Zim Alternatives

Zim is described as 'Brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed as-you-type. Creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "Create new note"' and is a leading Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Zim for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best Zim alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like Zim are Joplin, Anytype, Notion and Notesnook.

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Zim 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 and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Zim.
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  1. Braindump icon
     2 likes

    The digital notebook for developers, and makers. Ultra fast fuzzy search. Mouse or Keyboard only navigation. Pure markdown with auto formatting and indentation. Offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. The Guide icon
     26 likes

    The Guide is a two-pane outliner - a program that allows you to arrange text notes in a tree-like structure. It supports formatted text, exporting to RTF and hyperlinks (both internal and external).

    297 The Guide alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  3. footnote icon
     12 likes

    A beautiful, fast, and simple note taking app in the style of elementary OS

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. Flashnote icon
     16 likes

    Flashnote is a quick notes manager created for such cases. When you need a rough copy to save or to process some pieces of a text, Flashnote is small, quick and convenient. Press the shortcut-key combination and a rough copy is on the screen in a flash of a second.

    188 Flashnote alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. Tree Notes icon
     1 like

    Tree Notes is a notes organizer for Windows that allows you to organize and manage all your notes in a tree structure with icons. Tree Notes is very easy to use and light-weight.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. NoStash icon
     2 likes

    NoStash is a web app to keep your notes organized and searchable, is indie, ethical and future proof. Indie: developed by a tiny team without funds. Ethical, your privacy and your notes are before everything else. Future Proof: the founder use it.

    229 NoStash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. SpringNotes icon
     4 likes

    Write styled Markdown notes, sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad add to-dos and tags, export to a variety of formats and choose your favourite style from a variety of colourful themes.

    181 SpringNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. Knotable icon
     3 likes

    Pull everything together -- people, notes, tasks, dates, files, links, all of it.

    54 Knotable alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
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  9. Foliaro icon
     1 like

    Foliaro is a hierarchically structured notebook with a web browser integrated. This tool is particularly useful for collecting and organizing information on the web. You can use it as a usual web browser, and capture articles, images, maps and anything else on the web to paste...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Malkovich icon
     4 likes

    Malkovich is your own personal wiki. It's self contained and easy to install. There is no need to mess around with servers and databases. Notes use Markdown syntax.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. FoxyNotes icon
     2 likes

    Simple and easy-to-use notepad app designed to make your life easier. Whether you're jotting down quick notes, creating to do lists, drawing, or organizing your ideas, FoxyNotes has you covered. Plus, with seamless Google Drive sync and backup, your notes are always safe and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows
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  12. nvPY icon
     34 likes

    nvPY is a note-taking tool inspired by Notational Velocity, nvALT and ResophNotes. It syncs with simplenote, and runs on Linux, Windows and OSX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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