Alternatives to Evernote
A long-running note-taking app with notebooks, tasks, calendar links, search and web clipping. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Evernote
A long-running note-taking app with notebooks, tasks, calendar links, search and web clipping.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Evernote.
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft's freeform digital notebook with sections, pages, web clipping and cloud sync.
Microsoft OneNote offers freeform notebooks with sections, web clipping and shared notebooks free in the browser, storing notes in Microsoft's cloud.
Notion
All-in-one workspace combining notes, databases, wikis, and task boards.
Notion combines notes, databases, wikis and task boards with real-time collaboration and desktop apps, but it takes time to set up and can feel heavier.
Joplin
An open source note and to-do app that syncs end-to-end encrypted through storage you already have.
Joplin is AGPL-3.0 open source, imports Evernote exports and syncs end-to-end encrypted through your own storage, with a web clipper and desktop apps.
UpNote
A cross-platform notes app with rich text, Markdown support, nested notebooks and automatic sync.
UpNote provides nested notebooks, a rich editor and web clipper with native desktop and mobile apps, working offline and syncing, with a paid plan for all features.
Apple Notes
Apple's built-in notes app with sync, sketches, and text recognition.
Apple Notes is free and preinstalled on Apple devices with sync and text recognition, but it is limited to the Apple ecosystem and lacks tasks and web clipping.
Zoho Notebook
A note-taking app from Zoho with card-style notes, checklists, audio, sketches and cross-device sync.
Zoho Notebook offers card-style notes, checklists, audio and sketches with sharing and an ad-free free tier, requiring a Zoho account and Zoho's cloud.
Notejoy
A collaborative notes app for individuals and teams with quick find and full-text search.
Notejoy is a collaborative notes app with fast search and apps on desktop, mobile and the web, aimed at small teams building a shared knowledge base.
Obsidian
A notes app that works on a folder of plain Markdown files on your own disk, with links between them.
Obsidian keeps notes as plain Markdown files on your own disk with links and graph view, free with no account, though it has no built-in web clipper storage service.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Evernote as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Agenda
A date-focused note app for Mac, iPhone and iPad that links notes to calendar events.
Evernote links tasks and calendar to notebooks with a web clipper and collaboration, but it stores notes on Evernote's servers and many features need paid plans.
Amplenote
A note-taking and task app that combines linked notes, a to-do list, calendar planning and AI agents.
Evernote offers notebooks with linked tasks, calendar and a web clipper, but it has no desktop apps listed and keeps notes on Evernote's servers.
DEVONthink
A document and information manager for Mac and iOS that stores, organizes and searches files.
Evernote stores notes, clippings and tasks in a cloud notebook on Android, iOS and the web, moving your collection to Evernote's servers with many features on paid plans.
Google Keep
A note service from Google for quick notes, checklists and reminders that sync across devices.
Evernote offers notebooks, templates, tasks linked to a calendar and a web clipper for longer notes, but many features sit behind paid plans and an Evernote account.
Keep It
A notebook and document organizer for Mac, iPhone and iPad that integrates with the Finder.
Evernote keeps notes, clippings and tasks in a cloud notebook on Android, iOS and the web, storing everything on Evernote's servers with many features behind paid plans.
Notebooks
A writing, notes and task app for Mac and iOS that organises documents in nested books.
Evernote offers notebooks, tasks, calendar links and web clipping on Android, iOS and the web, storing notes on Evernote's servers with many features on paid plans.
Notesnook
An end-to-end encrypted note app where the company cannot read your notes, with clients on every platform and full source published.
Evernote adds notebooks, tasks, calendar links, web clipping and real-time collaboration, but notes sit on Evernote's servers, it is closed source and many features need paid plans.
Standard Notes
Encrypted notes built for the long term, where sync is free on unlimited devices and you can host the server.
Evernote adds notebooks, tasks, web clipping and collaboration, but stores notes on Evernote's servers without advertised encryption and puts many features behind paid plans.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Diigo
A web annotation and bookmarking service with a browser extension for highlighting, tagging and saving pages.
