Microsoft OneNote

A digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. .

Free
Mac OS X
Windows
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows RT
Windows Phone
Apple Watch

microsoft onenote, part of the microsoft office suite , is a digital notebook application that gives people one place to gather notes and information. it also offers shared notebooks, syncing between multiple computers and devices via windows live online storage, and optical character recognition (ocr) for getting text from pictures, business cards, etc.

an online version, onenote online , is also available as part of office online .

Links to official Microsoft OneNote sites

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Features

IFTTT integration Cloud sync Web clipper Auto saving Automatic Tagging Embedded media Handwritten Notes Hierarchical structure Legacy Firefox Addon Screenshot OCR Search by tags Support for styluses Subtasks Voice recognition WYSIWYG Support

The Best 12 Microsoft OneNote Alternatives

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Evernote

Evernote is a cross-platform, freemium app designed for note taking, organizing, and archiving.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet Web Blackberry Windows RT

IFTTT integration Works Offline Automatic attachment management Cloud sync Export to iCalendar Google Drive integration MarkDown support Nested Notebooks Owncloud integration Sync with Owncloud PDF annotation Sync between devices Tag based Text formatting Web clipper
508 Like

Google Keep

Google Keep has several features including color coding notes, inserting images, creating lists, geo-fencing, shareable notes, and search by color.

Free Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad Chrome OS Web Chrome

Works Offline Real time collaboration Sync with Google Calendar Handwriting recognition Html parsing Share notes Sync on many devices Voice Notes
488 Like

Laverna

laverna is a javascript note taking application with markdown editor and encryption support. consider it like open source alternative to evernote.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted

Works Offline Cloud sync MarkDown support Sync between devices Support for Keyboard Shortcuts AES encryption Dropbox integration Dropbox syncing Encrypted Notes Support for LaTeX No registration required Protected by Password Syntax Highlighting Tags Feature
213 Like

Standard Notes

Love Notes. Love Encryption. Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work. It's simple. Standard Notes is the easiest notes app you'll ever use.

Freemium Open Source

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Privacy focused Privacy protection Security focused Ad free Works Offline Android Sync Cloud sync MarkDown support Sync between devices Tag based Sync with Dropbox AES encryption Encrypted Notes Client side encryption Decentralized End to end encryption Cross platform Very strong privacy Clean design Content Filtering Local Storage Nested Folders Plain text authoring Plugin support Privacy Protected Real time sync
112 Like

OpenNote

opennote was built to be an open web based alternative to microsoft onenote and evernote .

Free Open Source Self-Hosted

Works Offline Tag based Lightweight WYSIWYG Support Support for Multiple Users
100 Like

TagSpaces

TagSpaces is a multiplatform application, which allows you to manage and organize your local files with the help of tags.

Freemium Windows Linux Android iPhone Mac

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Works Offline MarkDown support Tag based Hierarchical structure Built in Note Taker Support for WebDAV File organization File search Automatic file renaming Support for Batch Mode Built in editor Chromecast support Color coding File preview File tagging Indexed search Information aggregator Visual Tagging
55 Like

Quip

Quip is a modern word processor that enables you to create beautiful documents on any device, including the iPad, iPhone, and the desktop.

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad

IFTTT integration Works Offline Integrated Chat Real time collaboration Support for @mentions Slack integration Content Templates Export to Google Spreadsheets
45 Like

Nimbus Note

Nimbus Note is an easy way to take notes and capture text/pictures from Web pages.

Freemium Windows Android iPhone Chrome OS Web Windows Phone Chrome Chromium

Capture Screen / Take screenshots IFTTT integration Works Offline Web clipper Integrated Search Search by tags Share notes Nested Folders Audio recording Location based reminders Photo notes Sync across Devices
32 Like

Omni Notes

Note taking open-source application aimed to have both a simple interface but keeping smart behavior.

Free Open Source Android

Works Offline Encrypted Notes Native application
18 Like

Elephant

Elephant is a notetaker with a classic interface you already know. Keep your notes to yourself. No accounts or clouds. For syncing use Dropbox, Github, rsync, ... No feature bloat or redesigns, ever.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Mac

Portable Works Offline MarkDown support Save as txt
4 Like

Knowte

Knowte is a note taking application that allows you to quickly and easily write and organize your notes. What makes it especially useful, is the search feature.

Free Open Source Windows

Customizable Portable Works Offline
3 Like

Scarlet Notes (Former Material Notes)

Material Notes offers a simple no hassle interface for adding notes in a beautiful material design.

Freemium Android

Works Offline Cloud sync MarkDown support Text formatting Night mode

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Microsoft OneNote

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The Best 12 Microsoft OneNote Alternatives

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Google Keep

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TagSpaces

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Knowte

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