note-taking

VNote

A pleasant note-taking platform with native speed, majoring in Markdown, MindMap, Typst, and plain text.

Standard Notes

Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.

FreeMac

QOwnNotes

pbek

QOwnNotes is a plain-text file notepad and todo-list manager with Markdown support and Nextcloud / ownCloud integration.

FreeMac

Notes

nuttyartist

A note app written in C++ that prioritises fast startup and a clean interface. Notes are kept as Markdown and plain text with categories and search, stored locally. It suits cross-platform users who want a light note tool without cloud lock-in.

FreeMac

linked

lostdesign

🧾 Daily journaling without distraction. An easy, distraction-free way to record your thoughts, declutter your mind and keep the things you want to remember. Join the discord at https://discord.gg/...

FreeMac

Logseq

logseq

A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: https://logseq.io/p/NX4mc_ggEV

FreeMac

FSNotes

glushchenko

A fast Markdown note app for Mac and iPhone. Notes are stored locally as plain-text Markdown that you can sync yourself, with tags, outlines, code blocks and attachments, and both launch and search stay quick. It suits people who want a light note tool without handing content to a cloud service.

FreeMac

akou

GeiserX

The open-source alternative to Granola. Records your calls on a Mac, transcribes them on your own machine, lets your own AI agent in the terminal (Claude Code, Codex or any other) follow and questi...

FreeMac

dnote

A plain command-line notebook. One command records a thought, a command snippet or a todo, filed into notebooks that can be searched and reviewed later. Data lives in a local SQLite database and can sync to your own server, which suits people who live in the terminal and will not open a notes app for a single line.

FreeMac

AppFlowy

AppFlowy-IO

Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative....

FreeMac

Knopo

alkalim

A native macOS outliner that arranges thinking into hierarchies, turning scattered notes into structured documents. Data lives in local Markdown with no cloud dependency, which fits structured writing, breaking projects down and knowledge management. Folding and dragging let an idea grow from a single line into finished material.

FreeMac

Zettel

AlexW00

A fast note-taking app for iOS and macOS. Notes are stored as local Markdown files that you can sync and back up yourself, which fits the Zettelkasten habit of collecting small pieces and gradually linking them into a knowledge network. Launch and input stay lightweight, so it suits people who jot things down constantly and prefer not to be locked into a cloud service.

FreeMac

stik

0xMassi

Instant thought capture for macOS. One shortcut, post-it appears, type, close.

FreeMac