Alternatives to Zoho Notebook
A note-taking app from Zoho with card-style notes, checklists, audio, sketches and cross-device sync. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Zoho Notebook
A note-taking app from Zoho with card-style notes, checklists, audio, sketches and cross-device sync.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Zoho Notebook.
Google Keep
A note service from Google for quick notes, checklists and reminders that sync across devices.
Google Keep is a free web service for quick notes, checklists and reminders tied to a Google account, aimed at short notes rather than card types.
Evernote
A long-running note-taking app with notebooks, tasks, calendar links, search and web clipping.
Evernote offers notebooks, tasks, calendar links, a web clipper and real-time collaboration on Android, iOS and web, with many features behind paid plans.
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft's freeform digital notebook with sections, pages, web clipping and cloud sync.
Microsoft OneNote is a free browser notebook with sections, pages and web clipping, storing notes in Microsoft's cloud instead of Zoho's.
UpNote
A cross-platform notes app with rich text, Markdown support, nested notebooks and automatic sync.
UpNote adds native Windows, macOS and Linux apps with a rich Markdown editor, offline use and a web clipper, with full features on a paid plan.
Apple Notes
Apple's built-in notes app with sync, sketches, and text recognition.
Apple Notes is free and preinstalled with sketches and text recognition, but works only on Apple devices with no Android or web app.
Simplenote
Minimal note app that syncs plain-text and Markdown notes across devices.
Simplenote is free and open source with unlimited plain-text sync on desktop and Android, but offers no attachments, sketches, audio or rich formatting.
Joplin
An open source note and to-do app that syncs end-to-end encrypted through storage you already have.
Joplin is free AGPL open source with end-to-end encrypted sync through storage you choose and apps on desktop and mobile, keeping data offline first.
Notejoy
A collaborative notes app for individuals and teams with quick find and full-text search.
Notejoy is a collaborative notes app for individuals and teams with fast search across desktop, mobile and web, storing notes on its hosted service.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Notion
All-in-one workspace combining notes, databases, wikis, and task boards.
Notability
A note app combining handwriting, audio recording and transcription with AI summaries, quizzes and flashcards.
Supernotes
A collaborative note-taking app that stores ideas as linked notecards with Markdown and LaTeX.
Twos
An app for quickly writing down notes, to-dos, reminders and events organised by day.
Tot
A small text scratchpad for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch that syncs through iCloud.
Standard Notes
Encrypted notes built for the long term, where sync is free on unlimited devices and you can host the server.
