Alternatives to Microsoft OneNote

Ordered by how much they overlap with Microsoft OneNote, then by score.

Alternatives, ranked

  1. Capacities

    Capacities organizes notes as linked objects on Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android and web, with a free plan and Pro from $9.99 per month.

    • Runs on more platforms
    • No shared features
    No dated release history published
    287 40.0 = Compare
  2. Craft

    Craft is a notes and documents app for Mac, iOS, Windows, Android and web, with a free tier and a Plus plan from 6.40 euros per month.

    • No shared features
    No dated release history published
    297 40.0 = Compare
  3. Day One

    Day One is a journaling app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and web, with a free plan and a paid Silver plan from $49.99 per year.

    • No shared features
    No dated release history published
    303 40.0 = Compare
  4. Evernote

    Evernote syncs notes, to-do lists and a calendar across desktop, web and mobile apps, with a free plan and paid tiers.

    • No shared features
    No dated release history published
    314 40.0 = Compare
  5. Goodnotes

    Note-taking and PDF annotation app for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and the web, with a free tier and paid subscriptions.

    • No shared features
    No dated release history published
    325 40.0 = Compare
  6. LiquidText

    LiquidText is a document reading and annotation app for iPad, Mac and Windows with a workspace for linking notes to source text.

    • No shared features
    No dated release history published
    351 40.0 = Compare
  7. Notability

    Note-taking app for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows and Android with handwriting, live audio transcription and study tools.

    • No shared features
    No dated release history published
    371 40.0 = Compare
  8. Obsidian

    Private and extensible Markdown-based knowledge base and note-taking application operating on local plain text files.

    • Runs on more platforms
    • No shared features
    No dated release history published
    373 40.0 = Compare