Obsidian Alternatives

Obsidian is described as 'Note-taking app that lets you create a personal knowledge graph with ease. It is designed for non-linear thinking and allows you to easily link your notes together wiki-style' and is a leading Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Obsidian for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Android apps. The best Obsidian alternative is Logseq, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Obsidian are Zettlr, Joplin, Anytype and sNotes – Students Notes.

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Obsidian 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 Open Source, Free, Windows, Free + Ad-free + No Tracking + Privacy focused, Android + Open Source, Linux and Note-taking. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Obsidian.
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  1. Cotoami icon
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    Cotoami is a note-taking application that helps your personal and team knowledge naturally evolve into a concept-based knowledge base. It's a standalone, cross-platform application with offline support.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  2. Noteriv icon
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    Noteriv is an open-source note-taking app built as an alternative to Obsidian. It includes a markdown editor with split view, wiki-style links between notes, canvas/whiteboard, flashcards, Mermaid diagrams, a drawing editor, PDF annotation viewer, web clipper, dataview queries...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Webtrotion icon
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    Webtrotion is a highly configurable and easy-to-install website builder, crafted with the Astro framework and Notion. Use it to effortlessly create a blog or website.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. TagJournal icon
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    TagJournal is a fast tagging journal that helps you track habits, activities, moods, expenses, and time using rich tags and powerful daily insights.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • iPhone
     
  5. Nodalist AI icon
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    A visual thinking tool for working through complex problems — AI helps you break them down or decide, and six top AI models debate the hardest ones together.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. Idaesbasic icon
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    Idaesbasic - An all in one project manager that stores everything in files directly into your project!

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Notes (PFA) icon
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    Privacy Friendly Notes allows you to take and manage notes on Android devices. It belongs to the Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. More information can be found an secuso.org/pfa

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    • F-Droid
    • Android
     
  8. FoxyNotes icon
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    Simple and easy-to-use notepad app designed to make your life easier. Whether you're jotting down quick notes, creating to do lists, drawing, or organizing your ideas, FoxyNotes has you covered. Plus, with seamless Google Drive sync and backup, your notes are always safe and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows
     
  9. WeNote icon
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    WeNote is simple and easy to use. You can create color notes, to-do lists, reminders and calendar quickly.

    56 WeNote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
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  10. Sorana icon
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    One tool that never forgets. Sorana is your AI knowledge workspace, a second brain that remembers your projects, knows your style, and finds files instantly. Access 35+ free cloud models from Mistral, Nvidia, OpenRouter, Stepfun + unlimited local models. A workspace that truly knows you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Lokus icon
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    A modern, intuitive note-taking app with powerful editing capabilities, database views, AI integration, and fast search.

    17 Lokus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    • Linux
     
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