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{{short description|Comparison of computer software designed for taking notes}}
The tables below compare features of notable [[note-taking]] software.

==General information==
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! Name
! Developer(s)
! [[Software license|License]]
! Platforms
|-
! [[AllMyNotes Organizer]]
| Vladonai Software
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}
| Microsoft Windows
|-
! [[Bear (app)|Bear]]
| Shiny Frog
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}
| macOS, iOS
|-
! [[CintaNotes]]
| Cinta Software
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}
| Microsoft Windows
|-
! [[ConnectedText]]
| Eduardo Mauro
| {{Nonfree|[[Shareware]]}}
| Microsoft Windows
|-
! [[Day One (app)|Day One]]
| Bloom Built ([[Automattic]])
| {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}}
| macOS, iOS, Android
|-
! [[Dropbox Paper]]
| Dropbox
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}
| Android, iOS, web-based
|-
! [[Evernote]]
| Evernote Corporation
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}
| Android, iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows 7/8/10, Microsoft Windows Phone, and [[Software as a service|web-based]]
|-
! [[Gnote]]
| Aurimas Černius
| {{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| Linux
|-
! [[Google Keep]]
| [[Google]]
| {{Nonfree|[[Freeware]]}}
| Android, iOS, ChromeOS, browser based
|-
! [[Joplin (software)|Joplin]]
| [https://github.com/laurent22 laurent22] et al.
| {{Free|[[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPL-3.0 or later]]}}
| Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
|-
! [[Keynote (notetaking software)|KeyNote]]
| Marek Jedliński, Tranglos Software
| {{Free|[[Mozilla Public License|MPL-2.0]]}}
| Microsoft Windows
|-
! [[Memonic]]
| Nektoon AG
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}<ref group="Notes">Free users limited to 100 notes.</ref>
| Android (not released yet), iOS, macOS, Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/Mobile [[Software as a service|web-based]]
|-
! [[Microsoft OneNote]]
| [[Microsoft]]
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}<ref group="Notes">Depends on platform and version.</ref>
| Android, macOS, iOS, Windows (desktop and mobile), [[progressive web app|PWA]]
|-
! [[MyInfo]]
| Milenix Software
| {{Nonfree|[[Shareware]]}}
| Windows
|-
! [[MyNotex]]
| Massimo Nardello
| {{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| Linux
|-
! [[Notational Velocity]]
| Zachary Schneirov
| {{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| macOS
|-
! [[Notes (Apple)|Notes]]
| [[Apple_Inc.|Apple]]
| {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}}
| [[macOS]], [[iOS]], web-based
|-
! [[Notion (productivity software)|Notion]]
| Notion Labs Inc.
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}
| Android, macOS, iOS (iPad, iPhone), Microsoft Windows, web-based
|-
! [[Obsidian (software)|Obsidian]]
| Obsidian
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}
| Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android
|-
! [[Open-Sankoré]]
| Sankoré
| {{Free|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL-2.0-only]]}}
| Linux, macOS, Unix, Microsoft Windows
|-
! [[Org-mode]] ([[Emacs]])
| Carsten Dominik, et al.
| {{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
| Linux, macOS, Unix, Microsoft Windows
|-
|-
! [[PDF Studio]]
| Qoppa Software
| {{Nonfree|[[Shareware]]}}
| Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, [[Software as a service|web-based]]
|-
! [[Personal Knowbase]]
| Bitsmith Software
| {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}}
| Microsoft Windows
|-
! [[QOwnNotes]]
| Patrizio Bekerle
| {{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-only]]}}
| Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows
|-
! [[Qiqqa]]
| Quantisle Ltd.
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}
| Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8, Web-based, Android
|-
! [[Roam (software)|Roam]]
| Roam Research
| {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}}
| macOS, Linux, Windows<ref name="Roam Research">{{cite web | title=Roam Research – A note taking tool for networked thought. | website=Roam Research | url=https://roamresearch.com | access-date=2023-05-17}}</ref>
|-
![[Samsung Notes]]
|[[Samsung Electronics]]
| {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}}
|Android, Windows
|-
! [[Simplenote]]
| Automattic inc.
| {{partial|Clients: [[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-only]]}}
| [[Web app]] 
|-
! [[TagSpaces]]
| TagSpaces UG
| {{Free|[[GNU Affero General Public License|AGPL-3.0-only]]}}
| [[Web app]]
|-
! [[TiddlyWiki]]
| Jeremy Ruston
| {{Free|[[BSD licenses|BSD-3-Clause]]}}
| [[Cross-platform]] (single HTML file, runs in browser, on a nodeJS server, on Android and IOS)
|-
! [[Tomboy (software)|Tomboy]]
| Alex Graveley
| {{Free|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL-2.1-only]]}}
| [[Cross-platform]] ([[Mono (software)|Mono]]/[[GTK+]])
|-
! [[Ulysses (text editor)|Ulysses]]
| The Soulmen
| {{Nonfree|[[Shareware]]}}
| macOS, iOS
|-
! [[Whizfolders]]
| AvniTech Solutions
| {{Nonfree|[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[Commercial software|commercial]]}}
| Microsoft Windows
|-
! [[Microsoft Windows Journal]]
| [[Microsoft]]
| {{N/A|Included with Windows}}
| Windows XP Tablet PC edition, Windows Vista through Windows 10 v1511
|-
! [[Zettlr]]
| Hendrik Erz
| {{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
|macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux
|-
! [[Zim (software)|Zim]]
| Jaap Karssenberg
| {{Free|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
| [[Cross-platform]] ([[Python (programming language)|Python]], [[GTK+]])
|-
! [[Zoho Office Suite|ZOHO Notebook]]
| [[ZOHO Corporation]]
| {{Nonfree|[[Freemium]]}}
| [[Web app]]
|}

==Basic features==
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! Name
! Organizing principle(s)
! Outline bulleting with indent
! Tabbed sections
! [[data synchronization|Sync]]
! Web Clipping
! [[PDF]] annotate and save<br /><sup class="noprint">[''<span title="The meaning of this column has been questioned. See the discussion page.">unclear</span>'']</sup>
! [[Whiteboarding|White&shy;board]]
! Ink-pen input
! [[Pen computing#Handwriting recognition|Handwriting recognition]]
! Spell check
! Search
! Replace in note
! Printing
! File save/export/import formats
|-
! [[AllMyNotes Organizer]]
|<!--princip--> Tree
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Proprietary, encrypted; import: plain text, RTF, CSV, images, HTML; exports: plain text, HTML, RTF, images
|-
![[Bear (app)|Bear]]
|<!--princip--> [[Tag (metadata)|tags]]
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Yes}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{Yes}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Yes}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Yes}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Proprietary, encrypted; export: plain text, markdown, textbundle, RTF, HTML, DOCX, PDF, JPG, ePub
|-
! [[CintaNotes]]
|<!--princip--> Notebooks, sections, [[Tag (metadata)|tags]]
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{No}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Proprietary; export to Unicode text, XML and HTML
|-
! [[ConnectedText]]
|<!--princip--> [[Wiki]], [[Tree structure|Tree]] and [[Tag (metadata)|Categories]]
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{No}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Proprietary (SQL); Export to text, XML, CHM and HTML. Import from text, HTML, XML and RTF
|-
! [[Day One (app)|Day One]]
|<!--princip--> Chronological, [[tag (metadata)|tag]]s
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">Data is synced between devices by [[Dropbox (service)|Dropbox]] or [[iCloud]].</ref>
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">Printable via exported [[pdf]] files.</ref>
|<!--filefmt--> [[Markdown]] (in GUI), XML (data file); Export as: pdf, txt, md
|-
! [[Evernote]]
|<!--princip--> [[Tag (metadata)|tags]], Notebooks, Stacks
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Yes}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Partial}}<ref group="Notes">No support for ink notes in Mac version. Cannot mix ink with text</ref>
|<!--handwr --> {{Yes}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Yes}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Imports and exports in Evernote XML.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035153274|title=Import notes and notebooks – Evernote Help & Learning}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/209005557|title=Export notes and notebooks as ENEX or HTML – Evernote Help & Learning}}</ref>
|-
! [[Gnote]]
|<!--princip--> Notebooks
|<!--outline--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--handwr --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> NoteXmlFormat, HTML, PDF
|-
! [[Google Keep]]
|<!--princip--> [[Tag (metadata)|tags]], colors
|<!--outline--> {{No}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{partial}}<ref group="Notes" name=":0">Clips URLs and titles only. Web page content is not clipped</ref>
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{Yes}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--spell  --> {{partial}}<ref group="Notes">On Android and ChromeOS uses platform's spell checker.</ref>
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{No}}
|<!--filefmt--> Proprietary; export to Google Doc and thence to PDF, Word, ODT etc.
|-
! [[Joplin (software)|Joplin]]
|<!--princip--> Nested notebooks, tree, tags
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Yes2|Browser Extension}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Yes2|Plug-In}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Yes2|Plug-In}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Import/Export: JEX (proprietary), RAW (proprietary, directory), Markdown (optionally with front matter); Export: HTML, PDF; Import: Evernote ENEX
|-
! [[Keynote (notetaking software)|KeyNote NF]]
|<!--princip--> Notebooks, notes and [[Tree structure|tree]]
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{No}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Internal: combination of TXT and RTF; import/export: TXT, RTF, HTML, Treepad
|-
! [[Memonic]]
|<!--princip--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--outline--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--search --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Notes stored as XML; can attach any filetype
|-
! [[Microsoft OneNote]]
|<!--princip--> Notebooks, notebook sections, section groups, tags (could be applied to content blocks)
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">All versions can sync with [[OneDrive]] and [[SharePoint]]. Versions later than Office 2016 can only use online notebooks and cannot use local notebooks.</ref>
|<!--clipper--> {{Yes}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">OneNote 2010 and OneNote 2007 Service Pack 2 and beyond have it built in. A Save As PDF add-in is available for earlier versions of OneNote 2007. Can save to PDF with add-in.[https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en]</ref>
|<!--whitebd--> {{Yes}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Yes}}
|<!--handwr --> {{Yes}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{No}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Imports: Evernote XML.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.onenote.com/import-evernote-to-onenote | title=Import content from Evernote to OneNote }}</ref> Exports: OneNote binary format.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/export-and-import-onenote-notebooks-a4b60da5-8f33-464e-b1ba-b95ce540f309 | title=Export and import OneNote notebooks }}</ref>
|-
! [[MyInfo]]
|<!--princip--> Notebooks, sections, notes, tree, tags, custom attributes
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{No}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Yes}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Yes}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Proprietary, encrypted; import: plain text, RTF, CSV, MS Word, TreePad, images, web pages; exports: plain text, HTML, RTF, CSV, MS Word, TreePad
|-
! [[MyNotex]]
|<!--princip--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--outline--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Sqlite based, zipped attachments; export to HTML; copying as [[LaTeX]]; import text files, [[OpenOffice.org]] documents
|-
![[Notes (Apple)|Notes]]
|tree, tags|<!--princip-->notes, tree, tags
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt-->Sqlite based; export to PDF
|-
! [[Notion (app)|Notion]]
|<!--princip--> Notebooks, notebook sections, section 
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Partial}}<ref group="Notes" name=":0" />
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes" name=":1">Saved in separate file.</ref>
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Proprietary; export to PDF, HTML, Markdown, CSV
|-
! [[Obsidian (software)|Obsidian]]
|<!--princip--> [[Wiki]], [[Tree structure|Tree]] and [[Tag (metadata)|Categories]]
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Yes}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes|Plug-In}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Yes|Plug-In}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forum.obsidian.md/t/excalidraw-full-featured-sketching-plugin-in-obsidian/17367|title=Excalidraw - Full featured sketching plugin in Obsidian|date=29 April 2021 }}</ref>
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Yes}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Markdown, PDF
|-
! [[Okular]]
|<!--princip--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--outline--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--sync   --> {{No}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes" name=":1" />
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--search --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> PDF, PS, TIFF, CHM, DjVu, DVI, XPS, ODF, others; export PDF+notes for sending to other Okular users
|-
! [[Open-Sankoré]]
|<!--princip--> tree, notebooks
|<!--outline--> {{No}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{No}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{Yes}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Yes}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{No}}
|<!--search --> {{No}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Save/export: PDF, IWB, UBZ; Import: PDF, IWB, UBZ, images, image directories
|-
! [[Org-mode]] ([[Emacs]])
|<!--princip--> [[Tree structure|tree]], [[Tag (metadata)|tags]]
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Newell |first1=Bob |title=A Web Clipper of Sorts for Org-Mode |url=https://www.bobnewell.net/publish/35years/webclipper.html |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{Yes2|Plug-In}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gitlab.com/vherrmann/org-xournalpp|title=Valentin Herrmann / org-xournalpp · GitLab|website=GitLab}}</ref>
|<!--inkpen --> {{yes2|Plug-In}}<ref>{{cite web |title=raw and Scribble Notes in GNU Emacs | website=[[YouTube]] | date=7 September 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj2OR5ytHxY |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Query Replace |url=https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Query-Replace.html |website=gnu.org |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref>
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> [[LaTeX]], HTML, DocBook, Taskjuggler, PDF, Freemind, XOXO, iCalendar
|-
! [[PDF Studio]]
|<!--princip--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--outline--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--handwr --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--search --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> PDF
|-
! [[Personal Knowbase]]
|<!--princip--> [[tag (metadata)|tag]]s
|<!--outline--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--handwr --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--search --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Export to RTF, HTML, TXT, CSV
|-
! [[Qiqqa]]
|<!--princip--> [[tag (metadata)|tag]]s, [[brainstorming|brainstorm]]
|<!--outline--> {{No}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Yes}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{No}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Proprietary, PDF, Brainstorm; export to RTF and Word
|-
![[Samsung Notes]]
|<!--princip--> 
|<!--outline--> {{yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{dunno}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{yes}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Yes}}
|<!--handwr --> {{yes}}
|<!--spell  --> {{dunno}}
|<!--search --> {{dunno}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{dunno}}
|<!--filefmt--> 
|-
! [[Simplenote]]
|<!--princip--> [[Tag (metadata)|tag]]s
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Export to XML
|-
! [[TagSpaces]]
|<!--princip--> [[Tag (metadata)|tags]], files, directories
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{No}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{No}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> PNG, JPG, GIF, BMP, ICO, WEBP, SVG, PDF, HTML, MHT, MHTML, MARKDOWN, TXT, XML, JSON, OGG, OGV, WEBM, ODT, ODS, ODP, ODG, EPUB, ZIP
|-
! [[TiddlyWiki]]
|<!--princip--> [[Tag (metadata)|tags]] (wikiwords)
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Partial|Via plugin}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}(via browser)
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt-->HTML, json, txt,csv
|-
! [[Tomboy (software)|Tomboy]]
|<!--princip--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> NoteXmlFormat, HTML, PDF, wiki-formats
|-
! [[Ulysses (text editor)|Ulysses]]
|<!--princip--> Notebooks, sections, [[Tag (metadata)|tags]]
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Yes}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{Yes}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Yes}}
|<!--handwr --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Yes}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Rich text; export as HTML; import text files; markdown editing.
|-
! [[Microsoft Windows Journal]]
|<!--princip--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--outline--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{Yes}}
|<!--handwr --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">Handwritten notes are searchable.</ref>
|<!--spell  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--search --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--replace--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> Proprietary
|-
![[Zettlr]]
|<!--princip-->[[Tree structure|Tree]], [[Tag (metadata)|Tags]], [[Wiki]]
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--sync   --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">Sync of files and folders using external services.</ref>
|<!--clipper--> {{No}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">Internal spell check or [[LanguageTool]] integration.</ref>
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Yes}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--filefmt--> [[Markdown]], Export and Import of [[Pandoc]] supported formats.
|-
! [[Zim (software)|Zim]]
|<!--princip--> [[Tag (metadata)|tags]] (wikiwords)
|<!--outline--> {{Yes}}
|<!--tabbed --> {{No}}
|<!--sync   --> {{No}}
|<!--clipper--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--pdfs   --> {{No}}
|<!--whitebd--> {{No}}
|<!--inkpen --> {{No}}
|<!--handwr --> {{No}}
|<!--spell  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--search --> {{Yes}}
|<!--replace--> {{Yes}}
|<!--print  --> {{Yes}}, using installed web browser
|<!--filefmt--> Stored in modified [[DokuWiki]] Markdown; export: [[HTML]], [[LaTeX]], Pandoc Markdown, [[reStructuredText|Sphinx RST (reStructuredText)]]
|-
! Name
! Organizing principle(s)
! Outline bulleting with indent
! Tabbed sections
! [[Data synchronization|Sync]]
! Web Clipping
! [[PDF]] annotate and save
! [[Whiteboarding|White&shy;board]]
! Ink-pen input
! [[Pen computing#Handwriting recognition|Handwriting recognition]]
! Spell check
! Search
! Replace
! Printing
! File save/export/import formats
|}

==Advanced formatting and content==
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|-
! Name
! Drawing atop text<br /><sup class="noprint">[''<span title="The meaning of this column has been questioned. See the discussion page.">unclear</span>'']</sup>
! Text box, flow diagram<br /><sup class="noprint">[''<span title="The meaning of this column has been questioned. See the discussion page.">unclear</span>'']</sup>
! Text and paragraph formatting
! Insert [[hyperlink]]<br /><sup class="noprint">[''<span title="The meaning of this column has been questioned. See the discussion page.">unclear</span>'']</sup>
! Insert [[image]]
! Resize [[image]]
! Insert [[table (information)|table]]
! Insert [[audio file format|audio]]
! Insert [[video]]
! Attachment<br /><sup class="noprint">[''<span title="The meaning of this column has been questioned. See the discussion page.">unclear</span>'']</sup>
! Other objects
! Remarks / other features
|-
! [[AllMyNotes Organizer]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> Alarms, check-boxes, bullets, phones, advanced links, autosaving; last cursor position memory,passwords on tree folders,failure-resistant self-healing DB engine
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[Bear (app)|Bear]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{No}}
|<!--othobj -->check-boxes, bullets, link to notes, encryption, document scanning, [[Optical character recognition|OCR]] search
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[CintaNotes]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{No}}
|<!--resize images --> ?
|<!--tables --> {{No}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> Links to notes
|<!--remarks--> Tagging and searching for tags, tag hierarchy
|-
! [[ConnectedText]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> ?
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> Scripting of pages with [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and other scripting languages.
|<!--remarks--> LaTeX, Scripts, RSS Feeds, [[Transclusion]], [[Directed acyclic graph|Directed Graphs and Flowcharts]] by [[GraphViz]], many other features.
|-
! [[Day One (app)|Day One]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> ?
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{No}}
|<!--othobj --> tags, bullets, numbering, line, programming code snippets
|<!--remarks--> editable note metadata (date/time, location, weather, motion activity, music playing, step count)
|-
! [[Evernote]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">At least Microsoft Windows version (06/2016)</ref>
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> Check-box, line, tags
|<!--remarks--> Business and personal notes integrated in same client; businesses have control over business notes, but cannot see personal notes
|-
! [[Gnote]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{No}}
|<!--resize images --> {{No}}
|<!--tables --> {{No}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{No}}
|<!--othobj --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--remarks--> Port of [[Tomboy (software)|Tomboy]] to C++; wiki-style linked notes
|-
! [[Google Keep]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> ?
|<!--tables --> {{partial}}<ref group="Notes">Lists only, with check-box facility.</ref>
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{No}}
|<!--othobj --> [[Google Calendar]] reminders
|<!--remarks--> Notes can be shared with other Google Keep users.
|-
! [[IPython#Notebook|IPython Notebook]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--links  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--resize images --> ?
|<!--tables --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--video  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--othobj --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--remarks--> Part of [[IPython]] shell; allows for programming code, output and annotation to be combined in single interactive environment
|-
! [[Joplin (software)|Joplin]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Partial}}<ref group="Notes">Resize large images</ref>
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> Links to other notes
|<!--remarks--> Configurable editor layout with live preview of Markdown; Command pallette; Notes <--> Todo conversion; Plug-ins; Cloud sync available with various services, including a separate server self-hosted server; Configurable note history; Optional client side encryption; Custom CSS (imported from local or remote source) for rendered Markdown as well as app interface;
|-
! [[Keynote (notetaking software)|KeyNote NF]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">As the [[Rich Text Format|RTF]] format stores pictures internally as [[bitmap]]s (.bmp), this leads to large notebook files.</ref>
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">Tables must be created in another program. After pasting the table into Keynote NF, one can edit the cells and add new rows, but changing the size of the columns and adding or removing columns is not possible. These operations can be done by pasting the table into another program (for example, MS Word).</ref>
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> OLE objects; "virtual nodes" which integrate and edit the content of external plain-text or rich-text files; internal links; mirror nodes.
|<!--remarks--> Text processing; tree numbering and sorting; custom tree icons; node checkboxes; checkbox filtering; search filtering; reminder alarms; compressed or encrypted notebooks; auto-minimize and/or auto-lock when idle; quick access key for fast notes; additional scratchpad; autosave of up to 9 previous file versions; automatic clipboard capturing; read-only notebooks or notes; macros; templates; text shortcuts; plug-ins; bookmarks; custom keyboard shortcuts; program can be made portable through "Options" setting
|-
! [[Memonic]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--links  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--resize images --> ?
|<!--tables --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--video  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--othobj --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[Microsoft OneNote]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Yes}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">Can also search in audio.</ref>
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> [[Object Linking and Embedding|OLE]], bullets, line, flags, formulas
|<!--remarks--> No local storage of notebooks on Mac or versions past Office 2016<ref name="OneNote2019">{{cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions about OneNote in Office 2019 |url=https://support.office.com/en-us/article/frequently-asked-questions-about-onenote-in-office-2019-6582c7ae-2ec6-408d-8b7a-3ed71a3c2103 |website=support.office.com}}</ref>
|-
! [[MyInfo]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> [[Object Linking and Embedding|OLE]], bullets, numbering, page breaks, advanced links
|<!--remarks--> Tags; filters; calendar; reminders
|-
! [[MyNotex]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> ?
|<!--tables --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--video  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--remarks--> Activity lists; tags; notes management by subject; encryption with AES or GPG; multilingual
|-
! [[Notational Velocity]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--links  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--resize images --> ?
|<!--tables --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--video  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--othobj --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--remarks--> Instant open and searching
|-
! [[Notion (app)|Notion]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> Bullets, numbering, checkboxes, reminders, calendars
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[Obsidian (software)|Obsidian]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Partial}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> Bullets, numbering, checkboxes, canvases, HTML, [[LaTeX]], internal links
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[Okular]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--links  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tables --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--video  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--othobj --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[Open-Sankoré]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Yes}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> plug-ins, web pages, applications
|<!--remarks--> Annotate live desktop applications and web pages; autosave; plug-in system; audio recording 
|-
! [[Org-mode]] ([[Emacs]])
|<!--drawing--> {{yes}}<ref>depending what you mean, it can be: <br /> M-x artist-mode <br /> M-x picture-mode <br /> [https://github.com/misohena/el-easydraw el-easydraw]</ref>
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images>--> {{yes}}<ref>(setq org-image-actual-width nil)</ref>
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> Advanced linking,{{clarify|date=August 2014}} bullets, tags, checkboxes, full spreadsheet, embedding of programming code, formulas, markup
|<!--remarks--> Major mode of [[Emacs]]; uses plain-text; includes ToDos, spreadsheet, deadlines, encryption, reminders, agenda, calendar
|-
! [[PDF Studio]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--links  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tables --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--video  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--othobj --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[Personal Knowbase]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tables --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--video  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--remarks--> Passwords; portable{{clarify|date=August 2014}}
|-
! [[Qiqqa]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Yes}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{No}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tables --> {{No}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{No}}
|<!--othobj --> PDF, brainstorm, citations
|<!--remarks-->
|-
![[Samsung Notes]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Yes}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{dunno}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tables --> {{No}}
|<!--audio  --> {{yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{dunno}}
|<!--othobj --> PDF
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[Simplenote]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{No}}
|<!--resize images --> ?
|<!--tables --> {{No}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{No}}
|<!--othobj -->
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[TagSpaces]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--othobj --> Tags, plugins
|<!--remarks--> Plugins, you can present your local images, videos and music to your TV via ChromeCast. You can create a personal "wiki" for tracking of your projects, ideas or memories.
|-
! [[TiddlyWiki]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}(with plugin)
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--video  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> HTML, [[LaTeX]], markdown plugins
|<!--remarks--> Plugins; user scripts
|-
! [[Tomboy (software)|Tomboy]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Partial}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Partial}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{No}}
|<!--resize images --> {{No}}
|<!--tables --> {{No}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{No}}
|<!--othobj --> Note Links, highlighting, fixed-width
|<!--remarks--> Reminders; to do-lists; formulas in [[LaTeX]]
|-
! [[Microsoft Windows Journal]]
|<!--drawing--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--links  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--tables --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--audio  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--video  --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Dunno}}
|<!--othobj --> {{Dunno}}
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[Zettlr]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{No}}
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Partial}}<ref group="Notes">Resize upon initial insertion.</ref>
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{No}}
|<!--othobj --> Bullets, numbering, checkboxes, HTML, [[LaTeX]], internal links, citations
|<!--remarks-->
|-
! [[Zim (software)|Zim]]
|<!--drawing--> {{No}}
|<!--flow   --> {{Yes}}<ref group="Notes">Using plugins</ref>
|<!--parafmt--> {{Yes}}
|<!--links  --> {{Yes}}
|<!--images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--resize images --> {{Yes}}
|<!--tables --> {{Yes}}
|<!--audio  --> {{No}}
|<!--video  --> {{No}}
|<!--attachm--> {{Yes}}
|<!--othobj --> Plugins; Versioning; [[LaTeX]] integration (formulas, export); HTML export (including slideshow); [[Zeitgeist (free software)|GNOME's Zeitgeist]] integration; [[Lilypond]] music sheet integration
|<!--remarks--> ASCII diagram drawing; Tags; Tasks; Table of Content navigation; SQLite3 search indexing; Autosaving; Last cursor position memory; Tabbed multi-documents
|-
! Name
! Drawing atop text
! Text box, flow diagram
! Text and paragraph formatting
! Insert [[hyperlink]]
! Insert [[image]]
! Resize [[image]]
! Insert [[table (information)|table]]
! Insert [[audio file format|audio]]
! Insert [[video]]
! Attachment
! Other objects
! Remarks / other features
|}

==See also==
* [[Comparison of text editors]]
* [[Web annotation#Comparison of web annotation systems|Comparison of web annotation systems]]
* [[Comparison of wiki software]]
* [[Comparison of word processors]]
* [[List of personal information managers]]
* [[List of text editors]]
* [[List of wiki software]]
* [[Outliner]]
* [[Personal information manager]]
* [[Personal knowledge base]]
* [[Personal wiki]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=Notes}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |url= http://dotcadot.ca/articles/note-taking-linux-students |title= Taking Notes in Linux for Students |first= Jean-Paul |last= Sauve |date= Jan 9, 2014 |quote= Linux software comparison |access-date= January 12, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140112044303/http://dotcadot.ca/articles/note-taking-linux-students |archive-date= January 12, 2014 |url-status= dead }}

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