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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Content Collaboration Knowledge Base Knowledge Management Markdown Editor Note Taking Notes Personal Knowledge Base Personal Notes Personal Productivity Project Management Task Management Todos

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Xournal++ are Joplin, Trilium Notes, and Logseq. 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
#Notes #Note Taking #Todos 356 social mentions
Trilium Notes Landing Page
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Trilium Notes

Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Notes #Note Taking #Todos 116 social mentions
Logseq Landing Page
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Logseq

Logseq is a local-first, non-linear, outliner notebook for organizing and sharing your personal knowledge base.
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Free
#Knowledge Management #Notes #Note Taking 292 social mentions
Zim Wiki Landing Page
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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
#WiKis #Task Management #Note Taking 120 social mentions
Standard Notes Landing Page
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Standard Notes

A safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Notes #Private Journal #Personal Notes 130 social mentions
Notesnook Landing Page
6

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 #Note Taking #Personal Productivity 87 social mentions
Zettlr Landing Page
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Zettlr

Write Markdown documents with a comprehensive GUI and many workflow/time management tools.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Knowledge Management #Note Taking #Markdown Editor 10 social mentions
Org mode Landing Page
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Org mode

Org: an Emacs Mode for Notes, Planning, and Authoring
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Project Management #Task Management #Note Taking 181 social mentions
TiddlyWiki Landing Page
9

TiddlyWiki

a non-linear personal web notebook
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Note Taking #Content Collaboration #Knowledge Base 191 social mentions
Turtl Landing Page
10

Turtl

The secure, collaborative notebook
Pricing:
- Open Source
- Freemium
- Free Trial
- $3.0 / Monthly
#Productivity #Task Management #Security 27 social mentions
Foam Landing Page
11

Foam

Personal knowledge management and sharing on VSCode & GitHub
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Knowledge Management #Note Taking #Knowledge Base 48 social mentions
Simplenote Landing Page
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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
#Project Management #Task Management #Note Taking 83 social mentions