CherryTree Alternatives

CherryTree is described as 'Free, open-source note-taking with rich text, cross-platform support, syntax highlighting, embedded files, and customizable interface' and is a very popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to CherryTree for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best CherryTree alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like CherryTree are Joplin, Notion, AppFlowy and Microsoft OneNote.

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CherryTree alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Todo List Managers or Task Management Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Android, iPad, Linux, Mac, Online and Open Source. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to CherryTree.
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  1. Synology Note Station icon

    Synology Note Station

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    Note Station allows your precious ideas to be synced from your own Synology NAS server device to all your computers and mobile devices with maximum privacy and security.

    15 Synology Note Station alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • TW flagTaiwan
    Synology Disk Station Manager (DSM) web interface with note station.
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  2. ThinkPost icon

    ThinkPost

     3 likes

    Interactive split-screen diagramming, draggable block-based note-taking, and brainstorming tool. Super charged productivity with seamless parallel streaming of ideas.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    ThinkPost screenshot 1
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  4. PrivateNotes icon

    PrivateNotes

     10 likes

    PrivateNotes (formerly Exocortex) is an encrypted note-taking app designed for networked thought. It allows you to link ideas together, creating a web of interconnected notes that mimic how your mind works.

    97 PrivateNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    PrivateNotes screenshot 1
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    Notion

    Enhance team collaboration and content organization with Notion. Experience real-time access, intuitive drag-and-drop functionalities, and visually simple interfaces designed for productivity in managing tasks, notes, and databas...

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  6. OpenNotas icon

    OpenNotas

     6 likes

    OpenNotas is an open-source note-taking application, cross-platform based on PWA, focusing on security and device synchronization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    OpenNotas screenshot 1
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    HackFlowy

     5 likes

    HackFlowy is an open source clone of Workflowy, built using backbone.js and socket.io, with an option to easily deploy via Heroku.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    HackFlowy screenshot 1
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  9. NoteLoom icon

    NoteLoom

     3 likes

    A local-first Markdown workspace that opens real folders in your browser and saves changes directly to .md files on disk.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    The NoteLoom workspace: a local folder mounted in the browser, with its file tree, live editing, and the source / edit / read view controls.
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  10. MindForger icon

    MindForger

     20 likes

    MindForger is a modern, free, open-source, privacy-focused and performance-driven Markdown IDE for creating, editing, and managing all types of notes.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU
    MindForger screenshot 1
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  11. SourCherry icon

    SourCherry

     2 likes

    SourCherry is an Android app to open CherryTree’s databases. Right now app can read databases and do basic editing tasks.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  12. Prism Notes icon

    Prism Notes

     7 likes

    Prism is for quick thoughts and links. It feels like texting, rather than writing in a document. Capture easily, organize with tags, develop ideas across threads, review to keep only what matters. Free — unlimited notes, AI tags, and sync.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Prism Notes screenshot 1
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  13. FileOutliner icon

    FileOutliner

     3 likes

    A local-first Markdown note app with an outliner editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    light theme
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  15. MemPad icon

    MemPad

     29 likes

    MemPad is a plain text outliner and note taking program with a tree structured index. All pages are stored in a single file. User interface available in 20 languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    MemPad screenshot 1
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