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glushchenko/fsnotes Alternatives

local Markdown note-taking apps

FSNotes is a native macOS/iOS Markdown note-taking app that stores notes as portable plain-text/Markdown files, with fast search, folders, tags, optional encryption, and iCloud/Dropbox/Git sync.

7.5kSwiftMITactive · last push 2mo agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

RoBoT095/printnotesGitHub

choose for a current cross-platform Flutter Markdown notes app if you need Android/Windows alongside mobile.

A cross-platform markdown notes app inspired by Google Keep and Obsidian, made with Flutter

163
Dart
GPL-3.0
active5mo ago
GitJournal/GitJournalGitHub

choose for a maintained mobile-first Markdown notes app that stores and syncs via Git repositories.

Mobile first Note Taking integrated with Git

4.2k
Dart
AGPL-3.0
active5mo ago
0xGG/crossnote-appGitHub

choose for a maintained local-first Markdown notebook storing plain files with optional in-browser Git sync.

📝 Local-first markdown notebook - notes live in your browser or local folders as plain markdown files, synced with in-browser git. No server, no account, works offline.

1.1k
JavaScript
AGPL-3.0
active2mo ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

usememos/memosGitHub

choose if you want a self-hosted web/quick-capture notes service rather than an Apple-native local-file app.

Open-source, self-hosted note-taking tool built for quick capture. Markdown-native, lightweight, and fully yours.

62.5k
Go
MIT
active2mo ago
codexu/note-genGitHub

choose if you want AI-assisted capture/organization of scattered records instead of manually managing plain markdown files.

Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.

12.7k
TypeScript
GPL-3.0
active2mo ago
hackmdio/codimdGitHub

choose if you need real-time collaborative Markdown notes on a shared web instance.

CodiMD - Realtime collaborative markdown notes on all platforms.

10.1k
JavaScript
AGPL-3.0
slowing1.0y ago
dendronhq/dendronGitHub

choose if you want hierarchical Markdown PKM inside VS Code rather than a standalone Apple app.

The personal knowledge management (PKM) tool that grows as you do!

7.5k
TypeScript
Apache-2.0
slowing11mo ago
standardnotes/appGitHub

choose for end-to-end encrypted notes with cross-platform clients and a managed sync service.

Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.

6.6k
TypeScript
AGPL-3.0
active2mo ago
team-reflect/reflect-openGitHub

choose if you want a local-first Markdown workspace designed for AI agents rather than a conventional plain-folder manager.

Open-source Reflect rewrite: A local-first AI agent-friendly Markdown note-taking app

1.4k
TypeScript
MIT
active2mo ago
enchant97/note-markGitHub

choose for a browser-based Markdown notes UI that needs no native Apple client.

Note Mark is a lighting fast, web-based Markdown notes app.

764
TypeScript
AGPL-3.0
active1mo ago
dullage/flatnotesGitHub

choose for a self-hosted database-less web app serving a flat folder of Markdown files.

A self-hosted, database-less note taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.

3.2k
Vue
MIT
active1mo ago
SidhuK/GlyphGitHub

choose if you want a desktop Markdown workspace with built-in AI tools rather than a pure notes manager.

📝 Glyph is a private desktop workspace for notes, documents, and ideas, with Markdown editing and built-in AI tools.

164
TypeScript
AGPL-3.0
active1mo ago
xwmx/nbGitHub

choose for a terminal/local-web plain-text notes workflow instead of a GUI Apple app.

CLI and local web plain text note‑taking, bookmarking, and archiving with linking, tagging, filtering, search, Git versioning & syncing, Pandoc conversion, + more, in a single portable script.

8.4k
Shell
AGPL-3.0
active2mo ago
jakewvincent/mkdnflow.nvimGitHub

choose if you want to manage Markdown notebooks from Neovim rather than in a standalone app.

Fluent navigation and management of markdown notebooks

826
Lua
GPL-3.0
active3mo ago

Older generation, or narrower

An earlier or more limited way to do the job. Still the right call when you need something small, proven, or CPU-only.

tw93/MiaoYanGitHub

choose for a lightweight macOS Markdown editor if you want less notetaking/management machinery than FSNotes.

⛷ Lightweight Markdown app to help you write great sentences.

8.6k
Swift
MIT
active2mo ago
notable/notableGitHub

previous-generation Electron Markdown note manager; no longer actively updated but still a local-file UI.

The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.

23.5k
none
dormant2.3y ago
erictli/scratchGitHub

choose for a minimalist offline Markdown note tool rather than FSNotes' file-management and search features.

A minimalist, offline-first markdown note-taking app

1.6k
TypeScript
none
active3mo ago
Achilng/floral-notepaperGitHub

cross-platform Markdown sticky-note scratchpad, narrower than FSNotes' full notebook setup.

花笺,轻量优雅的跨平台桌面便签工具,支持 Markdown 编辑与预览

5.0k
Rust
MIT
active1mo ago
suziwen/markdownxiaoshujiangGitHub

previous-generation Markdown PKM with selective sync; not actively maintained.

小书匠是一款本地优先,去中心化,分布式,支持选择性同步的全平台覆盖知识管理笔记软件。

1.7k
none
dormant1.7y ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named fsnotes among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how fsnotes rates them is a separate judgement, made when fsnotes is analysed in its own right.

tw93/MiaoYanGitHub

calls fsnotes “Choose when you want an actively maintained native Mac markdown note-taker with iOS/iCloud sync and similar wiki-link/preview capabilities.”

⛷ Lightweight Markdown app to help you write great sentences.

8.6kSwiftactive
notable/notableGitHub

calls fsnotes “Choose it when you live in the Apple ecosystem and want a native Markdown note app with iCloud/Spotlight integration rather than an Electron app.”

The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.

23.5kdormant
Zettlr/ZettlrGitHub

calls fsnotes “Pick FSNotes when you are Apple-only and want native Markdown notes with iCloud sync on Mac and iPhone.”

Your One-Stop Publication Workbench

13.4kTypeScriptactive
vnotex/vnoteGitHub

calls fsnotes “choose when you are on macOS/iOS and want a native Markdown note app with iCloud/Spotlight integration rather than a cross-platform Qt app.”

A pleasant note-taking platform in native C++.

12.9kC++active
blinkospace/blinkoGitHub

calls fsnotes “choose when you want a native, fast Markdown notes app on Mac/iOS without self-hosting.”

An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, built using TypeScript .

10.9kTypeScriptactive
purocean/ynGitHub

calls fsnotes “Choose on Apple platforms when you want a native Swift Markdown note app with iCloud sync instead of an Electron editor.”

A highly extensible Markdown editor. Version control, AI Copilot, mind map, documents encryption, code snippet running, integrated terminal, chart embedding, HTML applets, Reveal.js, plug-in, and macro replacement.

6.7kTypeScriptactive
streetwriters/notesnookGitHub

calls fsnotes “Choose FSNotes if you are on Mac/iPhone and want a fast, native Markdown note app that syncs via iCloud, with no cross-platform support.”

A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

14.5kTypeScriptactive
dendronhq/dendronGitHub

calls fsnotes “Choose for a lightweight Apple-only Markdown notepad, not for large structured knowledge.”

The personal knowledge management (PKM) tool that grows as you do!

7.5kTypeScriptslowing
standardnotes/appGitHub

calls fsnotes “choose when you are on Apple platforms and want a fast native Markdown app with iCloud sync.”

Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.

6.6kTypeScriptactive
usememos/memosGitHub

calls fsnotes “Choose if you want a fast native Mac/iOS Markdown app with local storage, not a self-hosted server.”

Open-source, self-hosted note-taking tool built for quick capture. Markdown-native, lightweight, and fully yours.

62.5kGoactive
Laverna/lavernaGitHub

calls fsnotes “Native macOS/iOS Markdown notes app; choose it when you want an Apple-native GUI rather than a browser-based app.”

Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote.

9.2kJavaScriptdormant