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https://github.com/arkydon/Awesome-desktop-notes

An awesome list of note taking applications on desktop.
https://github.com/arkydon/Awesome-desktop-notes

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# List of awesome Desktop Note Applications [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://awesome.re)



> A list of awesome desktop note-taking applications.



## Contents



* [Free](#-free)

* [Freemium](#-freemium)

* [Contribution](#-contribution)



## [↑](#-contents) Free



#### Wikistyle

* [Zim](https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki) - Zim is a graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages.



* [Tidlywiki](https://tiddlywiki.com/) - Non-linear notebook for capturing, organising and sharing complex information. Single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet.



* [Mediawiki](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki) - Collaboration and documentation platform. Used by tens of thousands of websites and thousands of companies and organizations. It powers Wikipedia and also the website.



#### General

* [Mempad](https://www.horstmuc.de/wmem.htm) - Plain text outliner and note taking program with a structured index. All pages are stored in a single file. `windows`

* [Simplenote](http://simplenote.com) :iphone: - Markdown, Tag oraginized.

* [Cherrytree](http://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree) - A hierarchical note-taking app, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting.



* [Laverna](https://laverna.cc) - JavaScript note-taking web application with Markdown and encryption support. Open source alternative to Evernote. 

* [OneNote](https://www.onenote.com) - Microsoft OneNote is a program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration.

* [Zoho Notebook](https://www.zoho.com/notebook) - Mobile/Web/Desktop app to take multiple forms of notes. 

* [Tomboy-ng](https://github.com/tomboy-notes/tomboy-ng/wiki) - desktop note-taking application for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.

* [wridea](http://wridea.com) - web service to organize and improve ideas and notes by sharing with friends and necessary tools.

* [CodiMD](https://github.com/hackmdio/codimd) - Realtime collaborative markdown notes.

* [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) - Free for personal use app, that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.

* [Notable](https://notable.app/) - Markdown editor based, Tag organized, plus you can write KaTeX expressions, Mermaid diagrams

* [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/) - Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. Supports import from Evernote.

* [Zettlr](https://www.zettlr.com/) - Markdown Editor for the 21st century.

* [Foonote](https://github.com/quark-zju/FooNote) - Lightweight, portable, Git syncing tree-structured note-taking companion.

* [QOwnNotes](https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes) - Plain-text file and todo-list manager with markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.

* [Noteledge](https://www.kdanmobile.com/noteledge) - NoteLedge is a digital notebook for designers and content creators to capture inspiration, make mood boards, and accelerate your creative process

* [Tagspaces Lite](https://www.tagspaces.org/products/lite/) - Privacy aware, open source, cross-platform file browser.

It helps to organize your files and folders with tags and colors.

* [Dendron](https://github.com/dendronhq/dendron) - Local-first, markdown based, hierarchical built on top of VSCode and friends.

* [Resoph Notes](https://www.resoph.com/ResophNotes/Welcome.html) Low resource usage. (No longer updated)

 

#### Knowledge Graph style

* [Logseq](https://github.com/logseq/logseq) - knowledge management and collaboration. It focuses on privacy, longevity, and user control. Plain text files and we currently support both Markdown and Emacs Org mode (more to be added soon).

* [Athens](https://github.com/athensresearch/athens) - knowledge graph for research and notetaking. Athens is open-source, private, extensible, and community-driven. (No longer maintained)

* [Foam](https://foambubble.github.io/) - Personal knowledge management and sharing system inspired by Roam Research, built on Visual Studio Code and GitHub.

* [Calculist](https://calculist.io/) - the open source thinking tool for problem solvers.

* [Trilium notes](https://github.com/zadam/trilium) - Powerfull app focused on building personal knowledge base. WYSIWYG.



## [↑](#-contents) Freemium



#### Wikistyle

* [Notion](https://www.notion.so/product) - Collabarative, Customizable, Crossplatform.



#### General

* [Turtl](https://turtlapp.com/) - Whether it's bookmarks or passwords, files or shopping lists.Turtl organizes it all and makes it easy to find later. Sync across your devices. Leave nothing behind.

* [HackMD](https://hackmd.io) - HackMD helps developers write better documents and build active communities with open collaboration.

* [Evernote](https://www.evernote.com) - An (online) app designed for note-taking, organizing, task management, and archiving of different formats.

* [inkdrop](https://www.inkdrop.info) - An (online) app for organizing Markdown notes.

* [Workflowy](https://workflowy.com/downloads/windows/) - WorkFlowy is a single list that can contain infinite lists inside it. It’s a more powerful, easier way to organize all the information in your life.

* [DEVONthink](https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink) - Mac or iPhone app with lots of features that can handle many files.

* [Roam](https://roamresearch.com/) - A note-taking tool for networked thought.

* [Nuclino](https://www.nuclino.com/) - Nuclino brings all your team's knowledge, docs, and projects together in one place.

* [Siyuan](https://b3log.org/siyuan/en/) - Privacy-first personal knowledge management system, offline support, end-to-end encrypted data sync, cross-platform. Fuse blocks, outlines, and bidirectional links to refactor your thinking.

* [Cinta Notes](https://cintanotes.com/) - Full text search, Notebooks



## [↑](#-contents) Contribution



Please contribute some applications that are not listed here.