Notes & knowledge
Alternatives to Evernote
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| Project | Stars | 7-day gain | Language | License | Maintenance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppFlowy | 78,075 | +332 | Dart | AGPL-3.0 | ✅ Recently maintained |
| joplin | 56,979 | +123 | TypeScript | Review requiredReview license scope and restrictions | ✅ Recently maintained |
AppFlowy
AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy
Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative.
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joplin
laurent22/joplin
Privacy-focused cross-platform Markdown note-taking app with end-to-end encryption, web clipper extension, and multi-cloud synchronization.
Consider for offline notes across devices; test imports from your existing notebook first.
Repository verified · Official repository & installation
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