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Note-taking.

Our picks: best note-taking software
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Note-taking · 5 tools to explore

Note-taking Rising

Capacities

Free plan 1 people

Object-based notes for linked personal knowledge

Key features

  • Cross-device sync
  • Notebooks, folders and tags
  • Search inside content
  • Offline access
  • Shared notes

Note-taking Category leader

Evernote

Free plan 1–50 people

Notes, tasks and calendar in one app

Key features

  • Cross-device sync
  • Notebooks, folders and tags
  • Web clipper
  • Offline access
  • Shared notes

Note-taking Rising

Heptabase

$8.99/month 1 people

Visual note-taking with whiteboards for deep learning

Key features

  • Notebooks, folders and tags
  • Shared notes

Note-taking Category leader

Microsoft OneNote

Free 1–500+ people

Free digital notebook from Microsoft

Key features

  • Cross-device sync
  • Notebooks, folders and tags
  • Search inside content
  • Web clipper
  • Offline access
  • Shared notes

Note-taking Category leader

Obsidian

Free plan· $4/user/month billed annually 1–50 people

Private Markdown notes stored as local files

Key features

  • Cross-device sync
  • Offline access

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