Free Simplenote Alternatives

A free note-taking service developed by Google. With Google Keep you can quickly capture what's on your mind and get reminded at the right time or place. Google Keep is available on the web, and has mobile apps for the Android and iOS mobile operating systems. You can use your original Google Account, email or phone to access your notes stored in Google's cloud.

Microsoft OneNote is a collaborative note taking application. Microsoft OneNote can be used for free while a premium subscription of the software is available through Microsoft 365.

Turtl is a note taking application that uses high-end cryptography to protect your data. Whether you're worried about information leaks, competitive advantage, or blanket government surveillance, Turtl works hard to make sure only you, and those you choose, can see your data.

Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work. With Standard Notes you can create, edit and manage notes with a complete encrypted app that is free and open source.

Joplin is a free and open source note taking and to-do list application. Joplin can handle large number of notes organised into notebooks and allow you to write memorable notes using markdown. With Joplin your notes are searchable, can be copied, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor.

Zim is a graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images. Pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an outliner, and can have attachments. Creating a new page is as easy as linking to a nonexistent page.