Top 6 Open-Source Alternatives to Chars

Product categories

AI Content Collaboration Developer Tools Free Journal Knowledge Base Note Taking Open Source Productivity Task Management Text Editors Todos

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Chars are QuickJots, Snipp.in, and NotePlan. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

QuickJots Landing Page
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QuickJots

Jot down quick notes and auto-save them with QuickJots. Use GitHub Flavoured Markdown to easily embed images, or even task-lists to track to-dos. It's private — all notes stay local; no login or downloads are needed. There's a dark mode too!
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Note Taking #Task Management #Markdown Editor
Snipp.in Landing Page
2

Snipp.in

Lite weight in browser notes, snippet manager & code editor
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Todos #Task Management
NotePlan Landing Page
3

NotePlan

Make plans inside an individual markdown note for every day in your calendar. Use it as a journal for your daily tasks and plan todos in advance. For Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Productivity #Todos 29 social mentions
stedit.app
4

Smart Text Editor

The text editor that requires only a browser and a keyboard
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Web App #Open Source #Developer Tools
Notebook.ai Landing Page
5

Notebook.ai

A smart notebook that grows and collaborates with you
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Writing #Writing Tools 8 social mentions
TiddlyWiki Landing Page
6

TiddlyWiki

a non-linear personal web notebook
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Knowledge Base #Personal Knowledge Base 180 social mentions