Online Notepad Alternatives

Online Notepad is described as 'Distraction-free, minimalist notes with instant access, no sign-up, and local auto-save. Works on browsers and mobile with privacy and dark mode' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Online Notepad, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux and Android apps. The best Online Notepad alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Online Notepad are Obsidian, Sublime Text, Logseq and Anytype.

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  1. gedit icon
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    Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

    193 gedit alternatives

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    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
     
  2. GNU Emacs icon
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    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    181 GNU Emacs alternatives

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    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
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  3. TiddlyWiki icon
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    TiddlyWiki is a single html file with all the characteristics of a wiki - including all of the functionality (including editing, saving, tagging and searching) and the style sheet. Because its a single file, its very portable - you can email it, put it on a web server or share...

    178 TiddlyWiki alternatives

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    • Xfce
    • RemoteStorage
     
  4. Trilium Notes icon
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    The original trilium is transfered to this repo by its owner and the app continues to develop here as stated here: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium

    375 Trilium Notes alternatives

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    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  5. CherryTree icon
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    Hierarchical note-taking software that is free, open-source, cross-platform. Features include rich text, syntax highlighting, multi-level lists, embedded files, customizable interface, code execution, PDF export, spell check, images & tables, and comprehensive project management support.

    101 CherryTree alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
     
  6. Workflowy icon
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    Offers limitless nested lists for outlining, instant sync on web and mobile, real-time collaboration, file and photo uploads, kanban boards, tagging, offline editing, hoisting for branch focus, content sharing, text highlighting, and Dropbox auto-backup.

    351 Workflowy alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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  7. Cryptee icon
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    Cryptee is a safety and privacy focused, encrypted and cross-platform personal data storage service. You can write personal documents, notes, journals, store photos (including raw photos from DSLR cameras) and all sorts of other files.

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. SiYuan icon
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    SiYuan is a desktop Markdown Block-Reference and Bidirectional-Link note-taking application. Support fine-grained block-level reference and Markdown WYSIWYG.

    75 SiYuan alternatives

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    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
    • F-Droid
     
  9. QOwnNotes icon
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    Plain text notepad with markdown support and todo list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud.

    266 QOwnNotes alternatives

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    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Qt
     
  10. Dynalist icon
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    Dynalist is a web app that lets you break down and organize your thoughts in the format of lists.

    96 Dynalist alternatives

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    • Online
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  11. Notepad3 icon
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    Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.

    211 Notepad3 alternatives

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    • Free
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