Update 2021
Since I wrote the post on Medium, world is a different place, with multiple options!
Install:
Criteria:
– The app or service should be available at least on 2 devices (e.g Windows + Mac, or iOS + Android). Apps specific to a platform (e.g. Mac + iOS) are not included. e.g. iaWriter, Apple Notes, Ulysses, Bear, Paper by WeTransfer.
– Browser based (only) are also included
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| | Windows | Mac | Linux | iOs | Android |Web|Notes|
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| Atom | X |X |X | | ||Open Source|
| Box Notes| | | | | |X|Complicated feature and pricing set: https://cloud.app.box.com/v/BoxBusinessEditions|
| Dropbox paper | | | | X | X |X|Freemium|
| Etherpad| X | X | X | | |X|Self hosted option|
| Evernote | X | X | | X | X |X||
| Focuswriter | X |X | X | | || Related to Focuswriter.co?|
| Google Keep | | | | X | X |X|Chrome Ext|
| Haroopad | X | X | X | | ||
| Joplin | | X | X | | ||Self hosted option |
| [Notable](https://notable.app#download) | X | X|X | | ||
|Notepad by Clickup||||||X|Chrome Extension|
| Notion | X | X| | X | X |X||
|OneNote | X | X | | X | X |X|Windows Phone + Apple Watch + Chrome Ext|
|Remarkable | X | |X | | ||Note: [Windows App under development](https://remarkableapp.github.io/windows.html)|
|Simplenote |X | X | X | X | X |X|from the folks at Automattic (parent company of WordPress) |
| [Slite](https://slite.com/pricing) | X | X | | X | X |X|
|[Stackedit ](https://stackedit.io/) | | | | | |X|Markdown, Chrome App Not updated since Mid 2019|
|Standard Notes| X | X | X | X | X |Free trial|
| [Turtl](https://turtlapp.com/download/)| X|X | X | X | Planned |X|Chrome/Firefox Ext|
|Typora | X | X | X | | ||
|Zettlr | X | X | X | | |||
|Zoho Notebook | X|X | | X | X |X|
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Mac Only
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Ulysses
[Byword](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/byword/id420212497?mt=12)
Box Notes
Dropbox Paper
Evernote
Google Keep (?)
Standard Notes
Simplenote
Phone based / app based.
Others:
Typora
Macdown
Atom
Draft
Ulysses
Quiver
Mou
Online Markdown editors
#### Dillinger
#### Stackedit
#### Etherpad
#### HackMD
Linux:
Remarkable
Focuswriter
Haroopad
UberWriter
Ghostword (also Windows) https://wereturtle.github.io/
ghostwriter
Joplin (Self Hosted) https://joplinapp.org/clipper/
Roam Research
Notion
[Slite](https://slite.com/pricing)
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Note Taking Updated
The 14 Best Free Note Taking Apps to Use in 2022
Bear
Workflowy
Squidnote
Dimer (Beta, Came, Paid)
Paper by WeTransfer
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HTML5 Markdown editor. This well-known online Markdown editor runs directly in your browser and offers much of the functionality that you’d find in any downloadable app. Dillinger allows you to preview and export your text as HTML, Styled HTML, Markdown, and as a PDF.
– https://www.oberlo.com/blog/markdown-editors
– https://itsfoss.com/online-markdown-editors/
– https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/wiki/Sites-that-run-Etherpad-Lite and https://static.etherpad.org/index.html
– https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/dingus
– https://www.techradar.com/best/best-note-taking-app
– https://www.lifewire.com/best-note-taking-apps-4136590
– https://collegeinfogeek.com/best-note-taking-apps/
– https://flight-manual.atom.io/hacking-atom/sections/hacking-on-atom-core/
– https://standardnotes.org/extensions
– https://itsfoss.com/note-taking-apps-linux/
This post was updated on 2021-10-25