PrivacyNotes
Zero-knowledge notes, tasks, files, passwords and journal secured by a single 12-word recovery phrase, with no email or password required. The crypto core and database schema are published for audit. No subscription model.
macOS Notebooks
The Notebooks we recommend, filtered to macOS. See all Notebooks →
Standard Notes
Free accounts come with a good set of features already, even in the long run if you are fine with plain text notes.
Notesnook
Developers decided recently to open-source their application. Comes with a generous free version, rich text editor and import functionality from: Files (txt, html, and .md…
Joplin
Synchronize notes across devices, publish and collaboration are for paid subscriptions only.
Anytype
A local-first, end-to-end encrypted knowledge base and note-taking app with peer-to-peer sync, built as a privacy-respecting alternative to Notion.
Turtl
Free accounts come with storage of up to 50MB of note data and collaborate with 3 people each space.
Logseq
Not encrypted , but the server will never store or analyze your private notes. Your data are plain text files.
Org-mode
A GNU Emacs major mode for keeping notes, managing to-do lists, planning projects, and authoring documents in plain text. Files are stored locally on Windows, Mac, and Linux; no account or cloud dependency required.