Best Note-Taking Apps in 2026 · page 2

ZenNotes

ZenNotes is a keyboard-first notes app that stores notes as plain Markdown files in a vault.

Bear

Dictanote

Dictanote is a notes app with built-in speech-to-text for voice-typing notes.

Microsoft OneNote

OneNote has an Android app, offline use, note sharing and live collaboration.

Notejoy

Notejoy is a note-taking and sharing app with offline access and real-time collaboration.

Pellet

Reflect

Reflect is a note-taking app for daily notes, linked thinking, and private AI work with your own files.

Noteshelf

NoteLedge

Neoma

Neoma is a notes app built around Markdown files, links, search, and publishing.

Capacities

Capacities has Android and Linux apps, offline use and note sharing.

Standard Notes

Standard Notes is a note-taking app with offline access across web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

Roam Research

Roam Research is a paid note-taking tool built for networked thought.

Heptabase

Heptabase is a visual knowledge base for students, researchers, and lifelong learners.

Recall

Recall is a personal AI knowledge base for collecting and working with articles, videos, podcasts, PDFs, and notes.

Flexcil

TiddlyWiki

TiddlyWiki is a non-linear personal notebook and interactive wiki for capturing, organizing and sharing information such as notes, to-do lists, projects and websites.

HackMD

HackMD is a web workspace for writing, sharing, and publishing Markdown notes.

UpNote

UpNote is a note-taking app for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows, with a Chrome extension also listed.

Nota

Sammells

Leanote

Craft

Craft offers Android and desktop apps, with offline use on supported devices.

Simplenote

Simplenote is free on Android, desktop and web, with offline use and note sharing.

NotesHub