Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD

QuickNote is described as 'Virtual scrapbook for Desktop with a plain text editor. With Quicknote, in its resizable window you can jot down your notes and organize them in categories. Beneath the normal text functions, it can let you directly access frequently run programs, manage windows tasks, and even' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to QuickNote for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Web-based apps. The best QuickNote alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like QuickNote are Vim, Zim, CherryTree and Trilium Notes.

NoteSync lets you take notes fast and sync them with your Google docs account. Automatic syncing happens every minute or when you feel like it by pressing the sync button. Offline mode fully supported. Keyboard shortcuts like CTR-L put your cursor in the search bar to easily...



Autofocus System is a simple yet effective time management system. It was developed by Mark Forster.



Eddie is a programmers editor for Mac OSX and Gnome Linux. Inspired by the Macintosh Programmer's Workshop, Eddie brings some of it's powerful features into a modern lightweight and capable programmer's editor.

Quickly and easily access your Simplenote account from your OS X dashboard. Stay organized with no effort. Let your notes automatically sync between multiple devices.



USticker is free of charge version of "MakerX" app. USticker is notebook app for your iPhone or iPad with set of tools for organizing.




Full featured Simplenote syncing plain text notepad. A full featured Simplenote syncing notepad application.


Bangle.io is a web based WYSIWYG note taking app that reads markdown files right from your local disk.




MetroTextual is a Windows text editor inspired by Microsoft’s Metro Design Language. It’s designed to be a visually appealing replacement for Notepad; with significant improvements to performance and aesthetics.




4coder is a minimalist, cross platform, programmable, code editing environment, catering to the needs of low level programmers. It allows you to use one work flow across Windows, Linux, and Mac (with the exception of your debugger... for now.).



MemoPad is software that comes with your Blackberry: it allows you to make notes, but not edit files.
People joke about what IDE they use often, things like Word, MS Notepad, sometimes even Eclipse, and then often times MS Paint. People joke about MS Paint because it's not even a text editor, people joke about it because it doesn't have one feature in common with IDEs.



