Alternatives to Inkdrop
A Markdown note-taking app for developers with notebooks, tags, encrypted sync and AI features. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
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Inkdrop
A Markdown note-taking app for developers with notebooks, tags, encrypted sync and AI features.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Inkdrop.
Joplin
An open source note and to-do app that syncs end-to-end encrypted through storage you already have.
Joplin is free and AGPL-licensed, with end-to-end encrypted sync through Nextcloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, WebDAV, S3 or Joplin Cloud, though its editor feels less polished.
Obsidian
A notes app that works on a folder of plain Markdown files on your own disk, with links between them.
Obsidian is free with no account needed, stores notes as plain Markdown files with backlinks and a large plugin ecosystem, but sync costs extra or needs your own tool.
Standard Notes
Encrypted notes built for the long term, where sync is free on unlimited devices and you can host the server.
Standard Notes is open source with end-to-end encryption, free sync on unlimited devices and a self-hostable server, though the free tier is plain text only and editors are paid.
Notesnook
An end-to-end encrypted note app where the company cannot read your notes, with clients on every platform and full source published.
Notesnook is GPL-3.0 open source with end-to-end encryption and a free tier, but encryption prevents server-side search and self-hosting the sync server is not straightforward.
UpNote
A cross-platform notes app with rich text, Markdown support, nested notebooks and automatic sync.
UpNote is a closed-source freemium notes app with native apps everywhere, Markdown, code blocks and automatic sync, aimed at general users rather than developer workflows.
VNote
An open-source desktop Markdown note-taking app written in native C++ that keeps notes as local files.
VNote is a free native C++ Markdown notebook for Windows, macOS and Linux that keeps local files, but it has no built-in sync service or mobile apps.
Simplenote
Minimal note app that syncs plain-text and Markdown notes across devices.
Simplenote is free and open source with unlimited plain-text and Markdown sync, but lacks encryption on the server, attachments, folders, notebooks and an iOS app in the roster.
QOwnNotes
A plain-text Markdown notepad and todo manager that syncs through Nextcloud or ownCloud, or any file sync you already use.
QOwnNotes is free GPL-2.0 software storing plain Markdown files synced through Nextcloud, ownCloud or any file sync, with Linux as its primary platform and no mobile app.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Foam
A personal knowledge management system built on Visual Studio Code and plain Markdown files.
HackMD
A web-based Markdown editor for writing and editing notes and documents together in real time.
Typora
A polished Markdown editor with live in-place rendering, sold as a one-off purchase rather than a subscription.
nb
A command-line and local web tool for plain text notes, bookmarks and a Git-backed knowledge base.
VimWiki
A Vim plugin that turns linked plain-text files into a personal wiki with its own syntax.
