AppFlowy
AI workspace for docs, projects, and wikis you control
Jun 202177.6k+714AGPL-3.0updated 1d ago
R.I.P.Open-source alternatives to Evernote
16 projects replace Evernote, the note-taking app. 12 shipped code in the last 30 days.
Evernote has raised prices several times. After Bending Spoons bought it, the company laid off most of its US staff and cut the free plan to one notebook and 50 notes in late 2023. Users with years of notes there started looking for a stable home they control.
Joplin is the most direct replacement, with notebooks, tags, a web clipper and an Evernote import. Trilium suits people building a large personal knowledge base with deep note trees and scripting. Notesnook and Standard Notes encrypt every note end to end, for when privacy is the reason you left. Memos is lighter, closer to a private timeline of quick notes.
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Affine
Docs, whiteboards, and databases in one privacy-first workspace
Jul 202273.7k+888–updated 8d ago
Memos
Self-hosted timeline for quick notes, logs, and snippets
Dec 202164k+742MITupdated today
Joplin
Encrypted note-taking that syncs across all your devices
Jan 201756.8k+359–updated today
SiYuan
Privacy-first knowledge management with block-level linking
Aug 202046.9k+408AGPL-3.0updated today
Trilium
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
May 201738.4k–AGPL-3.0updated today
Notesnook
Zero-knowledge encrypted notes that sync across all devices
Apr 202114.8k+188GPL-3.0updated today
Blinko
AI-Powered Note Taking App
Oct 202411.1k+80GPL-3.0updated 1mo ago
AnyType
Private workspace for notes, tasks, and databases
May 20239k+102–updated 7d ago
Standard Notes
Secure, encrypted notes for your digital life
Dec 20166.7k+38AGPL-3.0updated 3d ago
Beaver Notes
Local-first notes app with no cloud, no AI, no tracking
Jul 20231.3k+3MITupdated 3d ago
Zen
Clean, distraction-free note-taking with local storage
Jan 20251.2k+12AGPL-3.0updated 3d ago
Darkwrite
Distraction-free note-taking with powerful features
Apr 2022317–AGPL-3.0updated 5d ago
OpenNotas
Fast, secure, and free personal note-taking app
Apr 2024178––updated 2mo ago
Cloudmark
Organize and access your bookmarks seamlessly in the cloud
Feb 202579+5AGPL-3.0updated 2mo ago
Justnote
Privacy-focused note-taking made simple and fast
Jan 202167–GPL-2.0updated 8mo ago
What you give up by leaving Evernote
The honest part. Free and open usually costs something else.
- Text in images Evernote searches text inside photos and scanned PDFs; many alternatives do not, or only partly.
- Email to notes Forwarding emails into a notebook is an Evernote habit few open-source apps support.
- Import formatting ENEX imports keep text and attachments, but complex formatting and tables can break.
- Sync is DIY Some apps sync through a service you set up yourself, such as WebDAV, Nextcloud or their own server.
