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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask the-archive
About The Archive
The Archive is a macOS note-taking app from the team behind zettelkasten.de. Notes are plain text files written in Markdown, so they can be synced with any cloud storage such as iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive or Box and read by other tools.
The interface is deliberately calm and minimal, centred on a text editor with custom themes. It suits Zettelkasten practice, but also works for general notes or task lists. It requires macOS 10.13 or later and has a 60-day free trial.
Strengths
- Notes stored as plain Markdown text files
- Sync through any cloud storage folder
- Long 60-day free trial
- Custom themes
Limitations
- macOS only
- Site lists compatibility up to macOS 14 Sonoma
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid app with a 60-day free trial.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Zettelkasten Method
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Mac users keeping a Zettelkasten in plain text files
- Categories
- Note-taking
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to The Archive
Compare allSoftware that can replace The Archive for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Obsidian
A notes app that works on a folder of plain Markdown files on your own disk, with links between them.
Obsidian works on a folder of plain Markdown files with backlinks and graph view, is free, and runs on Windows, Linux and mobile as well as macOS.
Notenik
A free, open-source Mac note-taking app that stores notes as plain-text Markdown files in folders.
Notenik is a free, MIT-licensed Mac app that stores notes as plain Markdown files with wiki-style links, replacing a paid licence.
Zettlr
Write and organize Markdown documents for publication.
Zettlr is a free, open-source Markdown app for Windows, macOS and Linux with document navigation and export workflows for publication.
zk
A command-line tool for maintaining a plain-text Markdown Zettelkasten or personal wiki.
zk is a free command-line tool for a plain-text Markdown Zettelkasten that works with any text editor, with no graphical interface.
FSNotes
An open-source Markdown notes app for Mac and iPhone that stores notes as plain files.
FSNotes is a paid, open-source Markdown app for Mac and iPhone that stores plain files with Git backups and encryption, adding an iOS app.
Octarine
A local-first Markdown note-taking app for macOS that keeps notes as plain files.
Octarine is a freemium, closed-source macOS app that keeps notes as local Markdown files and builds core features in without plugins.
Foam
A personal knowledge management system built on Visual Studio Code and plain Markdown files.
Foam builds a linked Markdown knowledge base inside Visual Studio Code with wikilinks, backlinks and Git sync, and is free and open source.
Org-roam
An Emacs package for linked, plain-text personal knowledge management built on Org mode files.
Org-roam is a free Emacs package for linked plain-text notes built on Org mode files, with backlinks and a graph view but requiring Emacs.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Emanote
A tool that turns a folder of Markdown notes into a linked, browsable website.
Denote
An Emacs note-taking package that organises plain-text notes through a predictable, descriptive file naming scheme.
Logseq
An outliner that stores notes as plain Markdown files, built around a daily journal and linked blocks.
QLMarkdown
Preview Markdown files with macOS Quick Look.
Tinderbox
A Mac app for making, visualizing and analyzing notes, with map views and automation.
