Notion Alternatives

Notion is described as 'Streamline teamwork with real-time collaboration, drag-and-drop content organization, and visual simplicity across notes, tasks, wikis, and databases' and is a leading Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Notion for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, Linux and Android apps. The best Notion alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Notion are Anytype, AppFlowy, Logseq and sNotes – Students Notes.

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Notion alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools, but if you're looking for Task Management Tools or Team Collaboration Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Mac, Open Source, iPad, EU, Self-Hosted and Linux. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Notion.
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  1. NoteKit icon
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    This program is a structured notetaking application based on GTK+ 3. Write your notes in instantly-formatted Markdown, organise them in a tree of folders that can be instantly navigated from within the program, and add hand-drawn notes by mouse, touchscreen or digitiser.

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    • Windows
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  2. Heptabase icon
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    Heptabase is a visual note-taking tool that helps you make sense of your learning, research, and projects. It helps you get into the flow of thinking and brings together everything you need to do better research.

    100 Heptabase alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Online
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  3. Crossnote icon
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    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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  4. Octarine icon
     6 likes

    Octarine is a fast, lightweight tool for writing, planning, and organizing — in Markdown that stays yours.

    24 Octarine alternatives

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    • Freemium
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  5. Saga.so icon
     11 likes

    Integrates documents and notes for unified knowledge management, autolinks concepts, provides always-on search, public web sharing, real-time collaboration, drag & drop external files, unifies multiple tools for collective team workflows and efficient content creation.

    26 Saga.so alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Supernotes icon
     9 likes

    Supernotes, is a new way to create notes and collaborate with your friends. Quickly create note-cards with diverse content from task lists to maths equations, with full markdown and LaTeX support. You can tag your cards, find relevant keywords, and sort your cards in an instant.

    70 Supernotes alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Inkdrop icon
     49 likes

    The note-taking app with robust Markdown editor, supporting macOS, Windows, and Linux. This app is designed to be the most convenient way to make notes in Markdown for your daily hacking.

    30 Inkdrop alternatives

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    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  8. Listium icon
     18 likes

    Create, share and publish all your lists in one place. Browse other people's public lists for ideas, and copy the ones you like.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  9. Archbee icon
     15 likes

    Generate and manage technical documentation with AI-powered tools, real-time collaboration, GitHub content sync, custom domains, automated onboarding support, 30 customizable blocks, external integrations, JavaScript and React widgets, and secure distribution.

    108 Archbee alternatives

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. PrivateNotes icon
     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.

    81 PrivateNotes alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  11. PeekNote icon
     5 likes

    PeekNote is a lightweight, always-on-top note app for macOS designed to quickly save, edit, and reuse text or code snippets.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  12. Quip icon
     69 likes

    Integrates chat, documents, slides, and spreadsheets aiming to simplify team communication by reducing emails, meetings, and document versions with features like task management, real-time messaging, Salesforce integration, and access across devices.

    23 Quip alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
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