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Elephant

Elephant is a notetaker with a classic interface you already know.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Elephant

Boostnote Joplin Standard Notes Org mode Turtl Simplenote Zettlr Trello TagSpaces nvALT

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Elephant are Boostnote, Joplin, and Standard Notes. 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.
  1. Boostnote is an open-source note-taking​ app.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Todos #Notes 6 social mentions

  2. 2
    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.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Free

    #Note Taking #Notes #Todos 350 social mentions

  3. A safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Security & Privacy #Notes #Personal Notes 128 social mentions

  4. Org: an Emacs Mode for Notes, Planning, and Authoring
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Task Management #Project Management #Note Taking 174 social mentions

  5. 5
    The secure, collaborative notebook
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial
    • $3.0 / Monthly

    #Task Management #Note Taking #Team Collaboration 27 social mentions

  6. The simplest way to keep notes. Light, clean, and free. Simplenote is now available for iOS, Android, Mac, and the web.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Task Management #Project Management 78 social mentions

  7. 7
    Write Markdown documents with a comprehensive GUI and many workflow/time management tools.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Markdown Editor #Knowledge Management 10 social mentions

  8. 8
    Infinitely flexible. Incredibly easy to use. Great mobile apps. It's free. Trello keeps track of everything, from the big picture to the minute details.
    Pricing:
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial
    • $12.5 / Monthly (Per user - Business Class)

    #Project Management #Task Management #Productivity 231 social mentions

  9. 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.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #File Sharing #Todos

  10. 10
    A fork of the original Notational Velocity with some additional features and interface modifications
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Todos #Personal Notes 10 social mentions

  11. Pinboard is a personal archive for things you find online and don't want to forget.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Bookmarks #Bookmark Manager #Favorites 67 social mentions

  12. QOwnNotes is a free plain-text notepad with markdown support for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with ownCloud Notes.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Notes #Todos

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