Comparison of notetaking software
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The tables below compare features of notable note-taking software.
Contents
General information
| Name | Developer(s) | License | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| AllMyNotes Organizer | ? | ? | Windows |
| BasKet Note Pads | KDE | Open source (GPL) | Unix-like (KDE) |
| CintaNotes | Cinta Software | Proprietary, Freemium | Windows |
| Circus Ponies NoteBook | Circus Ponies Software | Proprietary, Commercial | Mac OS X, iOS |
| ConnectedText | Eduardo Mauro | Proprietary, Commercial | Windows |
| Day One | Bloom Built | Proprietary, Commercial | Mac OS X, iOS |
| DéjàClick | AlertSite | Proprietary, Commercial | Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, Windows (Mozilla add-on) |
| Evernote | Evernote Corporation | Proprietary, Freemium for personal use, per-seat licensing for business | Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista/7/8, Windows Phone, Blackberry, HP WebOS and web-based |
| Gnote | Aurimas Černius | Open source (GPL v3) | Linux |
| Google Keep | Proprietary, no-cost | Android, iOS, Chrome OS, browser based | |
| Intellinote | Intellinote | Proprietary, Freemium for small teams, per-seat licensing for businesses | Android, iOS, Mac OS X, and web-based |
| Jarnal | David K. Levine and Gunnar Teege | Open source (GPL) | Any Java-enabled platform |
| KeyNote NF | Marek Jedliński, Tranglos Software | Open source (MPL) | Windows |
| Memonic | Nektoon AG | Proprietary, Freemium[Notes 1] | Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista/7/Mobile web-based |
| Microsoft OneNote | Microsoft | Proprietary, Shareware/Freeware/Freemium[Notes 2] | Android, Mac OS X, iOS (iPad, iPhone), Symbian, Windows XP/Vista/7/Mobile/Phone 7/8/8.1/10, web-based, mobile web |
| MyInfo | Milenix Software | Proprietary, Shareware | Windows XP/Vista/7 |
| MyNotex | Massimo Nardello | Open source (GPL) | Linux |
| Notational Velocity | Zachary Schneirov | Open source (GPL v3) | Mac OS X |
| Notes (iOS) | Apple | Proprietary | iOS (iPad, iPhone), web-based |
| Notizen .NET | ? | No-cost, unknown license | Windows XP/Vista/7 |
| Okular | Okular Team (KDE) | Open source (GPL) | KDE-enabled Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, *BSD[1] |
| Open-Sankoré | Sankoré | Open source (GPL) | Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, Windows |
| Org-mode (Emacs) | Carsten Dominik, et al. | Open source (GPL) | Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, Windows (Emacs mode) |
| Outline | Gorillized Corporation | Proprietary, Commercial | Mac OS X, iOS |
| PDF Studio | Qoppa Software | Proprietary, Shareware | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, web-based |
| Personal Knowbase | Bitsmith Software | Proprietary, Commercial | Windows |
| Qiqqa | Quantisle Ltd. | Proprietary, Freemium | Windows XP/Vista/7/8, Web-based, Android |
| TagSpaces | TagSpaces UG | Open source (AGPL) | Cross-platform (browser, web-based) |
| TiddlyWiki | Jeremy Ruston | Open source (BSD) | Cross-platform (browser, web-based) |
| Tomboy | Alex Graveley | Open source (LGPL) | Cross-platform (Mono/GTK+) |
| TreeDBNotes | ? | Proprietary, Freemium | Microsoft Windows |
| Whizfolders | AvniTech Solutions | Proprietary, Commercial | Windows |
| WikidPad | Michael Butscher | Open source (BSD) | Cross-platform (Python) |
| Windows Journal | Microsoft | Proprietary, Commercial | Windows XP Tablet PC edition, Windows Vista, Windows 7/8/10 (included with OS) |
| Xournal | Denis Auroux, Andreas Butti, et al. | Open source (GPL) | Unix-like, Windows (GTK+) |
| Zim | Jaap Karssenberg | Open source (GPL) | Cross-platform (Python, GTK+) |
Basic features
| Name | Organizing principle(s) | Outline bulleting with indent | Tabbed sections | Sync | PDF annotate and save [unclear] |
Whiteboard | Ink-pen input | Handwriting recognition | Spell check | Search | Printing | File save/export/import formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllMyNotes Organizer | Tree | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| BasKet Note Pads | Tree, tags | ? | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Rich text; export as HTML; import text files |
| CintaNotes | Notebooks, sections, tags | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary; export to Unicode text, XML and HTML |
| Circus Ponies NoteBook | indexing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary; export: html, opml, rtf, txt, doc, pdf |
| ConnectedText | Wiki, Tree and Categories | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary (SQL); Export to text, XML, CHM and HTML. Import from text, HTML, XML and RTF |
| Day One | Chronological, tags | Yes | No | Yes[Notes 3] | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes[Notes 4] | Markdown (in GUI), XML (data file); Export as: pdf, txt, md |
| DéjàClick | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes[Notes 5] | XML; notes may include rich text or HTML |
| Org-mode (Emacs) | tree, tags | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | LaTeX, HTML, DocBook, Taskjuggler, PDF, Freemind, XOXO, iCalendar |
| Evernote | tags, Notebooks, Stacks | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Partial[Notes 6] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notes stored as XML; both free and paid versions allow notes of any file type |
| Gnote | Notebooks | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | NoteXmlFormat, HTML, PDF |
| Google Keep | tags, colors | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ? | Partial[Notes 7] | Yes | No | Proprietary. |
| Intellinote | tags, Workspaces, Workspace Groups | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notes stored as XML; both free and paid version allows notes of any file type |
| Jarnal | ? | No | No | Yes[Notes 8] | Yes | Yes | Partial[Notes 9] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Zip compatible archive containing one SVG per page, config file, and optional background PDFs/images; can export to txt, html, jpg, pdf |
| KeyNote NF | Notebooks, notes and tree | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Internal: combination of TXT and RTF; import/export: TXT, RTF, HTML, Treepad |
| Memonic | ? | ? | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Notes stored as XML; can attach any filetype |
| Microsoft OneNote | Notebooks, sections, pages | Yes | Yes | Yes[Notes 10] | Yes[Notes 11] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Open, XML,[2] import from web pages and other applications[clarification needed] |
| MyInfo | ? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proprietary, encrypted; import: plain text, RTF, CSV, MS Word, images, web pages; exports: plain text, HTML, RTF, CSV, MS Word |
| MyNotex | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Sqlite based, zipped attachments; export to HTML; copying as LaTeX; import text files, OpenOffice.org documents |
| Notizen .NET | tree | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | Yes | No | TXT (ANSI/Unicode), RTF, ALX |
| Okular | ? | ? | ? | No | Yes[Notes 12] | No | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | PDF, PS, TIFF, CHM, DjVu, DVI, XPS, ODF, others; export PDF+notes for sending to other Okular users |
| Open-Sankoré | tree, notebooks | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Save/export: PDF, IWB, UBZ; Import: PDF, IWB, UBZ, images, image directories |
| Outline | Tree-structured notebooks, sections, pages | Yes | Yes | Yes[Notes 13] | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | MS OneNote format, export/import as PDF |
| PDF Studio | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | |
| Personal Knowbase | tags | ? | ? | ? | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Export to RTF, HTML, TXT, CSV |
| Qiqqa | tags, brainstorm | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Proprietary, PDF, Brainstorm; export to RTF and Word |
| TagSpaces | tags, files, directories | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, ICO, WEBP, SVG, PDF, HTML, MHT, MHTML, MARKDOWN, TXT, XML, JSON, OGG, OGV, WEBM, ODT, ODS, ODP, ODG, EPUB, ZIP |
| TiddlyWiki | tags (wikiwords) | ? | Via plugin | Yes | Via plugin | No | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | HTML |
| Tomboy | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | NoteXmlFormat, HTML, PDF, wiki-formats |
| TreeDBNotes | tree | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | RTF, HTML, txt |
| WikidPad | tags (wikiwords) | ? | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | HTML |
| Windows Journal | ? | ? | No | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes[Notes 14] | ? | ? | Yes | Proprietary |
| Xournal | ? | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | XML; export to PDF |
| Zim | tags (wikiwords) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes, using installed web browser | Stored in modified DocuWiki Markdown; export: HTML, LaTeX, Pandoc Markdown, Sphinx RST (reStructuredText) |
| Name | Organizing principle(s) | Outline bulleting with indent | Tabbed sections | Sync | PDF annotate and save | Whiteboard | Ink-pen input | Handwriting recognition | Spell check | Search | Printing | File save/export/import formats |
Advanced formatting and content
| Name | Drawing atop text [unclear] |
Text box, flow diagram [unclear] |
Text and paragraph formatting | Insert hyperlink [unclear] |
Insert image | Resize image | Insert table | Insert audio | Insert video | Insert SWF | Attachment [unclear] |
Other objects | Remarks / other features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllMyNotes Organizer | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Alarms, check-boxes, bullets, phones, advanced links | |
| BasKet Note Pads | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | Yes | tags (check boxes, etc.) | Adding, managing notes by category, autosave |
| CintaNotes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? | No | No | No | No | Yes | Links to notes | Tagging and searching for tags, tag hierarchy |
| Circus Ponies NoteBook | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Alarms, check-boxes, address book links, keywords, numbering, priority, due date, formulas in tables | Tagging, automatic indexing, sketching, diagramming, voice annotated notes, screen clipping, link or embed files |
| ConnectedText | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Scripting of pages with Python and other scripting languages. | LaTex, Scripts, RSS Feeds, Transclusion, Directed Graphs and Flowcharts by GraphViz, many other features. |
| Day One | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | tags, bullets, numbering, line, programming code snippets | editable note metadata (date/time, location, weather, motion activity, music playing, step count) |
| DéjàClick | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Annotate live web pages via DéjàNotes and share scripts |
| Org-mode (Emacs) | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Advanced linking,[clarification needed] 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 |
| Evernote | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Check-box, line, tags | Business and personal notes integrated in same client; businesses have control over business notes, but cannot see personal notes |
| Gnote | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | Port of Tomboy to C++; wiki-style linked notes |
| Google Keep | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Partial[Notes 15] | Yes | ? | No | No | Google Calendar reminders | Notes can be shared with other Google Keep users. |
| Intellinote | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Tasks, questions, tags, projects, metrics | Includes task management and collaboration features |
| IPython Notebook | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Part of IPython shell; allows for programming code, output and annotation to be combined in single interactive environment |
| Jarnal | Yes | ? | Partial[Notes 16] | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | PDF as image or background | |
| KeyNote NF | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes[Notes 17] | ? | Yes[Notes 18] | No | No | No | Yes | 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 |
| Memonic | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Microsoft OneNote | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[Notes 19] | Yes | Yes | Yes | OLE, bullets, line, flags, formulas | No local storage of notebooks on mac |
| MyInfo | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | OLE, bullets, numbering, page breaks, advanced links | Tags; filters; calendar; reminders |
| MyNotex | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Activity lists; tags; notes management by subject; encryption with AES or GPG; multilingual |
| Notational Velocity | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Instant open and searching |
| Notational Velocity | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Instant open and searching |
| Okular | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Open-Sankoré | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | plug-ins, web pages, applications | Annotate live desktop applications and web pages; autosave; plug-in system; audio recording |
| Outline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Tags | Password protection, insert web pages, local storage, MS OneNote compatibility, text highlighting, bulleted and numbered lists, free placement of notes on a page |
| PDF Studio | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Personal Knowbase | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Passwords; portable[clarification needed] |
| Qiqqa | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | PDF, brainstorm, citations | |
| TagSpaces | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | 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. |
| TiddlyWiki | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | HTML, LaTeX, markdown plugins | Plugins; user scripts |
| Tomboy | Partial | No | Partial | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Note Links, highlighting, fixed-width | Reminders; to do-lists; formulas in LaTeX |
| TreeDBNotes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | |
| WikidPad | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | personal wiki software |
| Windows Journal | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Xournal | Yes | No | Partial | No | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | PDF background | |
| Zim | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | 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 |
| Name | Drawing atop text | Text box, flow diagram | Text and paragraph formatting | Insert hyperlink | Insert image | Resize image | Insert table | Insert audio | Insert video | Insert SWF | Attachment | Other objects | Remarks / other features |
See also
- Comparison of text editors
- Comparison of web annotation systems
- Comparison of wiki software
- Comparison of word processors
- List of personal information managers
- List of text editors
- List of wiki software
- Outliner
- Personal information manager
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