The Best App Alternatives in 2026

Standard Notes provides end-to-end encrypted notes, with a free download and pricing details on its page.

A fully open source and end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

Org-roam is a Roam-inspired note-taking project built around Org-mode, as stated in its repository description.

Obsidian Web Clipper highlights and captures web content, saving it as Markdown files that can be read offline.

SilentNotes synchronizes notes between Android and Windows devices, according to its repository description.

VNote is a Qt-based open-source note-taking application that combines note management with editing for Markdown, Typst, plain text and code, mind maps, and PDF reading on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Xournal++ supports handwritten note-taking and PDF annotation on Linux, macOS, and Windows, including pen input from devices such as Wacom tablets.

TidGi is a desktop knowledge-management and note app with automated Git backups, according to its repository description.

Note Discovery describes itself as a self-hosted knowledge base, according to its repository page.

Butterfly supports handwritten note-taking, drawing, and organizing ideas in an open-source endless workspace.

Saber supports handwriting in an open-source app designed for use across platforms, according to its project description.

This repository implements an open-source alternative to NotebookLM with additional flexibility.

WikiDocs is a flat-file wiki built with Markdown and does not require a database, according to its repository description.

DokuWiki provides an open-source wiki engine, according to its project repository.

Simplenote Electron provides the Simplenote app for Web, Windows, and Linux, according to its project description.

Trilium Notes supports building a personal knowledge base, as described by the project page.

KeyNote NF offers a tabbed notebook with a rich-text editor, nested notes, and encryption, according to its project description.

Manage knowledge and collaborate with Logseq, an open-source platform described by its project as privacy-first.

Memos provides a self-hosted timeline for short notes, which users can later find by search, tag, or date.

Take notes and sync them across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS using Joplin, the privacy-focused note-taking app.

SwarmVault combines a local-first LLM wiki with a knowledge graph, RAG knowledge base, and agent memory store.

Manage Markdown knowledge bases with Tolaria, a desktop app described by its project page.

Docmost is open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software for teams.

SiYuan offers a self-hosted knowledge workspace described as open-source and privacy-first, with collaboration for people and AI agents.