# Note-taking

> Notes apps, second brains and personal knowledge tools for capturing and finding what you know.

Canonical page: https://appfinder.tech/categories/note-taking
Best of Note-taking (top 10 with reasons): https://appfinder.tech/best/note-taking

## Apps (18, in organic order)

- [AFFiNE](https://appfinder.tech/apps/affine) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/affine.md)): Write,Draw,Plan,All at Once. With AI (Open source; paid plans from $6.75 per month.)
- [FSNotes](https://appfinder.tech/apps/fsnotes) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/fsnotes.md)): Fast Markdown notes for Mac and iPhone (Free and open source.)
- [massCode](https://appfinder.tech/apps/masscode) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/masscode.md)): Your developer workspace (Free and open source.)
- [NotePlan](https://appfinder.tech/apps/noteplan) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/noteplan.md)): One daily note for everything you’re running (From $8.33 per month.)
- [Evernote](https://appfinder.tech/apps/evernote) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/evernote.md)): Notes, tasks and web clips in one place (Limited free plan; Personal from $10.83/month billed annually; Professional and Teams plans)
- [Granola](https://appfinder.tech/apps/granola) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/granola.md)): AI notepad for meetings (Free plan; Business from $14/user/month; Enterprise plans)
- [Joplin](https://appfinder.tech/apps/joplin) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/joplin.md)): Open-source notes with end-to-end encryption (Free and open source; optional paid Joplin Cloud)
- [Notion](https://appfinder.tech/apps/notion) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/notion.md)): Connected workspace for docs, wikis and projects (Free plan; Plus from $10/seat/month billed annually; Business and Enterprise plans)
- [Otter.ai](https://appfinder.tech/apps/otter-ai) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/otter-ai.md)): AI meeting notes and transcription (Free plan; Pro from $8.33/user/month billed annually; Business and Enterprise plans)
- [Raycast](https://appfinder.tech/apps/raycast) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/raycast.md)): Command bar for getting things done fast (Free for personal use; Pro from $8/month billed annually; Teams plans)
- [HedgeDoc](https://appfinder.tech/apps/hedgedoc) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/hedgedoc.md)): Ideas grow better together (Free and open source.)
- [Notesnook](https://appfinder.tech/apps/notesnook) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/notesnook.md)): Notes only you can read (Free and open source.)
- [plumio](https://appfinder.tech/apps/plumio) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/plumio.md)): Your private note-taking app (Free and open source.)
- [Standard Notes](https://appfinder.tech/apps/standard-notes) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/standard-notes.md)): Free your mind (Free.)
- [Tolaria](https://appfinder.tech/apps/tolaria) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/tolaria.md)): a second brain for the AI era. Free forever (Free.)
- [Logseq](https://appfinder.tech/apps/logseq) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/logseq.md)): Open-source outliner and knowledge base (Free and open source; optional paid sync)
- [Obsidian](https://appfinder.tech/apps/obsidian) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/obsidian.md)): Private, local-first notes that link together (Free for personal use; optional Sync from $4/month and Publish from $8/month billed annually)
- [Things 3](https://appfinder.tech/apps/things-3) ([Markdown](https://appfinder.tech/apps/things-3.md)): Personal task manager for Apple devices (One-time purchase per device type (Mac, iPhone, iPad); no subscription)

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