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In active use for many years by a pull-request author. 14 | 15 | 🔁 provides multi-device sync. Alternatively, see [syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) or any cloud provider 16 | 17 | ## Contents 18 | 19 | * [Open Source](#open-source) 20 | * [Native GUI](#native-gui) 21 | * [CLI](#cli) 22 | * [Editor Plugin](#editor-plugin) 23 | * [Electron](#electron) 24 | * [Tauri](#tauri) 25 | * [Web UI](#web-ui) 26 | * [Proprietary](#proprietary) 27 | 28 | ## Open Source 29 | 30 | ### Native GUI 31 | * [ArcGIS location services - Postman Workspace](https://www.postman.com/arcgis-developer/workspace/arcgis-location-services) - Official Postman collections to work with the Geocoding & Search API, Routing & Directions API, Demographics & GeoEnrichment API, Data hosting and more. 32 | * 📕 [AppFlowy](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy) - The Open Source Alternative To Notion.Supports macOS, Windows & Linux (rust+flutter). 33 | * 📖 [QOwnNotes](https://www.qownnotes.org/) - Open source plain-text file markdown note-taking native-application with Nextcloud / ownCloud integration. 34 | * 📕 [Cherrytree](http://www.giuspen.com/cherrytree) - A hierarchical note-taking app, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting. 35 | * 📕 [treesheets](https://github.com/aardappel/treesheets) - Free Form Data Organizer using hierarchical spreadsheet. Open source native desktop application. 36 | * 👍 📖 [Zim Deskop Wiki](https://zim-wiki.org/) - Open source multi-platform native desktop GUI to manage a collection of local wiki pages. 37 | * 📕 [Leo](https://leo-editor.github.io/) - PIM, IDE and outliner that accelerates the work flow of programmers, authors and web designers. Open source native desktop app. 38 | * 🤖🔁 [Tomboy](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tomboy) - GNOME desktop note-taking application for Linux, Windows, and macOS. 39 | * 📕 [CrossLine](https://github.com/rochus-keller/CrossLine) - An outliner with sophisticated cross-link capabilities in the tradition of the well-respected Ecco Pro. 40 | * 📖 [nvpy](https://github.com/cpbotha/nvpy) - Open source cross-platform Simplenote syncing Notational Velocity and ResophNotes inspired note-taker. 41 | * 📖 [Red Notebook](https://rednotebook.app/) - Open source native desktop journal using plain-text files. 42 | * 📖🤖 [GitJournal](https://github.com/GitJournal/GitJournal) - Open source markdown notes editor with integrated syncing with Git. Supports iOS, Android, Linux and MacOS (flutter). 43 | 44 | ### CLI 45 | * 📖 [todo-txt](https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt-cli) - A simple and extensible shell script for managing your todo.txt file. 46 | * 📖 [zk](https://github.com/mickael-menu/zk) - A command-line tool helping you to maintain a plain text Zettelkasten or personal wiki. 47 | * [Note CLI](https://github.com/yuis-ice/note-cli) - Converts a markdown file to a SQLite database and provides a regular-expression searching capability. 48 | * [nb](https://github.com/xwmx/nb) - A command line and local web note‑taking, bookmarking, archiving, and knowledge base application 49 | 50 | ### TUI 51 | * 📖 [FuzPad](https://github.com/JianZcar/FuzPad) - A minimalistic note management solution. Powered by fzf. 52 | 53 | ### Editor Plugin 54 | * Visual Studio Code - Microsoft text editor 55 | * [Foam](https://foambubble.github.io/) - VSCode plugin inspired by Roam Research. 56 | * [Dendron](https://github.com/dendronhq/dendron) - VSCode plugin that uses hierarchical note structure. 57 | * [Emanate](https://github.com/srid/emanote) - A structured view of your plain-text notes. Succesor to neuron. 58 | * 🤖 [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) - An open source, cross-platform, extensible, and customizable text editor. 59 | * 📖 [Org-mode](https://orgmode.org/) plain-text markup and major mode for keeping notes, authoring documents, computational notebooks, literate programming, … 60 | * 📖 [Org-roam](https://www.orgroam.com/) - plain-text personal knowledge management system inspired by roam research. 61 | * 📖 [Org-brain](https://github.com/Kungsgeten/org-brain) - Concept mapping in Emacs using org-mode. 62 | * 📖 [Deft](https://github.com/jrblevin/deft) - an Emacs mode for quickly browsing, filtering, and editing directories of plain text notes, inspired by Notational Velocity. 63 | * 📖 [Hyperbole/Koutliner](https://www.gnu.org/software/hyperbole/) - multi-level autonumbered hypertextual outliner 64 | * 📖 [howm](https://kaorahi.github.io/howm/) - Note-taking tool on Emacs that can be combined with any format. 65 | * 📖 [vim-wiki](https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki) - A personal wiki for Vim -- a number of linked text files that have their own syntax highlighting. 66 | 67 | ### Electron 68 | * [Logseq](https://github.com/logseq/logseq) - Local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base. 69 | * 📕🤖🔁 [SiYuan](https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan) - A privacy-first, self-hosted, fully open source personal knowledge management software. 70 | * [TriliumNext Notes](https://github.com/TriliumNext/Notes) - A cross-platform personal knowledge base with advanced features. WYSIWYG. 71 | * [Zettlr](https://www.zettlr.com/) - Markdown Editor for the 21st century. 72 | * 🤖🔁 [Standard Notes](https://github.com/standardnotes/app) - A free, open-source, and completely encrypted notes app. macOS, Windows, & Linux app repository. Archived 73 | * [AnyType](https://anytype.io/) - Open source local-first electron and phone app for tasks, notes, and more. 74 | * [Bangle.io](https://bangle.io) - A free alternative to Notion that takes markdown notes saved right in your computer 75 | * [Linked](https://github.com/lostdesign/linked) - Forget less by daily journaling, completely offline, secure and free. Supports macOS, Windows & Linux. 76 | * [Calculist](https://calculist.io/) - The open source thinking tool for problem solvers. 77 | * 📖🤖🔁 [TidGi](https://github.com/tiddly-gittly/TidGi-Desktop) - Customizable personal knowledge-base with git as backup manager and blogging platform. A TiddlyWiki app based on TiddlyWiki platfrom. 78 | * 📕🔁 [AFFiNE](https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE) - Next-gen knowledge base that brings planning, sorting and creating all together. Privacy first, open-source, customizable and ready to use. 79 | --- 80 | * [Notable](https://notable.app/) - Free app for simple note taking based on VS Code Editor. *Important:* Notable is no longer Open Source as of Sep 28, 2019 (v1.8.4 / [7403a47](https://github.com/notable/notable/commit/7403a47f7602860d227268dda08e3b6f504fd30c)) 81 | * [Athens](https://github.com/athensresearch/athens) - Open-source and local-first alternative to Roam Research. *Important:* Now abandoned by the author. 82 | 83 | ### Tauri 84 | * 📕 [Treedome](https://codeberg.org/solver-orgz/treedome) - Open-source and local-first, encrypted, note taking application organized in tree-like structures. 85 | 86 | ### Web UI 87 | * 📖🤖🔁 [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org/) - Open source note taking app that supports synchronization and has Windows, Linux, Android, Cli builds. Supports import from Evernote. 88 | * 📕 [Laverna](https://laverna.cc) - Evernote like note-taking web application with a Markdown editor using indexedDB local storage. 89 | * 📖 [CodiMD](https://github.com/hackmdio/codimd) - CodiMD is the free software version of HackMD with reduced features (without book mode). 90 | * 📖 [Dokuwiki](https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki) - a simple to use and highly versatile Open Source wiki software that doesn't require a database. 91 | * 📕 [Hypothes.is](https://hypothes.is/) - Annotate anything online. 92 | * [NattyNote](https://github.com/ahmedelq/NattyNote) - A free, open-source browser extension to take time-stamped YouTube notes. 93 | * 📖 [Fossil](https://www2.fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/index.wiki) source control software with built-in stand-alone wiki pages. 94 | * 📖 [SilverBullet](https://github.com/silverbulletmd/silverbullet) - Free, open-source self-hosted PWA for markdown notes. 95 | * 📖 [TiddlyWiki](https://github.com/TiddlyWiki/TiddlyWiki5) - A self-contained JavaScript wiki for the browser, Node.js, AWS Lambda etc. 96 | * 📕 [Solo](https://github.com/johnSamilin/solo) - Minimalistic private note-taking app with focus on typography 97 | --- 98 | * [Neuron](https://neuron.zettel.page/) - Future-proof open-source app for managing your plain-text notes in Zettelkasten style. Superceeded by Emanote. 99 | 100 | ## Proprietary 101 | 102 | * 📖 [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) - Free for personal use app, that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files. 103 | * [Wridea](http://wridea.com) - Web service to organize and improve ideas and notes by sharing with friends and necessary tools. 104 | * [Google Keep](https://keep.google.com) - Google Keep is a note-taking service developed by Google. It is available on the web and as mobile app. 105 | * [OneNote](https://www.onenote.com) - Microsoft OneNote is a program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. 106 | * [Notebook](https://www.zoho.com/notebook) - Mobile/Web/Desktop app to take multiple forms of notes from Zoho. 107 | * [Simplenote](http://simplenote.com) - Available for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, and the web and supports Markdown. 108 | * [Somnote](http://somcloud.com/about/somnote) - Record and save important information, ideas, and moments. Available for multiple platforms. 109 | * [Squid](http://squidnotes.com) - Android app to take digital handwritten notes for class, work, or fun! Markup PDFs and sign documents. 110 | * [HackMD](https://hackmd.io) - HackMD helps developers write better documents and build active communities with open collaboration. 111 | * [Evernote](https://www.evernote.com) - An (online) app designed for note-taking, organizing, task management, and archiving of different formats. 112 | * [Inkdrop](https://www.inkdrop.info) - An (online) app for organizing Markdown notes. 113 | * [Workflowy](https://workflowy.com) - WorkFlowy is a web-based organizational tool to create todo lists, notes, team projects and others. 114 | * [DEVONthink](https://www.devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink) - macOS or iPhone app with lots of features that can handle many files. 115 | * [Roam](https://roamresearch.com/) - A note-taking tool for networked thought. 116 | * [TheBrain](https://www.thebrain.com/) - Mind mapping and personal knowledge base software application. 117 | * [Polar](https://getpolarized.io/) - An integrated reading environment to build your knowledge base. 118 | * 📖📕🤖🔁 [Supernotes](https://supernotes.app) – A multi-platform notes app built around markdown notecards and card nesting with real-time collaborative features. 119 | * [NotePlan](https://noteplan.co) - NotePlan combines tasks, notes, and calendar - all in one place. It is available on Web, MacOS and iOS. 120 | * 📕🤖🔁 [JournalCalls](https://journalcalls.com) - Voice journal/note taking over a phone call, exports to markdown and Notion 121 | 122 | ## Contributing 123 | 124 | Contributions are very welcome! 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