing workflows
A capable open-source Markdown workspace for writing, collaboration, and CMS publishing.
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit StackEdit -
Best forSelf-hosted, extensible personal wikis
A flexible, open-source wiki for self-hosted personal knowledge management.
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit TiddlyWiki -
Best forLocal-first linked notes with study tools
A broad local-first notebook for connected notes, study tools, and offline work.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Neoma -
Best forApple users needing hierarchical notes and tasks
A broad, file-based note and task system for Apple-focused users.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Notebooks -
Best forLocal AI knowledge bases on desktop
A desktop Markdown knowledge base with local AI, semantic search, and encrypted sync.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Snaptium -
Best forLocal encrypted Markdown notes
A strong desktop Markdown notebook for private, offline-first personal knowledge.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Beaver Notes -
Best forLocal-first linked notes on mobile
A focused choice for private, connected notes across web and mobile.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Nover -
Best forAndroid handwriting and PDF annotation
A focused Android app for handwriting, annotation, and flexible note export.
- Note sharing
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Squid -
Best forMarkdown users wanting canvases and local control
A capable local Markdown workspace, with sync and backup reserved for Pro.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Vault Notes -
Best forOffline wiki-style desktop notes
A free, open-source desktop wiki for structured offline notes and documents.
- Offline access
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Zim -
Best forOpen-source AI-powered research notebooks
A broad research workspace for notes, sources, search, and AI-assisted synthesis.
3.0/10★★☆☆☆Visit Open Notebook
No tools match those filters.
Compare at a glance
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Offline access | Supported platforms | Note sharing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Reflect | No | $10/user/mo | Yes | web, macos, ios, chrome_extension | Yes | 4.1 |
| 52 | HedgeDoc | Free | 4.0 | ||||
| 53 | Noteshelf | Yes | $9.99 one-time | iOS, macOS, Android, Windows | Yes | 3.9 | |
| 54 | Bear | Yes | $29.99/user/yr | Yes | web, macos, ios | Yes | 3.8 |
| 55 | Zettlr | Yes | Free | Yes | Windows, macOS, Linux | Yes | 3.7 |
| 56 | Nota | Yes | $50/yr | Yes | web, windows, macos, linux | Yes | 3.6 |
| 57 | Genio Notes | No | Yes | web, windows, macos, ios, android | Yes | 3.5 | |
| 58 | Lattics | Yes | Yes | web, windows, macos, ios | 3.4 | ||
| 59 | SilverBullet | Free | Yes | web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, self-hosted | Yes | 3.3 | |
| 60 | Lokus | Yes | Free | Yes | macOS, Windows, Linux | 3.2 | |
| 61 | Agenda | Yes | Yes | macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Apple Watch | Yes | 3.1 | |
| 62 | Mem Agent | Yes | 3.0 | ||||
| 63 | Dash | Yes | Yes | web, macOS, iOS, Android via web PWA | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 64 | FUTO Notes | Free | Yes | windows, macos, linux, ios, android, self_hosted | 3.0 | ||
| 65 | Notes Writer | Yes | Yes | iOS, iPadOS, macOS | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 66 | QOwnNotes | Yes | Free | Yes | web, windows, macos, linux, android, chrome_extension | Yes | 3.0 |
| 67 | NoteLedge | Yes | iOS, Windows, Android, Mac | Yes | 3.0 | ||
| 68 | Drafts | Yes | $19.99/yr | Yes | ios, macos | Yes | 3.0 |
| 69 | Phrase | Yes | iOS, iPadOS, Apple Watch | 3.0 | |||
| 70 | Kilonotes | Yes | Yes | iOS, Android | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 71 | FeyNote | Yes | Yes | web, windows, macos, linux | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 72 | NoteDex | No | $49.99/yr | Yes | web, windows, macos, ios, android | Yes | 3.0 |
| 73 | Foam | Yes | Free | Yes | windows, macos, linux | Yes | 3.0 |
| 74 | OV | Yes | Free | Yes | macos, windows, linux | 3.0 | |
| 75 | Notty | Free | Yes | web, macos, ios, android | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 76 | Penbook | Yes | iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Apple Vision | Yes | 3.0 | ||
| 77 | Many Notes | Yes | Free | web, self_hosted | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 78 | Flexcil | Yes | web, macos, ios, android | Yes | 3.0 | ||
| 79 | Defter Notes | Yes | Yes | ios, macos | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 80 | Openote | Free | Yes | Windows, macOS, Linux | 3.0 | ||
| 81 | Keep It | No | Yes | macOS, iOS, iPadOS | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 82 | Org mode | Yes | Free | 3.0 | |||
| 83 | Noted | No | Yes | ios, macos | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 84 | SilentNotes | Yes | Free | Yes | Android, Windows | 3.0 | |
| 85 | HelixNotes | Yes | Free | Yes | linux, windows, macos, android, ios | No | 3.0 |
| 86 | Snippets | Yes | $12/yr | Yes | windows, macos, linux, ios, android | No | 3.0 |
| 87 | Milanote | Yes | $49/mo | 3.0 | |||
| 88 | CherryTree | Yes | Free | Yes | windows, macos, linux | No | 3.0 |
| 89 | Memex | Yes | Yes | iOS, macOS | 3.0 | ||
| 90 | StackEdit | Yes | Free | web, chrome_extension, self_hosted | 3.0 | ||
| 91 | TiddlyWiki | Yes | Free | 3.0 | |||
| 92 | Neoma | Yes | A$22/user/mo | Yes | web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS | 3.0 | |
| 93 | Notebooks | No | Yes | ios, macos, windows | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 94 | Snaptium | Free | Yes | Windows, macOS, Linux | 3.0 | ||
| 95 | Beaver Notes | Yes | $4/mo | Yes | Windows, macOS, Linux | Yes | 3.0 |
| 96 | Nover | Yes | Yes | web, ios, android | Yes | 3.0 | |
| 97 | Squid | Yes | $4/user/yr | Yes | android | Yes | 3.0 |
| 98 | Vault Notes | Yes | $49.99/yr | Yes | macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS | 3.0 | |
| 99 | Zim | Yes | Free | Yes | windows, macos, linux | No | 3.0 |
| 100 | Open Notebook | Yes | Free | 3.0 |
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
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