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The tables below compare features of notable note-taking software. These comparisons highlight differences in platform availability, synchronization capabilities, formatting options, storage limits, and integration with other applications. While some applications like Microsoft OneNote and Evernote offer robust features with cloud syncing across devices, others such as Simplenote prioritize minimalism and speed. Open-source tools like Joplin provide privacy-focused alternatives, allowing users to host their own notes and use end-to-end encryption. These tables aim to help users choose a note-taking tool that best fits their workflow, whether for academic, personal, or professional use.

The tables below compare features of notable note-taking software.

General information

Name	Developer(s)	License	Platforms
AllMyNotes Organizer	Vladonai Software	Microsoft Windows
Bear	Shiny Frog	macOS, iOS
CintaNotes	Cinta Software	Microsoft Windows
ConnectedText	Eduardo Mauro	Microsoft Windows
Day One	Bloom Built (Automattic)	macOS, iOS, Android
Dropbox Paper	Dropbox	Android, iOS, web-based
Evernote	Evernote Corporation	Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows 7/8/10, Microsoft Windows Phone, and web-based
Gnote	Aurimas Černius	Linux
Google Keep	Google	Android, iOS, ChromeOS, browser based
Joplin	laurent22 et al.	Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
KeyNote	Marek Jedliński, Tranglos Software	Microsoft Windows
Logseq	Logseq Inc	Windows, macOS, Android, Linux, iOS, BSD
Memonic	Nektoon AG	Android (not released yet), iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/Mobile web-based
Microsoft OneNote	Microsoft	Android, macOS, iOS, Microsoft Windows (desktop and mobile), PWA
MyInfo	Milenix Software	Microsoft Windows
MyNotex	Massimo Nardello	Linux
Notational Velocity	Zachary Schneirov	macOS
Notes	Apple	macOS, iOS, web-based
Notion	Notion Labs Inc.	Android, macOS, iOS (iPad, iPhone), Microsoft Windows, web-based
Obsidian	Dynalist Inc.	Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android
Open-Sankoré	Sankoré	Linux, macOS, Unix, Microsoft Windows
Org-mode (Emacs)	Carsten Dominik, et al.	Linux, macOS, Unix, Microsoft Windows
PDF Studio	Qoppa Software	Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, web-based
Personal Knowbase	Bitsmith Software	Microsoft Windows
QOwnNotes	Patrizio Bekerle it	Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
Qiqqa	Quantisle Ltd.	Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8, Web-based, Android
Roam	Roam Research	macOS, Linux, Microsoft Windows
Samsung Notes	Samsung Electronics	Android, Microsoft Windows
Simplenote	Automattic inc.	Web app
TagSpaces	TagSpaces UG	Web app
TiddlyWiki	Jeremy Ruston	Cross-platform (single HTML file, runs in browser, on a nodeJS server, on Android and IOS)
Tomboy	Alex Graveley	Cross-platform (Mono/GTK+)
Ulysses	The Soulmen	macOS, iOS
Whizfolders	AvniTech Solutions	Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows Journal	Microsoft	Windows XP Tablet PC edition, Windows Vista through Windows 10 v1511
Zettlr	Hendrik Erz	macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux
Zim	Jaap Karssenberg	Cross-platform (Python, GTK+)
ZOHO Notebook	ZOHO Corporation	Web app

Basic features

Organizing principle(s)

Sync

Printing

File save/export/import formats

Tree

, encrypted; import: plain text, RTF, CSV, images, HTML; exports: plain text, HTML, RTF, images

Advanced formatting and content

Other objects	Remarks / other features
			Alarms, check-boxes, bullets, phones, advanced links, autosaving; last cursor position memory, passwords on tree folders, failure-resistant self-healing DB engine
			check-boxes, bullets, link to notes, encryption, document scanning, OCR search
		?	Links to notes	Tagging and searching for tags, tag hierarchy
		?	Scripting of pages with Python and other scripting languages.	LaTeX, Scripts, RSS Feeds, Transclusion, Directed Graphs and Flowcharts by GraphViz, many other features.
		?	tags, bullets, numbering, line, programming code snippets	editable note metadata (date/time, location, weather, motion activity, music playing, step count)
			Check-box, line, tags	Business and personal notes integrated in same client; businesses have control over business notes, but cannot see personal notes
				Port of Tomboy to C++; wiki-style linked notes
		?	Google Calendar reminders	Notes can be shared with other Google Keep users.
		?		Part of IPython shell; allows for programming code, output and annotation to be combined in single interactive environment
			Links to other notes	Configurable editor layout with live preview of Markdown; Command pallette; Notes <--> Todo conversion; Plug-ins; Cloud sync available with various services, including a separate server self-hosted server; Configurable note history; Optional client side encryption; Custom CSS (imported from local or remote source) for rendered Markdown as well as app interface;
			OLE objects; "virtual nodes" which integrate and edit the content of external plain-text or rich-text files; internal links; mirror nodes.	Text processing; tree numbering and sorting; custom tree icons; node checkboxes; checkbox filtering; search filtering; reminder alarms; compressed or encrypted notebooks; auto-minimize and/or auto-lock when idle; quick access key for fast notes; additional scratchpad; autosave of up to 9 previous file versions; automatic clipboard capturing; read-only notebooks or notes; macros; templates; text shortcuts; plug-ins; bookmarks; custom keyboard shortcuts; program can be made portable through "Options" setting
			Schedule/Deadline, TODO, LaTeX, arbitrary extensions
		?
			OLE, bullets, line, flags, formulas	No local storage of notebooks on Mac or versions past Office 2016
			OLE, bullets, numbering, page breaks, advanced links	Tags; filters; calendar; reminders
		?		Activity lists; tags; notes management by subject; encryption with AES or GPG; multilingual
		?		Instant open and searching
			Bullets, numbering, checkboxes, reminders, calendars
			Bullets, numbering, checkboxes, canvases, HTML, LaTeX, internal links

			plug-ins, web pages, applications	Annotate live desktop applications and web pages; autosave; plug-in system; audio recording
			Advanced linking, bullets, tags, checkboxes, full spreadsheet, embedding of programming code, formulas, markup	Major mode of Emacs; uses plain-text; includes ToDos, spreadsheet, deadlines, encryption, reminders, agenda, calendar

				Passwords; portable
			PDF, brainstorm, citations
			PDF
		?
			Tags, plugins	Plugins, you can present your local images, videos and music to your TV via ChromeCast. You can create a personal "wiki" for tracking of your projects, ideas or memories.
	(with plugin)		HTML, LaTeX, markdown plugins	Plugins; user scripts
			Note Links, highlighting, fixed-width	Reminders; to do-lists; formulas in LaTeX

			Bullets, numbering, checkboxes, HTML, LaTeX, internal links, citations
			Plugins; Versioning; LaTeX integration (formulas, export); HTML export (including slideshow); GNOME's Zeitgeist integration; Lilypond music sheet integration	ASCII diagram drawing; Tags; Tasks; Table of Content navigation; SQLite3 search indexing; Autosaving; Last cursor position memory; Tabbed multi-documents
Other objects	Remarks / other features

Wikipedia / Comparison of note-taking software

General information

Basic features

Advanced formatting and content

See also

Notes

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