vnotex/vnoteGitHub
Choose it when you want a native C++ cross-platform Markdown note manager with tree/notebook organization and lower runtime overhead than Electron.
A pleasant note-taking platform in native C++.
- 12.9k
- C++
- LGPL-3.0
active1mo ago
notable/notable Alternatives
markdown note-taking desktop apps
Notable is a cross-platform Electron desktop app for taking notes as local GitHub-Flavored Markdown files, with tags, attachments, global search/replace, and Evernote import.
Drop-in peers
Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.
Zettlr/ZettlrGitHub
Choose it when you write academic or Zettelkasten Markdown notes and want built-in citations, file management, and exports.
Your One-Stop Publication Workbench
- 13.4k
- TypeScript
- GPL-3.0
active2mo ago
laurent22/joplinGitHub
Choose it when you need built-in cross-platform sync and mobile apps; it is more feature-heavy than Notable but not a simple file-folder manager.
Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
- 56.1k
- TypeScript
- NOASSERTION
active2mo ago
Same job, different approach
Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.
glushchenko/fsnotesGitHub
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.
Fast Markdown note-taking app for Mac and iPhone
- 7.5k
- Swift
- MIT
active2mo ago
dullage/flatnotesGitHub
Choose it when you need a lightweight self-hosted web notepad over a flat Markdown folder and prefer browser access over an Electron desktop app.
A self-hosted, database-less note taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.
- 3.2k
- Vue
- MIT
active2mo ago
tw93/MiaoYanGitHub
Choose it when you want a lightweight native macOS-only Markdown writing app and do not need cross-platform support.
⛷ Lightweight Markdown app to help you write great sentences.
- 8.6k
- Swift
- MIT
active2mo ago
streetwriters/notesnookGitHub
Choose it when you need end-to-end encrypted sync and mobile apps; notes are not stored as plain Markdown files like Notable's.
A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.
- 14.5k
- TypeScript
- GPL-3.0
active2mo 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.
marktext/marktextGitHub
Choose it when you only need a polished live-preview Markdown editor and will handle note-file organization yourself.
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
- 60.7k
- TypeScript
- MIT
active3mo ago
batnoter/batnoterGitHub
Choose it only if you specifically want a self-hosted Markdown note web app and can accept an unmaintained project with no push for nearly 4 years.
An open source, markdown-based, self-hosted note taking webapp.
- 2.4k
- TypeScript
- MIT
dormant4.0y ago
taniarascia/takenoteGitHub
Choose it when you want a no-backend browser-based Markdown notes app, but it is stale with no push for over two years.
📝 A web-based notes app for developers.
- 7.1k
- TypeScript
- MIT
dormant2.3y ago
Laverna/lavernaGitHub
An older encrypted Markdown note-taking web app; choose only if you need its self-hosted PouchDB/CouchDB architecture and accept abandonment for over five years.
Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote.
- 9.2k
- JavaScript
- MPL-2.0
dormant5.4y ago
Listed as an alternative to
These projects were analysed and named notable among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how notable rates them is a separate judgement, made when notable is analysed in its own right.
marktext/marktextGitHub
calls notable “Unmaintained for 2+ years, choose only if you want a tag-based Markdown note organizer and can accept old code.”
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
60.7kTypeScriptactive
vnotex/vnoteGitHub
calls notable “choose only if you accept an unmaintained Markdown note app with no recent fixes; VNote remains actively developed.”
A pleasant note-taking platform in native C++.
12.9kC++active
glushchenko/fsnotesGitHub
calls notable “previous-generation Electron Markdown note manager; no longer actively updated but still a local-file UI.”
Fast Markdown note-taking app for Mac and iPhone
7.5kSwiftactive
Laverna/lavernaGitHub
calls notable “Desktop Electron Markdown notes app; choose it for a polished local GUI, noting Electron overhead and stale code.”
Laverna is a JavaScript note taking application with Markdown editor and encryption support. Consider it like open source alternative to Evernote.
9.2kJavaScriptdormant