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.

Otter

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

Microsoft OneNote

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

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.

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.

Voicenotes

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

GoodNotes

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

Craft

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

WorkFlowy

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

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.

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.

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.

Outline

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

Opennote

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

Booknotes

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

Coconote

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

Tana

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

Mem

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

Penzu

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

Kortex

Kortex is a digital tool for storing ideas and synthesizing information, allowing users to import content and organize thoughts for writing.

Simplenote

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

My Sermon Notes

My Sermon Notes is an app for interactive sermon note-taking, allowing users to customize notes, access multiple Bible translations, and share insights to enhance engagement.

NotePlan

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

Bundled Notes

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

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.

Nebo

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

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.

Online Notepad

Online Notepad is an online tool for creating and managing notes with features like spellcheck, autosave, and basic text formatting.

Moo.do

Moo.do is a productivity tool that integrates tasks, email, and calendar management, offering note-taking, reminders, and project organization features.

Self Note AI

Capture voice, text, or files; auto-transcribe, summarize, and categorize notes into reminders, tasks, ideas, dreams; organize, template, and search notes with basic task tracking.

Amplenote

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

WriteMore

Private online journal for daily writing with reminders, prompts, and activity statistics to help you build a regular writing habit.

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.

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.

mymind

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

Samply

An app that helps musicians collaborate on remote audio by speeding up feedback and revisions.

Dictanote

Dictanote is a notes app that uses speech-to-text technology for voice typing in over 50 languages, improving efficiency in note-taking during conversations or meetings.

Dynalist

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

AFFiNE

AFFiNE is an open-source workspace for note-taking, task management, and collaboration, combining documents and whiteboards for organized information management.

xTiles

xTiles is a web note-taking app that organizes thoughts with customizable cards and tabs, supporting task management and collaboration in a unified workspace.

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.

Twos

Twos is an organizational app for managing notes, reminders, tasks, goals, and habits, focusing on efficient content management and user-friendly navigation.

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.

Reflect

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

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.

Temporary Note

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

Joplin Cloud

Joplin Cloud is an open-source note-taking app that syncs notes across devices, supports collaboration, and offers secure storage and multiple formatting options.

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.

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.

Airstory

Airstory is a writing app that helps users organize notes, research, and collaborate on content projects, enabling efficient writing and workflow management.

Paper Website

Paper Website is an app that allows users to publish ideas online using handwritten notes, focusing on creativity without technological distractions.

KnowNotes

KnowNotes is an AI tool that transcribes lectures, aids in note-taking, provides tutoring, and generates citations for academic materials.