Comprehensive evaluation of free, easy-to-use and powerful open source note taking software

List of open source note taking software

So many notebook products , Why use open source note taking software ？

Advantages and disadvantages of open source note taking software

advantage

• Free use ;
• High scalability , Meet the personalized needs of users ;
• Data is more secure , Don't worry about developers running away ;

shortcoming

• Users should have certain technology , Some functions may need to be configured by the user ;
• Most open source note taking software is not very good-looking ;

Here are some famous open source note taking software . Most open source software is a substitute for a well-known note taking software , Like impression notes /EverNote、Roam Research、Notion And so on .

Specific include ,Joplin、 Turtle、 Laverna、 Boostnote、 Anytype、 Focalboard、 TiddlyWiki 、 Athens、 Trilium.

Joplin —— EverNote/ An open source alternative to impression notes

Introduce

Most open source tools are free . If you're looking for a free note taking app , Naturally, open source note taking software should be considered .

In my field of vision , Common open source note taking software includes Boostnote、GitNote、Joplin. among , The first two are for developers , The whole platform 、 Support Chinese 、 Support browser plug-ins and extensions . and Joplin For general users . Here is the main introduction Joplin.

advantage

1. Pay attention to user privacy , Focus on data security . Support end-to-end encryption .
2. Data migration is convenient . As an open source note taking software ,Joplin Will not lock your note data , Provides a variety of import and export functions .
3. free . This is another feature of open source software .
4. Support Web Clipper.
5. Support WebDAV Sync .

shortcoming

1. The interface is not beautiful enough .
2. Software is occasionally unstable .

Joplin Official website

Turtle —— Powerful open source note taking software

features

Turtle Can be used to organize notes 、 password 、 Bookmarks and images . It applies to Linux、Mac OSX and Windows. This software has Google Chrome and Firefox Browser extension .

Turtle It has powerful functions , Such as client encryption 、markdown Support 、 Mark 、 Powerful search 、 share 、 Browser extension 、TeX Mathematical formula support 、 File attachments and RTL Support .

Turtle Official website

Laverna —— Powerful open source note taking software

features

• Simple and elegant user interface
• Powerful ： Support note synchronization and backup to Dropbox 、 Support remote services 、 Support Markdown Grammar editor 、 No interference mode 、 To do notes 、 Support code highlighting 、 Supports import and export 、 Support encrypted notes .

Laverna Official website

Boostnote—— An open source note taking application for programmers

Introduce

A suitable for programmers 、 Open source note taking applications that store snippets of code , Support Markdown Syntax and code highlighting .

Boostnote Official website

Anytype —— Notion Open source alternatives to

Introduce

One is different from Notion Of All In One Online documentation tools for

advantage

1. Local offline , You can use it without a network .
2. Attach great importance to privacy . AnyType Adopted IPFS and libp2p And other security mechanisms , Attach great importance to users' data privacy security .
3. Have unique design ideas .AnyType It's not just Notion Offline version 、 Encrypted version . AnyType It did not Notion follow in sb.'s footsteps , Instead, it advocates the establishment of an operating system for digital objects . stay AnyType in , There are different types of objects /Objects. This is related to Notion Use Page The idea of carrying everything is not the same .

shortcoming

• The product is not mature enough ;
• The lack of Database Wait for the view ;
• Lack of collaboration and other functions ;

Anytype Official website

Focalboard —— Notion Open source alternatives to

Introduce

Trello、Notion and Asana The open source 、 Self managed alternatives .

And Notion comparison , The main functions are . The disadvantage is that the editor is not smooth enough . Please refer to my detailed evaluation introduction for details .

Digital Garden ：Focalboard ： An open source 、 The local store 、 Free classes Notion application

Focalboard Official website

Besides ,Notion Open source software and

AppFlowy Official website

TiddlyWiki —— Roam Research Open source alternatives to

Introduce

a Roam Research And other free and open source alternatives to double chain notes .

advantage

• free 、 Open source ;
• Complete data autonomy ;
• similar Roam Two way links to 、 Knowledge map ;
• Have strong task management ability
• Powerful, beautiful and easy to use ;
• An active software community ;

TiddlyWiki Official website

shortcoming

It is necessary to master certain technical knowledge for configuration . For details, you can refer to the use of Lin Yier TiddlyWiki As a personal knowledge management system

TiddlyWiki Official website

Besides ,Roam Research Open source alternatives also include Ora-roam、Logseq. however Logseq Although open source , But commercial software , Therefore, it is not listed here .

Athens —— Roam Research Open source alternatives to

Introduce

Roam Research Open source alternatives to

advantage

• free 、 offline 、 Support private deployment ;
• End to end encryption ;
• Multiplayer collaboration ;
• Nice interface ;

shortcoming

The community ecology is relatively poor , There are few related plug-ins ;

Athens Official website

Trilium —— similar Obsidian Open source personal knowledge base

Introduce

Tiered note taking applications , Focus on building a large personal knowledge base .

features

Support Markdown Format 、 What you see is what you get 、 Encryption support 、 Support double chain 、 Support diagram 、 There are Chinese versions . The web server needs to be built by itself .

Trilium Notes Official website

List of cloud note taking software

According to the development history of cloud note taking software , It can be divided into traditional cloud note taking and modern cloud note taking software .

Traditional cloud notes are based on impression notes 、 Youdao cloud notes 、 Knowing notes 、OneNote As a representative , It directly simulates the paper notebook . Here are some related reviews ：

Cloud notes horizontal evaluation ： Impression notes 、 Youdao cloud notes 、 Knowing notes 、Notion、FlowUs、Wolai Cloud notes horizontal evaluation ： Impression notes 、 Youdao cloud notes 、 Knowing notes 、Notion、FlowUs、Wolai

Modern cloud notes take Notion、Roam Research And so on , The main feature is the support of Block Editor 、 Support multi-dimensional tables and other database functions . among ,Notion Class products also include FlowUs and Wolai. Roam Class products include Logseq And gourd notes .

The most comprehensive Notion Class software inventory Notion Class software horizontal evaluation ：Notion、FlowUs、Wolai Notion How to select class productivity tools ？Notion 、FlowUs 、Wolai Comprehensive comparison and evaluation

The traditional cloud note taking function is relatively simple , Next, I will take a new generation of cloud notes FlowUs As an example to introduce the features of related note products .

FlowUs Flow notes

Introduce

A unique 、 Notion Class All in One Productivity tools .

Core functions

• Block Editor —— Support page 、 To do list 、 Code blocks, etc Varied Block. meanwhile , Also support Synchronized block , convenient Block Content Knowledge reuse . Besides , Support Page dynamics and Comment on function .
• Simple tables ： Support Simple tables , Meet the user's needs for lightweight tables .
• Database, namely Multidimensional table , Support includes form 、 Kanban 、 Gallery 、 Catalog 、 time axis 、 The calendar 、 Collection table And so on .
• Multi dimension table function ： Support grouping 、 Screening 、 Sorting and other basic functions . meanwhile , Also support The formula 、 relation 、 Summary And other advanced functions , Facilitate the implementation of multidimensional tables Automated data aggregation and presentation . Besides , Support Reference multidimensional tables function , It is convenient for users to share in multiple pages Database.
• Template function ： Template button + Template Market . Powerful 、 Diversified 、 Personalized templates can meet the needs of different users .
• Collaboration ： Support see 、 edit 、 Comment on 、 Copy And other collaboration permission functions .

Reference and embedding of multidimensional tables

Special function

• And Notion comparison ,FlowUs  Support Chinese interface , Optimize the details according to the usage habits of Chinese users .
• Support native development , It solves the input problem of mobile terminal . For most users , The requirement for mobile terminal is real-time content synchronization 、 Support quick input .FlowUs As cloud notes , There is no problem with cross platform natural content . and Native applications It can bring users a good mobile end experience , Realize open write , Quickly collect all kinds of knowledge and content .
• Support Folder page ： take Network disk Integrate into your note taking system
• What is a folder page ？ image Network disk application equally ,FlowUs Allow users to transfer their commonly used office files In the form of folders or multiple files Onekey Upload to note space In . also ,FlowUs Allow users Free online preview Office files in folder pages .
• stay Notion And other similar software , Files can only be written in The attachment To exist in the form of . about Notion for , You need to use the browser to jump to view the attachment content . And other similar software , Need to be upgraded to personal Pro Version can be previewed online .
• The folder page has Title View 、 Card view 、 preview view These three views , It is convenient for users to preview the contents of files in different forms .

Folder page ： Integrate the web disk into your note taking system

• Very friendly to individual users , High cost performance .
• Like 《Notion Class software horizontal evaluation ：Notion、FlowUs、Wolai》 In this article, the specific functions and prices of the three software are compared ,FlowUs have High cost performance .
• On many of the same functions ,FlowUs It provides users with more use rights . such as , The group version for less than five people is free , And this function is in Notion And so on . Besides , Upload files 、 Single block word limit And other core functions ,FlowUs Provides more storage space and fewer functional limitations .
• Of course ,FlowUs Also support Educational benefits .
• rich Software linkage ecosystem ：FlowUs And Whiteboard 、 Mind mapping 、 flow chart 、 Design collaboration And many other excellent third-party services have formed software linkage . To be specific ,FlowUs Support Figma、Airtable、Sketch、 Ink knife 、 Imitator 、Excalidraw、ProcessOn、Canva、Bilibili、 Tencent video 、 Youku Video 、 NetEase cloud music 、Codepen.

Directly in FlowUs Inside View and edit Mind mapping 、 Whiteboard 、 flow chart

FlowUs Flow notes · Template

Home page · Dashboard templates

FlowUs Dashboard template sharing

We media operation template

Self media operation · Template sharing

The above template part uses the domestic widget Library NotionPet Make , For more widgets, please go to the official website ：

• NotionPet Official website - Rich widget Library 、 Dynamic icon library —— Offer a lot of good-looking 、 practical Components of , Can assist in time management 、 task management 、 Take notes 、 Information management 、 Creative Writing And other usage scenarios . among , The number of small pieces is Keep enriching , Stable service . also ,NotionPet Provides powerful Customized services , Can satisfy your Personalized configuration requirements .
• Domestic component library NotionPet： Embed visualization modules for notes —— About NotionPet Of Special article evaluation

Introduction to relevant productivity tool evaluation and methodology

• History of note taking software 、 Select strategy and in-depth evaluation
• Comprehensive evaluation of domestic mainstream productivity tools  —— In this article , I have summarized the detailed evaluation articles of common productivity tools , Include Lightweight note taking software 、Markdown Editor 、 cloud Office、 Offline notes 、 Cloud notes 、 Open source note taking software 、 Outline editor 、 Collaborative office note taking software 、 Knowledge base management tools 、 Low code / No code platform 、 Writing software 、 Productivity methodology And so on .
• Productivity tools —— Note taking software FlowUs In depth evaluation
• FlowUs Interest flow - A new generation of productivity tools