Note-Taking Apps

Trilium Notes
Free
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes.
Xournal++
Free
Take handwritten notes with ease.
Notezilla
Free Trial
Stick notes to Anything.
Obsidian
Free
The free and flexible app for your private thoughts.
Rnote
Free
Sketch and take handwritten notes.
Zoho Notebook
Free
Experience the beautifully simple note-taking app on Windows today.
CherryTree
Free
A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.
Joplin
Free
A free, open source note taking and to-do application.
Simplenote
Free
The simplest way to keep notes.
Linwood Butterfly
Free
Powerful, minimalistic, cross-platform, opensource note-taking app
Standard Notes
Free
Capture your infinite mind, securely.
Evernote Free
Free
Take notes, track tasks, and save things you find online.
Microsoft Journal
Free
Simple Sticky Notes
Free
A simple, easy-to-use, absolutely free, fast and efficient note taking software.
DesktopNoteOK
Free
Notes on the desktop under Windows 11, 10, alternative to Short Note!
RedNotebook
Free
A modern journal.
Stickies
Free
A PC utility written to replace Post-It-style notes left stuck to your monitor.
CintaNotes
Free Trial
Take notes quickly and conveniently.
LiquidText
Free Trial
Annotate & review documents
OneNote
Free
Capture your text, images, video, and audio notes.