Standard Notes alternatives
10 apps that do what Standard Notes does, starting with the Note-taking apps that share most of its features.
Ordered by category, then by how many of Standard Notes’s listed features each app shares, then by our organic score (community upvotes, visitor ratings and feedback, listing completeness, freshness). Payment, Pro plans and verification are not inputs. How ranking works
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Standard Notes sits in the middle, joined to the 10 apps listed below; each of those links to its 3 closest alternatives, and every app to the categories it’s listed in. Bigger sphere = higher organic score. Payment never changes this map. How ranking works
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Alternatives to Standard Notes
Organic order. Payment never changes it.How ranking works
Position 1
Write,Draw,Plan,All at Once. With AI
Why it’s here
- Shares 5 of Standard Notes's listed features: Docs & wiki, Note-taking, Offline mode and 2 more
- Integrates with Notion
- Open source
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Position 2
Why it’s here
- Shares 4 of Standard Notes's listed features: End-to-end encryption, Note-taking, Offline mode and 1 more
- Open source
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Position 3
Why it’s here
- Shares 3 of Standard Notes's listed features: Note-taking, Offline mode and Task management
- Integrates with Dropbox and OpenAI
- Open source
- Available on macOS, Windows and Linux
Position 4
One daily note for everything you’re running
Why it’s here
- Shares 3 of Standard Notes's listed features: Note-taking, Offline mode and Task management
- Integrates with Discord
- Paid plans from $8.33/month
Position 5
Fast Markdown notes for Mac and iPhone
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Standard Notes's listed features: End-to-end encryption and Note-taking
- Integrates with Dropbox, GitHub and Google Drive
- Open source
Position 6
Ideas grow better together
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Standard Notes's listed features: Note-taking
- Open source
Position 7
Your private note-taking app
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Standard Notes's listed features: Note-taking
- Open source
Position 8
a second brain for the AI era. Free forever
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Standard Notes's listed features: Note-taking
- Free to use
Position 9
Open-source notes with end-to-end encryption
Why it’s here
- Shares 4 of Standard Notes's listed features: End-to-end encryption, Note-taking, Offline mode and 1 more
- Integrates with Dropbox
- Open source
- Available on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
Position 10
Private, local-first notes that link together
Why it’s here
- Shares 4 of Standard Notes's listed features: Docs & wiki, End-to-end encryption, Note-taking and 1 more
- Free plan available
- Available on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android
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