- Note-taking and Knowledge Management Apps
- Task and Project Management Apps
- Mindmapping and Visualization Tools
- Knowledge Collection and Archiving Apps
- Spaced Repetition and Personalized Learning Tools
- Automation and Integration Tools
- Calendar and Time Management Apps
- Digital Note Cards and Knowledge Graphs
- Markdown-based Tools
- Databases and Repositories
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Obsidian 🖥️📱
Markdown-based note editor with bidirectional linking and a graph view for connected notes. Free (but not fully open-source) with plugins for customization. 🏛️ -
Joplin 🖥️📱🌐
Open-source note-taking and to-do app with end-to-end encryption, Markdown support, and synchronization with cloud services. 🐧 -
Logseq 🖥️📱
A privacy-first, open-source knowledge management system based on a graph structure. Strong focus on bidirectional links and personal knowledge graphs. 🐧 -
TiddlyWiki 🖥️🌐
A highly customizable, open-source personal wiki. Great for note-taking, journaling, and knowledge management. 🐧 -
Standard Notes 🖥️📱🌐
A secure, open-source note-taking app with strong encryption. It emphasizes simplicity and privacy. 🐧 -
RemNote 🖥️📱🌐
Combines notes and spaced repetition learning for knowledge retention, though not fully open-source, its core features are freely accessible. 🏛️ -
Anytype 🖥️📱🌐
A privacy-focused note-taking and personal knowledge management app, currently in development with a focus on offline-first capabilities and decentralized data storage. Freemium. 🏛️ -
Outline 🖥️📱🌐🧑🤝🧑
Open-source knowledge base and note-taking tool designed for teams, with a clean user interface and robust collaboration features. Can be self-hosted. 🐧 -
Notesnook 🖥️📱🌐
A privacy-first, encrypted note-taking app with a focus on simplicity and security. It offers both free and premium plans and is a great alternative to Standard Notes. Freemium. 🏛️ -
Notion 🖥️📱🌐🧑🤝🧑
Popular commercial note-taking and productivity app with databases, Kanban boards, and wikis. Widely used for personal and team knowledge management. Freemium. 💼 -
Evernote 🖥️📱🌐🧑🤝🧑
Well-known commercial note-taking app with rich text support, to-do lists, and integrations. Available in free and premium plans. 💼 -
Roam Research 🖥️📱🌐
A note-taking tool for networked thought, focusing on bidirectional linking. Popular among researchers and Zettelkasten enthusiasts. Paid. 💼 -
Craft 🖥️📱🌐
A beautifully designed note-taking app for personal and collaborative use, with Markdown support and cross-platform availability. Freemium. 💼 -
Microsoft OneNote 🖥️📱🌐🧑🤝🧑
Microsoft's widely used note-taking app with cloud syncing, suitable for both personal and collaborative use. Free with Microsoft 365 integrations. 💼 -
Apple Notes 📱🖥️
Apple's default note-taking app, known for its deep integration with the Apple ecosystem (iOS and macOS). Simple but effective for many users. 💼 -
Bear 🖥️📱
A minimalist and elegant Markdown-based note-taking app for macOS and iOS, with tagging and to-dos. Freemium
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Todo.txt 🖥️📱
A simple, open-source task management system based on a text file format. You can integrate it with various platforms, ideal for those who prefer a minimalist approach. -
Tasks.org 📱 (Android)
Open-source task manager for Android, with customizable task lists, priorities, and reminders. -
Focalboard 🖥️📱🌐🧑🤝🧑
Open-source project management software, an alternative to Trello, designed to manage projects and tasks visually. -
WeKan 🖥️📱🌐🧑🤝🧑
Open-source Kanban board project management tool, similar to Trello.
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XMind 🖥️📱🌐
Cross-platform mind mapping tool, available in both free and paid versions. Not open-source, but widely used for visual thinking. -
FreeMind 🖥️
Open-source mind-mapping tool for visualizing and structuring ideas and thoughts. -
TiddlyMap 🖥️🌐
A plugin for TiddlyWiki that adds mind-mapping features to the personal wiki, great for creating concept maps and visualizing notes.
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Wallabag 🖥️📱🌐
Open-source alternative to Pocket and Instapaper for saving web articles to read later, with options for self-hosting. -
Memex 🖥️📱
Open-source web and knowledge organization tool, enabling you to save, annotate, and organize web pages.
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Anki 🖥️📱
Open-source tool for spaced repetition, widely used for flashcard-based learning. -
SuperMemo 🖥️📱
Not fully open-source but one of the pioneers of spaced repetition systems, focusing on learning efficiency.
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n8n 🖥️🌐🧑🤝🧑
Open-source workflow automation tool, an alternative to Zapier, allowing integrations and complex workflows. -
Huginn 🖥️🌐
Open-source tool that helps you automate tasks by setting up "agents" to monitor and act upon web services.
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Etar 📱 (Android)
Open-source calendar app for Android, lightweight and privacy-friendly. -
Nextcloud Calendar 🌐🧑🤝🧑
Part of the open-source Nextcloud ecosystem, offering calendar functionality with synchronization across devices.
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Heptabase 🖥️📱🌐
A tool focusing on visual thinking and organizing information through note cards. Not open-source but designed for those who think visually. -
Zettlr 🖥️
Open-source Markdown-based note-taking app designed for Zettelkasten workflows, great for academic writing and knowledge management.
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Joplin 🖥️📱🌐
Repeated here because it's open-source, Markdown-based, and widely used for both note-taking and to-dos with strong encryption. -
Zettlr 🖥️
Open-source app focused on Zettelkasten and Markdown for personal knowledge management. -
Standard Notes 🖥️📱🌐
Repeated here because of its support for Markdown and open-source encryption for note-taking.
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Airtable 🖥️📱🌐🧑🤝🧑
Not open-source but widely used for databases, acting as a hybrid of a spreadsheet and database. -
Baserow 🖥️📱🌐🧑🤝🧑
Open-source no-code database platform, a great alternative to Airtable, allowing team collaboration and data structuring. -
Nextcloud 🌐🧑🤝🧑
Open-source platform for file sharing, calendars, and notes with extensible modules, including databases and task management.