Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Open Source (AGPL-3.0)
Application types
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted



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.



Privacy oriented, without vendor lock in note organizer, todo list desktop application. Work offline with text, markdown and pdf files.




Zettel notes provides seamless private zettelkasten and markdown note taking experience with synchronization. It is provided free of cost, without ads and with no hidden permissions. No user data is collected.



Knowledge-management tool enabling interconnection and note expansion, semantic network creation, collaboration with task features, and mobile readiness with offline support across devices.




Crossnote is probably the world's first markdown notes reader & editor Progressive Web Application that works offline and supports syncing with arbitrary git repository right inside your browser.


Quillpad is a fork of an original app called Quillnote. The development stopped on the original app and PR backlogs were not cleared up. The community showed much interest in the app for continued development and so this fork was created.



Notable is a cross-platform note app. Notes are plain Markdown files, their metadata is stored as Markdown front matter. Attachments are also plain files, if you attach a picture.jpg to a note everything about it will be preserved, and it will remain accessible like any other...




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




Offers fast, distraction-free note-taking via a high-performance editor with real-time Markdown, local-first storage, image support, Kanban task boards, intuitive drag-and-drop, keyboard shortcuts, configurable themes, fast search, and cross-platform access.




Quiver is a notebook built for programmers. It lets you easily mix text, code and Markdown within one note, edit code with an awesome code editor, live preview Markdown and LaTeX cells, and find any note instantly via the full-text search.




Noteful is your one-stop note-taking app to experience the new paperless revolution on iPad.




Notedrafts is a powerful note-taking app that lets you write, draw, and organize your thoughts across different types of documents. Whether you're marking up a PDF, writing on a large canvas, or taking notes in a long vertical layout, Notedrafts adapts to your workflow.


