Dendron Alternatives

Dendron is described as 'Open-source, local-first, markdown-based, note-taking tool built on top of VSCode. It supports all the usual features you would expect like tagging, backlinks, a graph view, split panes, and so forth' and is a popular Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Dendron for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best Dendron alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Dendron are Anytype, Notesnook, Zettlr and Zim.

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  1. Rough Draft icon
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    Writing on paper, you let go and just get your idea out. You don't get caught up perfecting the words too early. Rough Draft is like writing with pen and paper, so you can't delete words, only cross them out.

    27 Rough Draft alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. sChecklist icon
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    Simple checklist app. Just rows of text entries and a checkbox for each. No B.S., i.e., no categories, no sub-tasks, no time tracking, and no other crazy wizzbang features.

    160 sChecklist alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Notes. Just What You Need.

    Simplicity that speaks for itself. Convenience that comes with it.

    Helping you stay focused—just on your notes.

    This app does not collect any user's personal information.

    Privacy Policy: https://small.dalgu.app/en/minimo/privacy

    Terms o.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  4. freewrite icon
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    One simple, clean place to write continuously for a set time without distraction — think through a new idea, write your next script, reflect on an event, whatever.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Insanitomeium icon
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    Free Scrivener-style novel writing app in your browser: binder, corkboard, plot board, outliner, character sheets, and compile to PDF, DOCX and ePub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. The fiction writing app that keeps your manuscript, worldbuilding, and AI in sync.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  7. AS Notes icon
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    AS Notes brings markdown and [[wikilink]] editing for notes, documentation, blogs and wikis directly into VS Code and compatible editors (e.g. Antigravity, Cursor, Windsurf).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
    • Cursor
    • Windsurf
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  8. USticker icon
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    USticker is free of charge version of "MakerX" app. USticker is notebook app for your iPhone or iPad with set of tools for organizing.

    300 USticker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. Auteureist icon
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    Auteureist is a "novel" writing application for the Apple iPhone. Can export to some desktop software, like Scrivener . The website does a great job at documenting every feature, and there are a lot.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
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  10. InkBreaker icon
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    Inkbreaker is a full writing platform for your whole writing practice. Draft and publish in a real editor, build a body of work, and grow alongside a community of working writers. It supports fiction, nonfiction, poetry, copywriting, journalism, technical writing, screenwriting...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  11.  2 likes

    Hierarchical notebook (inspired by Cherrytree), done in portable HTML (JS, CSS & images are embedded) User data is embeded in document too.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
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