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, Notion, Anytype and CherryTree.

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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, Mac and Android. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Zim.
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  1. Allegory icon
     3 likes

    Allegory is a powerful notes app with a beautiful iOS-centric UI. The minimal and focused writing experience, combined with an impressive set of powerful features, makes this the ideal choice for everyone.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  2. MedleyText icon
     5 likes

    Redefining the way programming notes are taken. Text editors are too one dimensional, Evernote/Onenote is too generic. Medley Text is a note taking tool designed to help you take pretty and organized programming notes.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Somnote icon
     5 likes

    Record and save important information, brilliant ideas, and moments of everyday life easily and securely with SomNote.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Google Chrome
     
  4. Note Board icon
     16 likes

    Productivity app. Save information like a sticky notes. You can create notes with images, videos or whatever you want. Save pages to read later or capture any web content with the chrome or firefox extension. Share boards with your friends. Create public boards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  5. Docspell icon
     9 likes

    Docspell is a personal document organizer. You'll need a scanner to convert your papers into files. Docspell can then assist in organizing the resulting mess 😉.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. PopNotes icon
     1 like

    Your notes right where they should be! Access, create & edit notes instantly!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7.  1 like

    MarkWiki aims to be dead simple. MarkWiki was born out of frustration with bad documentation tools behind a company firewall that were too complex.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. SynNotes icon
     3 likes

    Simple syntax highlighted Notes manager with incremental full-text search and GMaill like tags as folders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Plain Org icon
     Like

    View and edit your org mode tasks while on the go.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. QuickNote icon
     7 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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