Note Taking: best apps and software

Google Gemini Notebook

An AI research and note-taking app that organizes documents and other sources, answers questions with citations, summarizes content, and creates study and project materials.

Google Keep

Google Keep is a note-taking app that lets users create and organize notes, lists, images, drawings, and audio, set reminders, extract text from images, and collaborate in real time.

Notion

Notion is a workspace app for notes, databases, tasks, calendars, and collaboration, used to organize information and manage projects.

iCloud Notes

iCloud Notes allows users to create, edit, and organize notes across Apple devices, ensuring accessibility and collaboration through iCloud.

Microsoft OneNote

Microsoft OneNote is a note-taking app for gathering and organizing notes, drawings, and audio across devices, supporting collaboration and task management.

Otter

Otter is a note-taking app that transcribes voice conversations, identifies speakers, and allows sharing and collaboration on notes in real-time.

Evernote

Evernote is a note-taking app that allows users to create, organize, and manage notes in various formats across devices, with features for task management and collaboration.

GoodNotes

GoodNotes is a digital notepad and PDF markup tool that allows users to create and manage handwritten or typed notes on customizable templates.

Nebo

Nebo is a digital notebook app that converts handwritten notes to editable text, supports diagrams, and offers organizational tools for note management.

Sticky Notes

Sticky Notes is a desktop application for Windows that allows users to quickly create and manage notes using post-it note-like windows on their desktop.

Zoho Notebook

Note-taking app that captures and organizes text, images, sketches and audio; offers AI Q&A, transcription, OCR, multilingual voice search, whiteboard collaboration and cross-device sync.

Table Notes

Table Notes is a note-taking app that allows users to create and manage tables for organizing data, suitable for tasks like project planning and budget tracking.

Milanote

Milanote is a visual organization tool for managing ideas and projects using customizable boards for notes, images, links, and files, supporting collaboration and task management.

Thetawave AI

ThetaWave AI is a note-taking app that captures, organizes, and personalizes learning materials for students, enhancing study efficiency through automation.

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Clova Note offers voice recording and playback features, allowing users to easily search and listen to necessary audio notes using AI technology.

Proactor

Proactor transcribes audio and live speech, generates summaries, notes and task lists, recalls prior conversations for context-aware suggestions, and syncs encrypted data across devices.

AI Notebook

AI Notebook organizes and summarizes content from various formats like text, audio, and images, enabling efficient note-taking and study with customizable features.

Simplenote

Simplenote is a free note-taking app with Markdown support, available on various platforms, featuring simple collaboration, tagging, and version history.

My reMarkable

The My reMarkable app syncs notes and documents between devices, allows for organization, annotation, and handwriting conversion, enhancing productivity for reMarkable tablet users.

Voicenotes

Voicenotes is an app that captures spoken thoughts and converts them to text, allowing users to record, organize, and retrieve notes securely.

WorkFlowy

Workflowy is a note-taking and organization app that allows users to create nested lists, manage tasks, and collaborate in real-time.

Craft

Craft is a collaborative workspace app for note-taking, document management, and task tracking, enabling teams to organize and manage their work together.

Day One

Day One is a digital journaling app that helps users document their experiences and thoughts, with features for organizing entries, adding multimedia, and ensuring privacy.

Standard Notes

Standard Notes is an open-source note-taking app that stores notes with end-to-end encryption, syncs across devices, supports offline access, and provides basic organization (tags, pin, trash).

Diaro

Diaro is a personal journaling app that allows users to record thoughts and experiences with text, photos, and media, and organize them across devices.

Notesnook

Notesnook is a secure, open-source note-taking app that allows users to manage notes across devices with end-to-end encryption and offline access.

Penzu

Penzu is a secure online diary app for personal journaling, featuring encryption, multimedia support, and organizational tools for tracking thoughts and goals.

Speechnotes

Speechnotes is a web-based app that converts speech to text for note-taking and transcription, using Google's speech recognition for accuracy.

RemNote

RemNote is a note-taking app that includes features for flashcards, PDF annotation, and note linking, aimed at enhancing learning and organization.

Coconote

Coconote is an AI-based app that converts voice recordings and videos into structured notes, quizzes, and flashcards for efficient study and organization.

Yandex.Notes

Yandex.Notes is a note-taking app that helps users create, edit, and sync notes across devices for efficient organization of ideas, plans, and tasks.

Saner.AI

Saner.AI is an ADHD-friendly AI assistant that helps users manage notes, emails, and tasks efficiently in a centralized and organized platform.

Bear

Bear is a Markdown note app for capturing, writing and organizing notes, lists, tasks, tables, sketches and linked notes; no signup required.

Tana

Tana is a note-taking and personal knowledge management app that helps users organize, link, and share information with customization and collaboration features.

mymind

mymind is an AI-powered app for organizing and recalling notes, bookmarks, and images visually in a private, user-friendly space.

Genio Notes

Genio Notes records lectures with time-stamped notes and slides, offers transcriptions, supports typed or handwritten notes, and generates quizzes to review and study content across devices.

AudioPen

AudioPen is an AI-powered note-taking app that converts spoken dictation into structured text, offering summarization and translation features across platforms.

BUKU

BUKU provides access to study books for searching and annotating, available anytime and anywhere with a subscription.

NoteX

NoteX is an AI-powered note-taking app that transcribes voice, organizes notes, generates meeting summaries, and offers study aids and translations across devices.

Amplenote

Amplenote is a secure note-taking and task management app that helps users organize notes, create to-do lists, and collaborate across devices.

Bundled Notes

Bundled Notes is a cross-platform app for organizing notes, lists, and tasks with customizable folders and markdown support.

Napkin

Napkin is a visual note-taking app that organizes ideas, shows connections in notes, and includes an AI tool for creating visual content from text.

Mem

Mem is an AI-powered note-taking app designed for busy professionals, providing organization, smart search, and content drafting based on user notes.

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Naver Memo is a note-taking app that allows users to efficiently capture, organize, and access their notes across devices.

Capacities

Capacities is an object-based note-taking app that helps users organize and manage notes by creating relational connections between ideas and daily life elements.

Get笔记

Get笔记 is an AI note-taking app that records and organizes voice, text, images, and web content; it transcribes and summarizes input, offers searchable tags and calendar views, and keeps data private.

Temporary Note

Temporary Note is an online notepad for creating and managing temporary notes, helping users efficiently capture fleeting ideas without cluttering permanent notes.

Outline

Outline is a knowledge base and wiki for teams, enabling organized documentation with easy search and navigation features.

xTiles

xTiles helps users organize notes, tasks, and projects on customizable visual boards, with multiple layouts, collaboration, and AI tools for structuring content.

Reflect

Reflect is a note-taking app that integrates AI for organizing and capturing notes, allowing voice transcription, note linking, and offers offline access.

Notejoy

Notejoy is a notes app that allows users to capture ideas quickly, organize notes effectively, collaborate in real-time, and search for information across devices.

Opennote

Opennote is a digital note-taking app that helps users capture, organize, and manage notes, lists, and ideas across devices with collaborative features.

Hypernotes

Hypernotes is a note-taking app that organizes and connects information, supports task management, and enables collaboration for effective knowledge management.

Logseq

Logseq is an open-source note-taking app that organizes and connects ideas, allowing local storage and syncing via Git for privacy and customization.

Dynalist

Dynalist is a note-taking app that helps users organize ideas and tasks in structured, hierarchical lists, supporting collaboration and offline access.

HyNote

HyNote records and transcribes meetings, lectures and conversations in real time with speaker identification, generates concise summaries, lets you organize notes, and summarizes webpages via URL.

NotesHub

NotesHub is a cross-platform note-taking app that uses Markdown for formatting, offers Kanban and whiteboarding tools, and supports syncing with Git and cloud services.

Roam Research

Roam Research is a personal knowledge management tool that helps users capture, connect, and organize ideas through interconnected notes and a graph view.

Booknotes

Booknotes provides AI-generated summaries, key ideas, quotes, and actionable items from popular books for easier understanding.

NotePlan

NotePlan combines tasks, notes, and calendar management in one app, allowing users to organize their day efficiently with Markdown support and interconnected notes.