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Zkn (Zettelkasten)

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Top 11 Open-Source Alternatives to Zkn (Zettelkasten)

Zettlr Joplin TiddlyWiki Zim Wiki Logseq Notion Simplenote Typora wikidPad nvALT

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Zkn (Zettelkasten) are Zettlr, Joplin, and TiddlyWiki. 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. 1
    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

  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 non-linear personal web notebook
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Knowledge Base #Personal Knowledge Base 180 social mentions

  4. 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

  5. 5
    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

  6. 6
    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

  7. 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

  8. 8
    A minimal Markdown reading & writing app.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Markdown Editor #Text Editors #Markdown Viewer 84 social mentions

  9. wikidPad is an application for storing thoughts, ideas, todo lists, contacts, or anything else that user can think of to write down.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Todos #Task Management 17 social mentions

  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. 11
    Personal knowledge management and sharing on VSCode & GitHub
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Note Taking #Knowledge Base #Knowledge Management 45 social mentions

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