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Private document search for Windows. Find files by what’s inside them — locally, without uploading your documents.

Key JustDocz features:

Search Inside Documents Search email archives OCR to Txt/Docx export Local Processing

Try for free paid Free Trial $29 / One-off Sponsored

A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.

Key CherryTree features:

Rich Text Formatting Hierarchical Note Structure Cross-Platform Support Syntax Highlighting

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.

Key Cryptee features:

Headquarters Clean UI Free Trial Easy to Set-up and use

Open Source freemium €3 / Monthly (10GB)

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.

Key Zim Wiki features:

Offline Accessibility Simple Interface Rich Formatting Options Backlinking

Open Source

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.

Key Evernote features:

Cross-Platform Compatibility Organizational Tools Web Clipper Collaboration Features

Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application.

Key Trilium Notes features:

Hierarchical Note Organization Rich Text Editing Dynamic Note Linking Cross-Platform

Open Source

Get the OneNote app for free on your tablet, phone, and computer, so you can capture your ideas and to-do lists in one place wherever you are. Or try OneNote with Office for free.

Key OneNote features:

Cross-Platform Accessibility Collaboration Features Integration with Microsoft Ecosystem Flexible Organization

Apps/Tomboy - GNOME Wiki!

Key Tomboy features:

Cross-Platform Simple Interface Rich Text Formatting Search Functionality

CintaNotes is a note taking application for Windows.

Key CintaNotes features:

Simplicity Lightweight Search Functionality Portability

All-in-one workspace. One tool for your whole team. Write, plan, and get organized.

Key Notion features:

All-in-One Workspace Highly Customizable Collaboration Features Cross-Platform Availability

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.

Key Obsidian features:

Local-first Markdown Support Bidirectional Linking Customizability

Capture notes, share them with others, and access them from your computer, phone or tablet. Free with a Google account.

Key Google Keep features:

Cross-Platform Accessibility Integration with Google Ecosystem Real-Time Collaboration Voice Notes

RedNotebook is a software that format, tag and search entries and add pictures, links and customizable templates, spell check notes, and export to plain text, HTML, Latex or PDF.

Key RedNotebook features:

Ease of Use Tagging and Searching Journal Capabilities Cross-Platform

TagSpaces is an open source platform for personal data management. With TagSpaces you can manage and organize the files on your laptop, tablet or smart phone.

Key TagSpaces features:

Cross-Platform Compatibility No Vendor Lock-In Offline Functionality Open Source

Open Source freemium $45 / Annually (TagSpaces Pro)