Standard Notes AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Text Editors

The best Text Editor alternative to Standard Notes is Obsidian, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Standard Notes and 15 are Text Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Text Editor alternatives to Standard Notes are Notion, Beaver Notes, QOwnNotes and Clearly Markdown.

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Standard Notes alternatives are mainly Text Editors, but if you're looking for Note-taking Tools or Todo List Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Standard Notes.
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  1. Obsidian icon
     1155 likes

    Privacy-oriented note-taking app for non-linear thinking, blending knowledge graph creation with wiki-style linking. Supports Markdown, end-to-end encryption, and plugins for customization. Offers distraction-free mode, tags, themes, syntax highlighting, and operates offline without tracking.

    257 Obsidian alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Safari
    • AppImage
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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  2. Notion icon
     665 likes

    Enhance team collaboration and content organization with Notion. Experience real-time access, intuitive drag-and-drop functionalities, and visually simple interfaces designed for productivity in managing tasks, notes, and databases effectively. Ideal for teams of every size.

    287 Notion alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. QOwnNotes icon
     100 likes

    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.

    294 QOwnNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Qt
     
  4. Clean, native Markdown editor for macOS with syntax highlighting, real-time GitHub Flavored Markdown and Mermaid diagram preview, KaTeX math support, synchronized side-by-side editing, QuickLook integration, PDF export, format shortcuts, and no subscriptions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. acreom icon
     29 likes

    acreom is an actionable personal knowledge base for developers. It helps developers ship faster by centralizing personal and team context in one place.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Octarine icon
     6 likes

    Octarine is a fast, lightweight tool for writing, planning, and organizing — in Markdown that stays yours.

    29 Octarine alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Iotas icon
     7 likes

    Iotas is a simple but elegant solution for notes especially but not only for GNOME users. Through Nextcloud integration, all notes can be kept in sync and accessed on different devices.

    43 Iotas alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Linux Mobile
     
  8. Riraen icon
     2 likes

    Riraen is a specialized AI-powered content management and creation engine designed to operationalize data-driven workflows for marketing teams, entrepreneurs, and digital creators. Unlike general-purpose AI assistants, Riraen focuses on "growth-ready" content by...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. MindNote icon
     1 like

    MindNote, the smartest, simplest, most customizable note-taking app designed to keep your ideas, thoughts, and memories organized and accessible wherever you go.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
     
  10. Kraa.io icon
     1 like

    Kraa is for writing., It's a note-taking app, a text editor, a messaging app, a story book, a community hub, a shared document, a blogging platform, a family board, ...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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