Rnote AlternativesNote-taking & Digital Painting Tools like Rnote

Rnote is described as 'Aims to be a simple but functional note taking application for freehand drawing or annotating pictures or documents. It eventually should be able to import / export various media file formats' and is a Note-taking tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Rnote for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Rnote alternative is Microsoft OneNote, which is free. Other great apps like Rnote are Xournal++, HelixNotes, Linwood Butterfly and Saber.

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  1. Microsoft OneNote icon
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    Comprehensive digital notebook offering organizers, shared notes, multi-device syncing, and optical character recognition, plus cloud-based data management for efficient information handling and accessibility.

    235 Microsoft OneNote alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire
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  2. Xournal++ icon
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    Handwritten note-taking and PDF annotation using pen input and pressure sensitivity, shape drawing, customizable toolbar layouts, image insertion, audio recording, multi-language options, LaTeX integration, and complete export in PDF or PNG formats across all platforms.

    74 Xournal++ alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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  3. HelixNotes icon
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    HelixNotes is a local markdown note-taking app built with Rust, Tauri 2.0, and SvelteKit. Your notes are standard .md files on your filesystem - sync with whatever you want or nothing at all.

    159 HelixNotes alternatives

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  4. Butterfly is a note-taking app where your ideas come first. You can paint, add texts, and export them easily on every device. This app works on android, windows, linux, and in the web.

    59 Linwood Butterfly alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
    • Self-Hosted
    • Snapcraft
    • AltStore
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Linux Mobile
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  5. Saber icon
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    A (work-in-progress) cross-platform libre notes app. Please note that this app is still in early stages and not ready to trust with your notes yet.

    30 Saber alternatives

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    • Android Tablet
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    • Snapcraft
    • Linux Mobile
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
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  6. Concepts icon
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    Concepts is the digital design sketchbook of the future. It’s powerful, flexible and smart, so you can go from quick sketches to beautiful and precise illustrations in a single app. Enhance your creative capabilities with our infinite canvas, flexible multi-touch shape guides...

    52 Concepts alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. GoodNotes icon
     78 likes

    Experience "digital paper" with seamless note-taking on iOS devices. Annotate PDFs, PowerPoint, and Word, plus organize notes in unlimited folders. Enjoy searchable handwritten notes that sync across devices with iCloud, intuitive QuickNote feature, and customizable templates.

    81 GoodNotes alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Online
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    • Android Tablet
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  8. Notes icon
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    Use Notes to capture a quick thought, create checklists, sketch ideas, and more. And with iCloud, you can keep your notes up to date across all your devices.

    172 Notes alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  9. Freeform icon
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    Freeform is a great place to bring your ideas to life. Sketch out a project, design a mood board or start a brainstorming session on a flexible canvas that supports almost any kind of file. And with iCloud, all your boards stay in sync, whether you’re on your Mac, your iPad or...

    44 Freeform alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    • Mac
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  10. Lorien icon
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    Lorien is an infinite canvas drawing/note-taking app that is focused on performance, small savefiles and simplicity. It's not based on bitmap images like Krita, Gimp or Photoshop; it rather saves brush strokes as a collection of points and renders them at runtime (kind of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. CollaNote icon
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    All-in-one solution for note-taking, PDF annotation, digital planning, and journaling with 25 pens and brushes, AI shape detection, real-time collaboration, Smart Dark Mode, ASMR sound, audio recording, password protection, over 150 templates, and syncing options.

    40 CollaNote alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  12. Penly icon
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    Get starting with digital planning and note taking on an Android tablet with a Bluetooth stylus.

    17 Penly alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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