Notes
Cloud-based Note takers
2023-01-19
- NotePost (5@1) 1
LastUpdate: 2020-09-18 self-hostable sync; Markdown support; also available for Linux and Windows
- NotePal - Material Design Note (4.8@21) Ǥ 7
1
LastUpdate: 2019-03-15 Github
- ColorNote Notepad Notes (4.7@3,574,360) Ǥ 9
2
Encrypted Backup/Sync, data saved to SDCard; ColorDict integration; Task management; Phone & Tablet-optimized
- WeNote: Notes Notebook Notepad (4.7@87,094) Ǥ 13
3
Vorstellung 2/2019
- Nextcloud Notes (4.7@461) 6
Github
- My Notes - Notepad (4.6@35,873) Ǥ 19
1
Vorstellung 11/2017; Google Drive Sync
- Microsoft OneNote: Save Notes (4.5@1,036,152) 29
3 Windows Live-ID required
- Bundled Notes - Lists, To-do (4.5@1,132) Ǥ 12
2
- SilentNotes (4.5@140) 2
Github; sync via Dropbox, FTP or WebDAV
- Kolab Notes (4.4@42) 10
LastUpdate: 2020-10-23
- LaaNo: Link as a Note (4.4@8) 10
Github; Nextcloud
- Evernote - Note Organizer (4.3@1,765,667) Ǥ 35
8
- Post-it® (4.3@17,857) 9
1
Video Intro 8/2019
- Notesnook - Private notes app (4.3@1,272) Ǥ 27
Github; encrypted online notepad
- Nebo: Notes & PDF Annotations (4.2@5,109; ~EUR 10.00) 11
2
Intro 10/2019
- Tomdroid notes (4.1@816) 5
LastUpdate: 2014-01-16 Sync with UbuntuOne, snowboy, Tomboy Online; compatible with Tomboy (Linux)
- Turtl (4.1@615) 3
LastUpdate: 2019-10-15 Github; FOSS Evernote alternative
- FiiNote, note everything (4@15,262) Ǥ 14
Video Review 9/2018; handwriting, typing, paint, voice, photo, video…
- Notes by Firefox: A Secure Notepad App (4@2) 3
LastUpdate: 2021-01-10 Vorstellung 7/2018
- Google Keep - Notes and Lists (3.9@1,455,116) Ǥ 22
- Dropbox Paper (3.9@11,804) Ǥ 11
3
collaborative notes
- MetaMoJi Note Lite (3.9@6,271) Ǥ 8
LastUpdate: 2019-05-09 / MetaMoJi Note (3.6@1,439; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 9
LastUpdate: 2018-10-31 10+ Product Videos
- NoNonsense Notes (3.9@1,677) 6
Github; OpenSource Notes & Todo
- Simplenote (3.8@16,567) Ǥ 9
Github; Kurzvorstellung 4/2016; Vorstellung 3/2018; Tips & Tricks 10/2018; Review 11/2020 | 3/2022; supports Markdown
- Carnet - Notes app (3.6@427) 17
LastUpdate: 2021-07-07 Github; syncs with ownCloud/Nextcloud; corresponding Nextcloud App, Linux AppImages/Snap Package available
- GNotes - Note, Notepad & Memo (3@25,588) Ǥ 18
4
- Notejoy (3@68) Ǥ 15
1
LastUpdate: 2021-06-18 collaborative notes
- Saber: Handwritten Notes (0@0) 11
Github; handwritten notes, locally or with your Nextcloud – across platforms!
- Mavinote (0@0) 1
Github
- Leanote (0@0) 9
LastUpdate: 2019-01-16 Github; Evernote Alternative
- WD Notes (0@0) 1
Github; WebDAV sync
- Paperwork (0@0) 5
LastUpdate: 2017-05-26 Github; note taking a la Evernote; self-hosted alternative
Note takers without Cloud
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- Neuronizer Notes (5@12) 3
LastUpdate: 2019-04-01 Github; notes and tasks
- Another notes app (5@10) 4
Github
- sNotz: Notes & Checklists (4.9@32) 8
Github
- My Notes - Take notes anywhere (4.9@20) 0
LastUpdate: 2019-10-29 Github
- Orgzly: Notes & To-Do Lists (4.8@2,211) 10
Github; Intro 5/2021; Notes & scheduled tasks
- Simple Notes Pro (4.7@2,993; ~EUR 1.00) 3
Github
- MobiNotes (4.7@371) 4
- NoteBuddy (4.7@3) 2
LastUpdate: 2020-03-03 Github; encrypted notes
- Notes (4.6@22,266) Ǥ 24
4
Phone & Tablet optimized;
- Notally | Minimalist Notes (4.6@768) 0
Github
- Lesser Pad (4.6@60) 2
LastUpdate: 2021-03-19
- EteSync Notes - End-to-end Enc (4.6@18) 11
1 LastUpdate: 2021-03-14 Github; self-hosted (or provided by EteSync) counterpart
- Linwood Butterfly (4.6@8) 6
Github
- Natural Notes (4.5@5,753) Ǥ 7
LastUpdate: 2020-05-06 / Natural Notes + (4.2@239; ~EUR 2.75) Ǥ 4
LastUpdate: 2020-04-27 Phone+Tablet optimized
- Note Crypt Donate / Pro (4.5@61) 2
LastUpdate: 2019-11-17 Github; AES 128 bit encrypted notes
- FairNote - Encrypted Notes (4.4@1,241) Ǥ 10
with labels & categories
- Noto | Minimal Note-Taking App (4.4@307) 8
Github
- Note Delight (4.4@5) 3
2
Github
- SealNote (4.3@3,157) 2
LastUpdate: 2017-04-13 Github; Video Intro 4/2017
- hovernote (4.3@1,410) 4
LastUpdate: 2018-06-15
- Notes (PFA) (4.3@128) 8
Github
- Scarlet FDroid (4.2@665) Ǥ 10
1
LastUpdate: 2020-02-24 Github
- Denkzettel for .txt-notes (4.2@303) 2
LastUpdate: 2016-09-11 Vorstellung 9/2018; Kurztest 6/2019; saves
.txt
files, so you can sync notes with your cloud accounts - 4.Do - To Do List & Task Manag (4.1@1,636) Ǥ 12
3
LastUpdate: 2020-04-28
- Notepad (4@89,138) Ǥ 13
2
LastUpdate: 2021-04-22
- QuickNote Notepad Notes (4@4,451) Ǥ 6
3
LastUpdate: 2014-06-21
- OI Notepad (4@4,445) 2
LastUpdate: 2017-03-03 Github
- Omni Notes (4@3,810) Ǥ 17
3
Pushbullet Support
- SimpleNotes (4@209) Ǥ 6
4
LastUpdate: 2016-03-06
- Unofficial Sticky Notes (4@1) 9
LastUpdate: 2021-02-03 Github
- LectureNotes (Trial Version) (3.9@2,921) 2
/ LectureNotes (4.7@9,646; ~EUR 6.00) 2
Review 11/2017; Handwriting, best with (S-)Pen
- Notepad - Secure Notes & Lists (3.7@747) Ǥ 9
4
LastUpdate: 2015-12-04 Kurzvorstellung 3/2015; Notizen, Reminder, ToDo, and more
- FiiWrite (3.6@11,807) 13
lite version of FiiNote
- TypeNote Notepad (3.5@1,049) 7
2
LastUpdate: 2018-12-03
- Classic Notes Lite - Notepad (3.4@58,035) 10
1
LastUpdate: 2019-11-21 / Classic Notes Pro - Notepad (3.3@664; ~EUR 2.00) 10
1
LastUpdate: 2018-12-13
- SkinnyNote Notepad Lite (3.4@79) 9
LastUpdate: 2017-02-07
- Leaflet (3@126) 5
LastUpdate: 2021-07-15 Github
- uNote (0@0) 2
LastUpdate: 2018-11-29 GitLab; minimalist notes app
- Notely (0@0) 4
LastUpdate: 2021-01-18 Github
- Notes (0@0)
Github
- NoteKeeper (0@0) 0
- JetNote (0@0) 12
Github
- Notes (0@0) 1
GitLab; notes with links, images, text, reminders and more
- KeepIt (0@0) 3
Github
- Tizeno (0@0) 3
LastUpdate: 2020-06-11 Github
- Nabu (0@0)
Github
- Notedge (0@0)
Github
- Logseq (0@0) 6
Github
- D Note (0@0)
Github
- My Brain (0@0) 9
Github; Tasks, Notes, Events and more
- Notes (0@0) 1
LastUpdate: 2019-05-19 Github
- noteapp (0@0) 3
LastUpdate: 2020-08-25 Github
- EasyNotes (0@0) 2
Github; sync between Android, iOS and Windows
- Simple Material Notes (0@0) 1
Github
- Sticky Notepad - Daily Notes (0@0) Ǥ 8
4
- Safe Notes - Encrypted Notepad (0@0) 8
Github
- ImapNotes3 (0@0) 5
Github; edit, view – and sync your notes with your (own) IMAP server/account
- Butterfly Nightly (0@0) 15
Github; paint & write
- Ghi chú (0@0) 1
Github
- SNotepad (0@0) 2
LastUpdate: 2017-04-04 Github; saves your notes to files on SD card, so you can easily backup/sync them
- Silinote (0@0) 0
LastUpdate: 2020-12-27 Github; Single Line Notes
- Omni Notes (0@0) Ǥ 16
Github
- Ionic Notes (0@0) 1
Github
- Moe Memos (0@0) 1
Github; sync with your own server
- Astian Notas (0@0) 2
- OpenToday - planner & organizer (0@0) 1
Github; text notes with lists, grouping and more
- Daily Note (0@0) 2
Github
Short notes in the notification area
2023-01-25
Quickly note down a name, or setup a shopping reminder – „notification notes“ are an ideal solution for temporary things you don't want to lose track of, but can erase once done.
- Recordatorios en Notificacione (5@6; ~EUR 1.50) 2
Github
- Notification Notes (4.6@592) 1
LastUpdate: 2019-01-16 Github
- MicroPinner (4.6@139) 1
LastUpdate: 2018-07-15 Github
- KeepIn (4.6@20) 2
LastUpdate: 2019-05-23
- Collateral - Notes, Lists & Re (4.5@1,825) Ǥ 14
3
LastUpdate: 2019-02-21 Kurzvorstellung 5/2016
- Pinnit - Create & pin notifica (4.5@407) 5
Github
- Notable Plus (4.4@293; ~EUR 1.25) 2
LastUpdate: 2017-06-03 Github
- Notable: Quick Notes&Reminder (4.3@4,809) 2
LastUpdate: 2020-05-20
- Notification Agenda (4.3@1,643) 4
1 LastUpdate: 2018-09-26
- notin - notes in notification (4.2@4,070) Ǥ 3
LastUpdate: 2018-12-06
- Note In Notification (4.2@293) 1
LastUpdate: 2021-03-04
- PinNote - Note in Notification (4.2@5) 2
2
LastUpdate: 2018-02-22
- ek note - notes in notificatio (4@8) 1
LastUpdate: 2018-06-18
- Remember (4@7)
LastUpdate: 2016-12-31 Github
- Quick Notes Reminder in notifi (3.6@3,410) Ǥ 5
LastUpdate: 2019-11-14 XDA
- Renotify Notification Maker (3.5@2,384) 2
LastUpdate: 2016-04-12 / Renotify Pro (4.4@414; ~EUR 1.50) 2
LastUpdate: 2016-03-23 Intro 5/2016
- Notification(Statusbar) Memo (3.5@53) 1
1 LastUpdate: 2017-09-04
- Noti Notes - Notes in notifica (3.4@191) 3
2
LastUpdate: 2018-03-13
- NotiNotes (0@0) 2
Github
- Notification notes (0@0) 5
Github
Various note-taking apps
2023-01-19
- TAG Notepad (4.6@9) 2
LastUpdate: 2015-06-19 Github
- Idea Note-Floating Voice Note (4.5@8,679) Ǥ 17
7
Video Intro 12/2018
- Simple Notes (4.5@7,704) 2
Github
- Wear Notes - Notes & To-Do (4.5@249) Ǥ 11
1
push notes to your Pebble/Wear gadget
- Notah - Note taking app (Beta) (4.5@89) 2
LastUpdate: 2016-09-20
- Lock Screen Notes (4.4@206) 3
Github
- Notepad notes, memo, checklist (4.2@494,665) Ǥ 15
10
incl. hand writing, drawing, voice notes
- Squid: Take Notes, Markup PDFs (4.1@64,868) Ǥ 10
3
hand-written notes
- Floating Stickies (4.1@13,607) Ǥ 12
LastUpdate: 2019-05-26
- Standard Notes (4@3,095) 8
3
Github; Review 10/2018 | 12/2018
- WikiAndPad alpha/beta (4@58) 2
LastUpdate: 2013-02-28 Desktop versions for Linux/Mac/Windows; OpenSource
- Material Notes (3.8@1,005) Ǥ 10
LastUpdate: 2018-03-15
- Floating Notes (Lite) (3.7@998) 4
LastUpdate: 2015-03-07 Kurzvorstellung 11/2016
- Notepad (3.5@50) 0
LastUpdate: 2020-07-18 Github
- CrocodileNote (3.5@16) 2
LastUpdate: 2015-03-13 Github; AES-256 encrypted notes
- AnTreNotes (3.4@63) 6
- HandWrite Pro Note & Draw (3.3@4,893) Ǥ 6
hand-written notes
- ImapNotes2 (2.9@80) 8
LastUpdate: 2017-01-03 Github; simple notes app that can sync with your own IMAP server
- Organizador (0@0) 5
1
LastUpdate: 2020-05-28 Github
Further Readings:
- Die 5 besten Memo-Apps für dein Handy (7/2022)
- 7 Best Evernote alternatives for taking notes on Android and iOS (12/2020)
- Top 5 der beliebtesten Memo-Apps Android & iOS (1/2020 - 5/2022)
- The 5 Best Note-Taking Apps for Android (11/2019)
- What Is the Best Free Note-Taking App for Android? (9/2019 - 6/2021)
- Video: 10 best note taking apps (1/2019)
- Top best Android App For Handwritten Notes (4/2014 - 4/2022)
- The Best Note Taking Apps for Android (5/2013 - 6/2022)
- Gegen die Vergesslichkeit: Alternative To-Do-Apps (4/2013 - 5/2020)
2023-01-25