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About UpNote
UpNote is a note-taking app for Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. Notes can be organised with hashtags, nested notebooks, pinned notes, a Quick Access list and keyword filters. The editor supports rich text, Markdown, lists, images, attachments, quotes, code blocks, several fonts and coloured highlighting.
Notes sync automatically across devices and stay available offline. There are themes with dark modes, a Focus mode that hides the note list and menus, and web clipper extensions for Chrome, Safari and Firefox that save pages into UpNote.
Strengths
- Native apps for all major desktop and mobile systems
- Rich editor with Markdown, code blocks and attachments
- Works offline and syncs automatically
- Web clipper for Chrome, Safari and Firefox
Limitations
- Closed source
- Full feature set depends on a paid plan
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree to download, with paid plans listed on the pricing page.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Browser extension
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Browser extension
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- People who want one tidy notes app on every desktop and phone
- Categories
- Note-taking
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to UpNote
Compare allSoftware that can replace UpNote for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Evernote
A long-running note-taking app with notebooks, tasks, calendar links, search and web clipping.
Evernote adds tasks, calendar links and real-time collaboration with a web clipper, but it runs on Android, iOS and web and stores notes on its servers.
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 your own storage on all major platforms, though its editor feels less polished.
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 clients on every platform, but needs an account and cannot search notes on the server.
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 AGPL open source with end-to-end encryption and free sync on unlimited devices, but its free tier is plain text only.
Simplenote
Minimal note app that syncs plain-text and Markdown notes across devices.
Simplenote is free and open source with unlimited plain-text sync and version history, but offers no attachments, folders, rich formatting or listed iOS app.
Obsidian
A notes app that works on a folder of plain Markdown files on your own disk, with links between them.
Obsidian is free and stores plain Markdown files locally with backlinks and plugins, but syncing between devices means paying or arranging your own tool.
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft's freeform digital notebook with sections, pages, web clipping and cloud sync.
Microsoft OneNote is a free browser-based freeform notebook with sections and web clipping, storing notes in Microsoft's cloud rather than syncing native apps.
Apple Notes
Apple's built-in notes app with sync, sketches, and text recognition.
Apple Notes is free and preinstalled with sync and text recognition, but only runs on Apple devices rather than every desktop and phone.
UpNote as an alternative
Listings that name UpNote as an alternative.
Bear
Apple-exclusive markdown notes app with tag-based organization and a polished editor.
UpNote brings Markdown, rich text and nested notebooks to Windows, Linux and Android as well as Apple devices, with the full feature set on a paid plan.
Daino Notes
A free, local-first desktop note-taking app with a fast block editor and Markdown support.
UpNote offers rich text and Markdown notes with automatic sync and native mobile apps, but it is closed source and the full feature set needs a paid plan.
Google Keep
A note service from Google for quick notes, checklists and reminders that sync across devices.
UpNote provides native apps for all major desktop and mobile systems, a rich editor with Markdown and attachments, and offline use, with the full feature set on a paid plan.
Inkdrop
A Markdown note-taking app for developers with notebooks, tags, encrypted sync and AI features.
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.
Keep It
A notebook and document organizer for Mac, iPhone and iPad that integrates with the Finder.
UpNote offers nested notebooks, attachments and a web clipper on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, going beyond Apple platforms with a freemium plan.
Markor
An open-source Android text editor for Markdown notes, todo.txt lists and plain text files.
UpNote is a closed-source notes app with automatic sync across Android, iOS and desktop and a rich editor, with the full feature set on a paid plan.
Zoho Notebook
A note-taking app from Zoho with card-style notes, checklists, audio, sketches and cross-device 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.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
