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, sNotes – Students Notes, Joplin and Anytype.

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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 + Ad-free + No Tracking + Privacy focused, Android + Open Source, Self-Hosted, Windows, Linux + Open Source and Note-taking. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Obsidian.
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  1. Lisble icon
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    Simple shopping list with purchase history to avoid duplicates.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  2. Markdown editor that gets out of your way. Split-pane editing with live preview, 4 themes (Editorial, Midnight, Mono, Sepia), focus mode, tabbed editing, auto-save, version history, image paste support, and 10 built-in templates.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Yank Note icon
     3 likes

    A highly extensible, AI-powered Markdown editor. Version control, AI Copilot, mind map, documents encryption, code snippet running, integrated terminal, chart embedding, HTML applets, Reveal.js, plug-in, and macro replacement.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. Buho icon
     4 likes

    Buho is a note-taking app. Buho will let you take quick notes, save links, create books and pages for taking classes notes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • AppImageHub
    • Linux Mobile
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  5. Hejour icon
     2 likes

    Hejour is a day-based notes app for Mac and iPhone. Every day is a page. Type @ to open a section for tomorrow or any other day — the same note lives on both pages. Unfinished todos roll forward to today. Calendar events can sit on the page.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  6. Vimwiki icon
     7 likes

    Vimwiki is a personal wiki for Vim -- a number of linked text files that have their own syntax highlighting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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  7. Kanbito icon
     3 likes

    A simple way to organize your tasks. Drag tasks between columns, take notes, sync across devices. Free, private, works offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  8. Logycore icon
     4 likes

    Logycore is a tool that helps small and medium-sized businesses establish an internal knowledge base. It includes specialized features that improve management and ease the owner's workload.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Treedome icon
     3 likes

    A local-first, encrypted, note taking application with tree-like structures, all written and saved in rich text format. Supports Linux, Windows, and a certain walled-garden operating system.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Luckynote icon
     1 like

    Luckynote is a personal notes and bookmarking app built around a familiar messaging interface. Instead of opening separate tools for notes, tasks, links, files, screenshots, and voice notes, you can send everything to yourself and organize it later.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  11. Jade Note icon
     Like

    Jade Note is an MCP-native note app that turns your personal knowledge into editable, portable memory for AI assistants.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. Nodeland icon
     Like

    Blends mind mapping and note-taking for interactive, rich idea capture, with AI-assisted organization, relationship mapping, flexible layouts, and visual navigation to help structure, connect, and retain information for individuals or collaborative projects.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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