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Denote vs Neorg: catalog facts
Denote	Neorg
Free Free and available from GNU ELPA.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Command line
Plain-text notes with predictable file names No database or lock-in	Notes and tasks inside Neovim Plain-text files kept on your own disk
Requires Emacs and some familiarity with it No mobile app	Requires Neovim and some familiarity with configuring it Uses its own format rather than Markdown
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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