Best Note-Taking Apps in 2026

Updated 4 October 2026

219 note-taking apps ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.

219ranked

8free plans on this page

£4.99/molowest paid tier

4 Oct 2026last checked

Note-taking apps, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 10 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.

76 LectureNotesPaid from £4.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.4easy start
77 Ember NotesFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.4easy start
78 SaberFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.4easy start
79 NotePlanPaid from $8.25/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.3easy start
80 CollaNote
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
81 Genio Notes
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.3easy start
82 Agenda
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
83 QOwnNotes
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
7.3easy start
84 Kilonotes
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
85 Keep It
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
86 Org mode
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.3easy start
87 Noted
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
88 Growly NotesFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.3easy start
89 Stylus Labs WriteFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.3easy start
90 TouchNotes
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
7.2easy start
91 Zettlr
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.2easy start
92 Flexcil
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.2easy start
93 HelixNotes
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.2easy start
94 NoteinFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.2easy start
95 TotFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.2easy start
96 Microsoft Sticky NotesFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
7.2easy start
97 ReflectPaid from $10/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
7.1easy start
98 HedgeDoc
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
7.1easy start
99 Lokus
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
7.1easy start
100 FUTO Notes
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
7.1easy start

Compare all 25 in a table

#	Platform	Score	Free plan	From	Free plan	Paid from	Offline access	Supported platforms
76	LectureNotes	7.4	Free plan	£4.99/mo	Yes	—	—	web, chrome_extension
77	Ember Notes	7.4	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	—	iOS, iPadOS, macOS
78	Saber	7.4	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	—	windows, macos, linux, ios, android
79	NotePlan	7.3	No	$8.25/mo	No	$8.33/user/mo	Yes	web, macos, ios
80	CollaNote	7.3	No	—	Yes	—	Yes	ios, macos
81	Genio Notes	7.3	No	—	No	—	Yes	web, windows, macos, ios, android
82	Agenda	7.3	No	—	Yes	—	Yes	macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Apple Watch
83	QOwnNotes	7.3	No	—	Yes	—	Yes	web, windows, macos, linux, android, chrome_extension
84	Kilonotes	7.3	No	—	Yes	—	Yes	iOS, Android
85	Keep It	7.3	No	—	No	—	Yes	macOS, iOS, iPadOS
86	Org mode	7.3	No	—	Yes	—	—	—
87	Noted	7.3	No	—	No	—	Yes	ios, macos
88	Growly Notes	7.3	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	Yes	macOS
89	Stylus Labs Write	7.3	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	—	windows, macos, linux, ios, android
90	TouchNotes	7.2	No	—	Yes	—	—	windows, macos, ios, android
91	Zettlr	7.2	No	—	Yes	—	Yes	Windows, macOS, Linux
92	Flexcil	7.2	No	—	Yes	—	—	web, macos, ios, android
93	HelixNotes	7.2	No	—	Yes	—	Yes	linux, windows, macos, android, ios
94	Notein	7.2	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	—	android
95	Tot	7.2	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	—	macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS
96	Microsoft Sticky Notes	7.2	Free plan	Free	Yes	—	—	web, windows, ios, android
97	Reflect	7.1	No	$10/mo	No	$10/user/mo	Yes	web, macos, ios, chrome_extension
98	HedgeDoc	7.1	No	—	—	—	—	—
99	Lokus	7.1	No	—	Yes	—	Yes	macOS, Windows, Linux
100	FUTO Notes	7.1	No	—	—	—	Yes	windows, macos, linux, ios, android, self_hosted

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