Alternatives to VNote
VNote: A free open-source desktop notes app built around Markdown, with notebooks, encrypted notes, mind maps and export. Here are 7 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 5 have a free plan.
- EdgeEver
An open-source notes and knowledge base you host on Cloudflare or Docker, with desktop, mobile and web clipper apps plus AI agent links.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- NormalNotes
Quick Markdown note app for Apple devices that starts on a daily page and works directly with Obsidian vault files.
Since 2026Updated 3 months ago
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Notanic
A note app on an endless canvas with nested pages, Markdown, sketching and live collaboration, for people who think visually.
Since 2025
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- NoteDiscovery
A free markdown notes app you run on your own server, with wikilinks, a graph view, diagrams, math and an MCP link for AI tools.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Notes Plus
A notes app for Mac and Windows modelled on Apple Notes that saves every note as a plain Markdown file in your folders.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- QOwnNotes
A free open-source desktop notes app that saves plain Markdown files and syncs through Nextcloud or ownCloud.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Scrib
Free note taking on iPhone, Windows and Android that keeps every note encrypted on your device, with no account and no cloud.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families