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Joplin is an open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device.
Platforms: Android, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://joplinapp.org/
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Multimedia notes
Shared notes with friends and family
Web clipper extension
★★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.3 ★ on the App Store
From boardroom to lecture hall, project plan to daily diary, Nebo makes note-taking smarter, more efficient and more enjoyable.
Platforms: Android, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Poetry, and Blog
Website: https://www.nebo.app/
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Write-to-text
Copy-paste to Notes
Mix handwriting with text
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.3 ★ on the App Store
Traditional notes apps are great for writing, but getting things done requires something more. Clover’s Daily Notes introduce a new way of documenting thoughts, keeping track of tasks, and planning work within the context of your daily agenda.
Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, and Free
Website: https://cloverapp.com/
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Rich text with rich media
Networked notes
Whiteboarding
★★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★★★ Accessibility
★★★ Value
Also rated 4.6 ★ on the App Store
With Scrittor store all your ideas, thoughts and whatever your mind tells you.
Platforms: Android, Chrome
Best for: Note-taking, Story, Book, Blog, Journal, Poetry, and Free
Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shahid.nid
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Search notes
Password protection
Arrange notes by categories
Dark and light mode
★★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.4 ★ on Google Play
Remember everything and tackle any project with your notes, tasks, and schedule all in one place.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android, Mac, Online, Chrome, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Book, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Story, Blog, and Free
Website: https://evernote.com/
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Syncs across devices
Search within documents
Clip web pages and PDFs
Dozens of app integrations and templates
★★★★ Performance
★★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.4 ★ on the App Store
Don’t stop typing. If you do all your work will disappear and be gone forever. Danger Notes is the ultimate writing tool to help fight writer’s block. Whether you are writing a term paper, an essay, a book, your best-man speech, promising rap lyrics or just free writing, Danger Notes will help you fight writer’s block by forcing you to keep writing in order to save your progress from being deleted.
Platforms: iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Book, Story, Essay, Journal, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: http://swivelapps.com/apps-by-david/dangernotes.html
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Clean interface
Self-deleting words
★★★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.8 ★ on Capterra
Notes is the best place to jot down quick thoughts or to save longer notes filled with checklists, images, web links, scanned documents, handwritten notes, or sketches. And with iCloud, it's easy to keep all your devices in sync, so you’ll always have your notes with you.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notes/id1110145109
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Create checklists
Add tables
Search in texts and scanned documents
★★★ Performance
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Also rated 3.3 ★ on the App Store
Make mind map documents that flow like your ideas.
Platforms: Online
Best for: Note-taking, Journal, Essay, Blog, and Free
Website: https://coggle.it/
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Powerful online flowcharts
Realtime collaboration
Add floating text and images
★★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
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Also rated 4.5 ★ on Capterra
Writer is a writing application without the fuss and distraction of a traditional word processor. It's perfect for everything from taking notes to writing a novel on your phone or tablet.
Platforms: Android
Best for: Note-taking, Book, Story, Journal, Essay, Blog, Poetry, and Free
Website: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamesmc...
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Markdown
Estimated reading time
Character and word count
★★★ Performance
★★★ Features
★★ Accessibility
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Also rated 3.8 ★ on Google Play
We’re more than a doc. Or a table. Customize Notion to work the way you do.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Chrome, PC
Best for: Note-taking, Outlining, Journal, Book, Story, Essay, Poetry, Blog, and Free
Website: https://www.notion.so/product
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Create wikis
Link to different pages
Hundreds of pre-made wikis
Create table of contents
★★★★ Performance
★★★★★ Features
★★★★★ Accessibility
★★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.0 ★ on TechRadar
Take digital handwritten notes for class, work, or fun!
Platforms: Android, Chrome
Best for: Note-taking, Essay, and Free
Website: https://www.squidnotes.com/
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Infinite pages
Vector graphics engine
Active pen technology
Annotate and markup PDFs
★★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.3 ★ on Google Play
Diarly is built for the best journaling experience. With every feature you will need and a beautiful interface, starting a journal has never been so simple.
Platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad
Best for: Note-taking and Journal
Website: https://diarly.app/
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Built-in gallery and maps
Timeline
Notes
Custom fonts and templates
★★★★ Performance
★★★★ Features
★★★ Accessibility
★★★★ Value
Also rated 4.8 ★ on the App Store
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