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Methodologies
- Zettlekasten
- Linking Your Thinking (LYT)
- PARA (Projects, areas, resources, archives)
- Johnny Decimal method
Abbreviation: | What it means: |
---|---|
FOSS | Free and open-source software |
Free | Everything that is part of the app is free |
Free +$ | Free, but has additional paid features |
Paid | Most or all features are paid |
+ n.desktop | with native desktop app |
nn. | non-native |
W/M/L | Windows/Mac/Linux |
iOS/A | iOS/Android |
BDL | Bidirectional linking |
Links | Regular links between notes |
Side note 1: Apps that have both web & native apps are under “Web-based applications” and are specified accordingly, however, only native apps are under “Native applications”.
Side note 2: Native apps assume local storage unless otherwise stated.
Side note 3: If there’s a question mark somewhere, it means that I’m not sure. If you know what correctly belongs there, I’d appreciate it if you let me know in the comments. Thanks.
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Native applications
- Obsidian
- [Free]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://obsidian.md/
- WorkFlowy
- [Paid]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
- https://workflowy.com/
- Tiddlywiki
- [FOSS]
- [+ third-party mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
- https://tiddlywiki.com/
- Tiddlywiki: TiddlyRoam
- [FOSS]
- [desktop(W/M/L)]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://tiddlyroam.org/
- Athens
- [FOSS]
- [BDL]
- https://github.com/athensresearch/athens
- Tangent
- [Free]
- [BDL]
- http://tangentnotes.com/
- Emacs: Org-roam (Org-mode)
- [FOSS]
- [BDL] [Visual graph (graphviz)]
- https://www.orgroam.com/
- Emacs: Hyperbole
- [FOSS]
- [Links]
- https://www.gnu.org/software/hyperbole/
- Emacs: Zetteldeft
- [FOSS]
- [Links] [Visual graph (graphviz)]
- https://www.eliasstorms.net/zetteldeft/
- Emacs: Org-brain
- [FOSS]
- [Links]
- https://kungsgeten.github.io/org-brain.html
- Vim: Vimwiki
- [FOSS]
- [Links]
- https://vimwiki.github.io/
- Reflect
- Mem
- Amplenote
- [Paid]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)]
- [BDL?]
- https://www.amplenote.com/
- Dendron
- [FOSS]
- https://www.dendron.so/
- Joplin
- [FOSS] [+ mobile]
- https://joplinapp.org/
- Inkdrop (?)
- [?] [+ mobile]
- https://www.inkdrop.app/
- Zettlr
- [FOSS]
- https://www.zettlr.com/
- Zim
- [FOSS]
- https://www.zim-wiki.org/
- Trillium Notes
- Evernote
- [Free +$] [+ mobile]
- https://evernote.com
- Neuron
- [FOSS]
- https://neuron.zettel.page/
- Tinderbox
- Polar
- [FOSS]
- https://getpolarized.io/
- Notorious
- Trello
- [Free +$] [mobile]
- https://trello.com/
- Supernotes
- [Free +$]
- https://supernotes.app/
- Myinfo
- [Paid]
- https://www.myinfoapp.com/
- Dokuwiki
- [FOSS]
- https://www.dokuwiki.org/
- Vnote
- Hypernomicon
- [FOSS]
- [desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Links]
- http://hypernomicon.org/
- UpNote
- [Paid]
- [mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M)]
- https://getupnote.com/
- Nota Bene
- [Paid]
- https://www.notabene.com/
- Notabase
- [FOSS while in alpha]
- [BDL]
- https://notabase.io/
- TreeSheets
- [FOSS]
- [desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Mind-Mapping-like]
- http://strlen.com/treesheets/
- Obsidian
Web-based applications
- Roam Research
- [Paid]
- [storage: web/local] [+ nn.(mobile/desktop)]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://roamresearch.com/
- RemNote
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Links]
- https://www.remnote.io/
- Notion
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M)]
- [BDL]
- https://www.notion.so
- Logseq
- [FOSS]
- [storage: local]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://logseq.com/
- Relanote
- [Free +$]
- [Links] [Visual graph]
- https://relanote.com/
- Scrapbox
- [Free +$]
- [Links]
- https://scrapbox.io/
- Foam
- [FOSS]
- [storage: local]
- [BDL] [Visual graph]
- https://foambubble.github.io/foam/
- Transno
- [Free +$]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)]
- [Links] [Visual graph]
- https://transno.com/
- Hypernotes
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- [BDL]
- https://zenkit.com/en/hypernotes/
- Nimbus Note
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M)]
- [Links]
- https://nimbusweb.me/
- Raindrop.io
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M)]
- [Links]
- https://raindrop.io/
- Nuclino
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Links]
- https://www.nuclino.com/
- Simplenote
- [Free]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- https://simplenote.com/
- Boost Note
- [FOSS]
- [storage: web/local] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)
- [BDL] (Made for developers)
- https://boostnote.io/
- Zoho Notebook
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
- [Links]
- https://www.zoho.com/notebook
- Checkvist
- [Free +$]
- [storage: local]
- [Links]
- https://checkvist.com/
- Bytebase
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web]
- [?]
- https://bytebase.io/
- Slite
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web]
- [team-based]
- https://slite.com/
- Reach
- [?]
- [Like an advanced bookmark manager]
- https://rea.ch/
- Citavi
- [Paid]
- https://www.citavi.com/en
- Capacities.io
- Recall
- [Free +$]
- [storage: web/local]
- [BDL]
- https://www.recall.wiki/
- AFFiNE
- [FOSS]
- https://affine.pro
- Saga
- [Free +$]
- https://saga.so
- Roam Research
Apple-only applications
- Notenik
- [FOSS]
- https://notenik.app/
- Bear
- [Free +$]
- https://bear.app/
- Craft
- [Free +$]
- https://www.craft.do
- Devonthink
- [Paid] [+ mobile]
- https://www.devontechnologies.com
- Muse
- [Free +$] [mobile]
- https://museapp.com/
- Noteplan
- [Free +$] [+ mobile]
- https://noteplan.co/
- Marginnote
- [Free]
- [+ mobile(iOS)][desktop(M)]
- [Links][Mind-mapping]
- https://www.marginnote.com/
- Curio
- [Paid]
- https://zengobi.com/curio/
- Weavit
- Nota
- [BDL]
- Nota.md
Dedicated mind-mapping applications
- CmapTools
- [Free]
- [+ mobile(iOS)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
- https://cmap.ihmc.us/cmaptools/
- The Brain
- [Free]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M)]
- https://www.thebrain.com/download
- Escape
- [Free +$]
- [mobile(iOS)]
- https://escapeapp.cloud/
Popular note applications
- Notion
- [Free +$]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M)]
- https://www.notion.so/
- Evernote
- [[Free +$]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [web]
- https://evernote.com/
- OneNote
- [Free +$]
- [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M)] [web]
- https://www.onenote.com/
- Notenik