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.

Free
Open Source
Mac OS X
Windows
Linux
BSD

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).

Links to official Zim sites

Features

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

The Best 13 Zim Alternatives

portable filter is active.

148 Like

CherryTree

A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.

Free Open Source Windows Linux

Portable Multiple languages Integrated Search Tablet support Export to PDF Syntax Highlighting Data portability
60 Like

WizNote

WizNote is a Note software, which is especially designed for Internet users and mobile Internet users. WizNote focuses more on notes of rapid collection, management, reading and sharing.

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

Portable Capture Screen / Take screenshots Save web page for offline use
39 Like

AllMyNotes Organizer

AllMyNotes Organizer is a multi-functional hierarchical information manager for Windows.

Freemium Windows

Portable Protected by Password Tree view
37 Like

Leanote

Leanote provides services for note and blog. You can use "note" as your personal notebook, if you want to share with friends, just publish note or notebook to the blog.

Freemium Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted

Portable MarkDown support Nested Notebooks Export to PDF Sequence Diagrams Full text search Latex Math Export to HTML
35 Like

TreeDBNotes

TreeDBNotes is a powerful and easy-to-use personal database program, Word Processor with Tree Structure. User interface in 21 languages available.

Freemium Windows

Portable Multiple languages
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
9 Like

Mars Notebook

This is the very useful tree-styled personal information manager. English, Russian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, German, Polish, French. You can use it every day as your assistant in your work and life.

Freemium Windows

Portable Multiple languages
7 Like

scroll, quill ink

Fast and portable note editor. Supports: Mardown format, HTML previews, tagging, favorites, searching, Dropbox and Google Drive synchronization, embedded photos.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Portable Sync with Dropbox Sync with Google Drive
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

FileOne

FileOne is a Treegonizer (an organizer that treegonizes data you put into) It is an hybrid form of a note taking organizer with multimedia and email functionality. A...

Commercial

Portable Integrated Search Integrated Web Browser Built in Note Taker Program Launcher Integrated Email Client Built in editor Built in media player
2 Like

SynNotes

Syntax highlighted Notes manager with full-text search, tag support and simplenote.com synchronization.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Syntax Highlighting
2 Like

ATWiki

TiddlyWiki for Windows. A unique non-linear notebook for capturing, organising and sharing complex information. ATWiki is an independent project of TiddlyWiki.

Free Open Source Windows

Portable Multiple languages Encrypted Notes
1 Like

Book on a Stick

Write a book in one self-contained file that runs entirely in your browser and can be kept on portable media you carry in your pocket!

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux

Portable Browser based app

Search app for alternative

Alternativein is a new approach to finding good application.
Just type what software you want to change and browse great alternatives, based on our great community recommendations.

Alternativein is powered by a community that helps you make informed decisions. Tell us what you’re passionate about to get your personalized feed and help others.

Alternativein is a product recommendation community that helps connect people with the best products for them. You shouldn’t have to waste time and money to find solutions to your problems. By collecting the knowledge of enthusiasts across the world through recommendations, we can quickly and confidently show people the truth about a product.

We dream of a world where products succeed or fail on their own merits, and allowing people the space to share their thoughts is the first step in achieving that.

Zim

Links to official Zim sites

Features

Categories

Tags

The Best 13 Zim Alternatives

CherryTree

WizNote

AllMyNotes Organizer

Leanote

TreeDBNotes

Elephant

Mars Notebook

scroll, quill ink

Knowte

FileOne

SynNotes

ATWiki

Book on a Stick

Search app for alternative

Menu