Note-taking apps
Alternatives to Notability
Notability brings handwriting, typed text, recordings, images, and imported documents together, with offline access, sharing, and real-time collaboration. Its study features include audio transcription, summaries, Smart Notes, quizzes, flashcards, chat with notes, and YouTube transcripts with summaries. Integrations include iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, and WebDAV, and it runs on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows.
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Notion Notion suits individuals organising personal projects and teams sharing notes and coordinating work.
From $10/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.5 Visit Specs - 02
Goodnotes Goodnotes suits people who want notes available across mobile, desktop, and web platforms, including offline.
From $1/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.5 Visit Specs - 03
Obsidian Obsidian suits people who want offline notes in open file formats and a customizable workspace.
From $4.17/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS9.5 Visit Specs - 04 Notesnook
Notesnook suits people who want encrypted note-taking across desktop, mobile, and web, with offline access and note sharing.
From $1.67/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.4 Visit Specs - 05
Amplenote It suits people organizing notes, tasks, calendars, and long-term goals across several devices.
From $0.49/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.4 Visit Specs - 06
Supernotes Supernotes is designed for individuals managing personal knowledge through linked, searchable notes.
From £6/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.4 Visit Specs - 07
Joplin Joplin suits people who want open-source notes across devices, offline access and multimedia attachments.
From €2.39/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.3 Visit Specs - 08 Turtl
Turtl suits people who want to organize mixed notes and share selected Spaces with collaborators.
From $3/mo Free plan Open source Windows · macOS · Linux · Android9.3 Visit Specs - 09
Mem Agent Mem may suit people who want to capture, search and organize notes, meetings and research across a workspace.
From $9/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.3 Visit Specs - 10 Google Keep From $7/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · Browser extension9.1 Visit Specs
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SiYuan SiYuan suits people who want linked, block-based notes with databases, flashcards and offline access.
From $148/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 12
RemNote RemNote suits learners who want notes, source files, and flashcards in one study workflow.
From $8/mo Free plan iOS · Android9.1 Visit Specs - 13
Workflowy Workflowy suits people who want to organize notes and lists in a nested document and connect related material with tags, backlinks or mirrors.
From $6.99/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.1 Visit Specs - 14 Snippets
Snippets may suit people who want notes, task tracking, and flashcards together, with offline use and local or GitHub storage.
From $1/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS9.1 Visit Specs - 15
Milanote Milanote suits creative professionals and teams, including filmmakers, writers, designers, photographers, marketers and content creators.
From $9.99/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.1 Visit Specs - 16 Microsoft OneNote From $8.33/mo Web · Windows · macOS · iOS9.0 Visit Specs
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Logseq Logseq suits students, academics, writers, project managers, and developers who want linked notes, tasks, and PDF annotation.
From $5/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.0 Visit Specs - 18 Twos
Twos suits people who want notes, tasks, reminders and links in a single daily organizer across devices.
From $3.33/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.0 Visit Specs - 19 Poznote From $2/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux9.0 Visit Specs
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Mochi suits learners who want Markdown notes and flashcards with offline access.
From $5/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS9.0 Visit Specs - 21
HackMD From $5/mo Free plan Web8.9 Visit Specs - 22 Pellet Free plan Windows · macOS · Linux · iOS8.9 Visit Specs
- 23 Notewise From $2.42/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android8.9 Visit Specs
- 24 ZenNotes From $1/mo Free plan Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.9 Visit Specs
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Bear From $2.50/mo Free plan Web · macOS · iOS · API8.9 Visit Specs - 26 NoteLedge Free plan Windows · macOS · iOS · Android8.9 Visit Specs
- 27 Hillnote From $0.83/mo Free plan Windows · macOS · iOS · Android8.8 Visit Specs
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NotePlan From $8.25/mo Free trial Web · macOS · iOS8.8 Visit Specs - 29
Heptabase It suits students, researchers, and lifelong learners who organize sources visually and want AI assistance.
From $8.99/mo Free trial Web · Windows · macOS · Linux8.8 Visit Specs - 30
Recall Recall identifies researchers, founders and operators, students, writers and creators, and lifelong learners among its users.
From $10/mo Free plan Web · iOS · Android · API8.8 Visit Specs
Choosing instead of Notability
Readers may look elsewhere because Starter permits five notes, Pro costs $19.99 a month, Business Pro costs $180 a year per user, and several plans have no price listed. iOS and iPadOS require version 17 or later, while Android requires version 12 or later. Switching means weighing each alternative's platform coverage, offline behavior, collaboration, storage, integrations, task or calendar tools, knowledge-management structure, and price against Notability's mixed-media notes and study workflow.