Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to Xournal++

Xournal++

Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUSE), macOS and Windows 10. Supports pen input fr...

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Bookmark Manager Bookmarks Content Collaboration Knowledge Base Knowledge Management Note Taking Notes Personal Notes Productivity Project Management Task Management Todos

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Xournal++ are Joplin, Logseq, and Trilium 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.

Joplin Landing Page
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Joplin

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
Logseq Landing Page
2

Logseq

Logseq is a local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Knowledge Management #Note Taking #Knowledge Base 280 social mentions
Trilium Notes Landing Page
3

Trilium Notes

Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Notes #Todos 113 social mentions
Notion Landing Page
4

Notion

All-in-one workspace. One tool for your whole team. Write, plan, and get organized.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Productivity #Work Collaboration #Note Taking 438 social mentions
Zim Wiki Landing Page
5

Zim Wiki

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.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#WiKi #Note Taking #Task Management 115 social mentions
Org mode Landing Page
6

Org mode

Org: an Emacs Mode for Notes, Planning, and Authoring
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Task Management #Project Management #Note Taking 174 social mentions
Boostnote Landing Page
7

Boostnote

Boostnote is an open-source note-taking app.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Todos #Notes 6 social mentions
Notesnook Landing Page
8

Notesnook

Notesnook is a simple and private note taking app that keeps your notes organized and synced on your phone, tablet and computer.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $4.49 / Monthly (UI Themes & accents)
#Notes #Personal Notes #Note Taking 84 social mentions
Simplenote Landing Page
9

Simplenote

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
TiddlyWiki Landing Page
10

TiddlyWiki

a non-linear personal web notebook
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Knowledge Base #Personal Knowledge Base 180 social mentions
Foam Landing Page
11

Foam

Personal knowledge management and sharing on VSCode & GitHub
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Knowledge Base #Knowledge Management 45 social mentions
Pinboard Landing Page
12

Pinboard

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