Zim

Zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed as-you-type.

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zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. store information, link pages and edit with wysisyg markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed asyoutype. creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "create new note" button, by linking to a nonexisting page or by writing a camelcase name in any note. pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an outliner, in plain text format with lightweight markup, and can have attachments (stored along the notes).

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Portable Text formatting Hierarchical structure WYSIWYG Support Sync with Dropbox File Versioning Nested Notes

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

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
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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
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Free Personal Mac OS X Android iPhone Web Apple Watch

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Inkdrop

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MixNote NotePad Notes

Record easily with most suitable method. With MixNote, take note will be faster and easier.

Free Android

Cloud sync Voice Notes

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