Alternatives to VNote
VNote: A free open-source desktop notes app built around Markdown, with notebooks, encrypted notes, mind maps and export. Here are 3 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 2 have a free plan.
- Notanic
A note app on an endless canvas with nested pages, Markdown, sketching and live collaboration, for people who think visually.
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.
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families