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Dendron

Dendron is an open-source, local-first, markdown-based, note-taking tool built on top of VSCode. It supports all the usual features you would expect like tagging, backlinks, a graph view, split panes, and so forth.

Some of the top features or benefits of Dendron are: Hierarchical Note-Taking, Integration with VSCode, Markdown Support, Cross-Platform, Open Source, Local-first, and Extensible. You can visit the info page to learn more.

Pricing:
  • Open Source
  • Freemium
  • $5.0 / Monthly (Custom domain name for publishing.)
Platforms:
  • Windows
  • Mac OSX
  • Linux

Best Dendron Alternatives & Competitors in 2025

The best Dendron alternatives based on verified products, community votes, reviews and other factors.
Filter: 12 Open-Source Alternatives. Latest update:

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  2. 14

    A second brain, for you, forever. Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.

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  4. 13

    Logseq is a local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base.

    Open Source free

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  5. 17

    Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application, which can handle a large number of notes organised into notebooks. The notes are searchable, tagged and modified either from the applications directly or from your own text editor.

    Open Source free

    /joplin-alternatives
  6. 23

    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.

    Open Source

    /zim-wiki-alternatives
  7. 34

    Bear.app is a note-taking and content writing app that helps you boost productivity with its intuitive tools.

    /bear-alternatives
  8. 25

    Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application.

    Open Source

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  9. 23

    Open-source tool for writers.

    Open Source

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  10. 16

    Write Markdown documents with a comprehensive GUI and many workflow/time management tools.

    Open Source

    /zettlr-alternatives
  11. 28

    Cryptee is a safety and privacy focused, encrypted and cross-platform personal data storage service. You can write personal documents, notes, journals, store photos and all sorts of other files.

    Open Source freemium €3.0 / Monthly (10GB)

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  12. 12

    Bring your life's work together in one digital workspace. Evernote is the place to collect inspirational ideas, write meaningful words, and move your important projects forward.

    /evernote-alternatives
  13. 18

    Scrivener is a content-generation tool for composing and structuring documents.

    /scrivener-alternatives
  14. Outliner for notes, tasks and to-dos

    Open Source

    /orgzly-alternatives
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