Comparison of notetaking software

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The tables below compare features of notable note-taking software.

Contents
1 General information
2 Basic features
3 Advanced formatting and content
4 See also
5 Notes
6 References
7 External links

General information
Name

Developer(s)

License

Platforms

AllMyNotes
Organizer

Windows

BasKet Note Pads

KDE

Open source (GPL)

Unix-like (KDE)

CintaNotes

Cinta Software

Proprietary, Freemium

Windows

Circus Ponies
NoteBook

Circus Ponies Software

Proprietary, Commercial

Mac OS X, iOS

ConnectedText

Eduardo Mauro

Proprietary, Commercial

Windows

Day One

Bloom Built

Proprietary, Commercial

Mac OS X, iOS

DjClick

AlertSite

Proprietary, Commercial

Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, Windows (Mozilla add-on)

Evernote

Evernote Corporation

Proprietary, Freemium for personal use, per-seat

licensing for business

Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista/7/8, Windows Phone, Blackberry, HP WebOS

and web-based

Gnote

Aurimas ernius

Open source (GPL v3)

Linux

Google Keep

Google

Proprietary, no-cost

Android, Chrome OS, browser based

Open source (BSD)

Cross-platform

IPython Notebook Fernando Perez and others

Intellinote

Intellinote

Proprietary, Freemium for small teams, per-seat

licensing for businesses

Android, iOS, Mac OS X, and web-based

Jarnal

David K. Levine and

Gunnar Teege

Open source (GPL)

Any Java-enabled platform

KeyNote NF

Marek Jedliski, Tranglos

Software

Open source (MPL)

Windows

Memonic

Nektoon AG

Proprietary, Freemium[Notes 1]

Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista/7/Mobile web-based

Microsoft
OneNote

Microsoft

Proprietary, Shareware/Freeware/Freemium[Notes 2]

Android, Mac OS X, iOS (iPad, iPhone), Symbian, Windows XP/Vista/7/Mobile/Phone

7/8/8.1/10, web-based, mobile web

MyInfo

Milenix Software

Proprietary, Shareware

Windows XP/Vista/7

MyNotex

Massimo Nardello

Open source (GPL)

Linux

Notational
Velocity

Zachary Schneirov

Open source (GPL v3)

Mac OS X

Notizen .NET

No-cost, unknown license

Windows XP/Vista/7

Okular

Okular Team (KDE)

Open source (GPL)

KDE-enabled Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, *BSD[1]

Org-mode
(Emacs)

Carsten Dominik, et al.

Open source (GPL)

Linux, Mac OS X, Unix, Windows (Emacs mode)

Outline

Gorillized Corporation

Proprietary, Commercial

Mac OS X, iOS

PDF Studio

Qoppa Software

Proprietary, Shareware

Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, web-based

Personal
Knowbase

Bitsmith Software

Proprietary, Commercial

Windows

Qiqqa

Quantisle Ltd.

Proprietary, Freemium

Windows XP/Vista/7/8, Web-based, Android

TiddlyWiki

Jeremy Ruston

Open source (BSD)

Cross-platform (browser, web-based)

Tomboy

Alex Graveley

Open source (LGPL)

Cross-platform (Mono/GTK+)

TreeDBNotes

Proprietary, Freemium

Microsoft Windows

WikidPad

Michael Butscher

Open source (BSD)

Cross-platform (Python)

Windows Journal

Microsoft

Proprietary, Commercial

Windows XP Tablet PC edition, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (included with OS)

Xournal

Denis Auroux, Andreas

Butti, et al.

Open source (GPL)

Unix-like, Windows (GTK+)

Zim

Jaap Karssenberg

Open source (GPL)

Cross-platform (Python, GTK+)

Basic features
Name

Organizing
principle(s)

Outline
bulleting
with
indent

Tabbed
sections

Sync

PDF
annotate
and save

Whiteboard

Ink-pen
input

Handwriting
recognition

Spell
check

Search

Printing

File
save/export/import
formats

AllMyNotes
Organizer

Tree

Yes

Yes

BasKet Note
Pads

Tree, tags

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Rich text; export as

HTML; import text
files

CintaNotes
Circus Ponies
NoteBook

Notebooks,
sections, tags
indexing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

ConnectedText

Wiki, Tree and

Categories

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Day One

Chronological,
tags

Yes

No

Yes[Notes 3]

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

DjClick

Proprietary; export to
Unicode text, XML and
HTML

Yes

Proprietary; export:
html, opml, rtf, txt, doc,
pdf

Yes

Proprietary (SQL);
Export to text, XML,
CHM and HTML.
Import from text,
HTML, XML and RTF
Markdown (in GUI),

Yes[Notes 4] XML (data file); Export

as: pdf, txt, md

No

No

Yes[Notes 5]

XML; notes may

include rich text or
HTML

Yes

LaTeX, HTML,
DocBook, Taskjuggler,
PDF, Freemind,
XOXO, iCalendar

Org-mode
(Emacs)

tree, tags

Evernote

tags,
Notebooks,
Stacks

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Partial[Notes 6]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Notes stored as XML;

both free and paid
versions allow notes of
any file type

Gnote

Notebooks

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

NoteXmlFormat,
HTML, PDF

Google Keep

Chronological
(simple, short
notes and lists)

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

Partial[Notes 7]

Yes

No

Proprietary.

Intellinote

tags,
Workspaces,
Workspace
Groups

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Notes stored as XML;

both free and paid
version allows notes of
any file type

IPython
Notebook

Yes

Zip compatible archive

containing one SVG
per page, config file,
and optional
background
PDFs/images; can
export to txt, html, jpg,
pdf

Yes

Yes[Notes 8]

Yes

Partial[Notes 9]

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Memonic

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Notes stored as XML;

can attach any filetype

Microsoft
OneNote

Notebooks,
sections, pages

Yes

Open, XML,[2] import

from web pages and
other applications

Yes

Proprietary, encrypted;
import: plain text, RTF,
CSV, MS Word,
images, web pages;
exports: plain text,
HTML, RTF, CSV, MS
Word

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

KeyNote NF

Yes

Yes

Yes

Internal: combination
of TXT and RTF;
import/export: TXT,
RTF, HTML, Treepad

Yes[Notes 10] Yes[Notes 11]

Yes

No

Notebooks,
notes and tree

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Jarnal

MyInfo

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MyNotex

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Sqlite based, zipped

attachments; export to
HTML; copying as
LaTeX; import text
files, OpenOffice.org
documents

Notational
Velocity

No

Yes[Notes 12]

No

No

No

No

Yes

TXT, RTF

Notizen .NET

tree

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

TXT (ANSI/Unicode),
RTF, ALX

Okular

No

Yes[Notes 13]

No

No

No

Yes

PDF, PS, TIFF, CHM,

DjVu, DVI, XPS, ODF,
others; export
PDF+notes for sending
to other Okular users

Outline

Tree-structured
notebooks,
sections, pages

Yes

Yes

Yes[Notes 14]

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

MS OneNote format,
text, images, photos,
tags

PDF Studio

Yes

No

Yes

PDF

Personal
Knowbase

tags

No

No

Yes

Export to RTF, HTML,

TXT, CSV

Qiqqa

tags,
brainstorm

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Proprietary, PDF,
Brainstorm; export to
RTF and Word

TiddlyWiki

tags
(wikiwords)

Via plugin

Yes

Via plugin

No

Yes

Yes

HTML

Yes

NoteXmlFormat,
HTML, PDF, wikiformats

Tomboy

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

TreeDBNotes

tree

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

RTF, HTML, txt

WikidPad

tags
(wikiwords)

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

HTML

Windows
Journal

No

No

Yes

Yes[Notes 15]

Yes

Proprietary

Xournal

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

XML; export to PDF

Zim

tags
(wikiwords)

Yes

No

Name

Organizing
principle(s)

Outline
bulleting
with indent

Tabbed
sections

No

No

No

Sync

PDF
annotate
and save

Whiteboard

No

No

Yes

Ink-pen input

Handwriting
recognition

Yes

Spell check

Search

Stored in modified
Yes, using DocuWiki Markdown;
installed export: HTML, LaTeX,
web
Pandoc Markdown,
browser
Sphinx RST
(reStructuredText)
Printing

File
save/export/import
formats

Advanced formatting and content

Name

Drawing
atop text

Text
box,
flow
diagram

Text and
paragraph
formatting

Insert
hyperlink

Insert
image

Insert
table

Insert
audio

Insert
video

Insert
SWF

Attachment

Other
objects

Remarks / other
features

AllMyNotes
Organizer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Alarms,
check-boxes,
bullets,
phones,
advanced
links

BasKet Note
Pads

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

tags (check
boxes, etc.)

Adding, managing notes

by category, autosave

CintaNotes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Links to
notes

Tagging and searching

for tags, tag hierarchy

Circus Ponies
NoteBook

ConnectedText

Day One

DjClick

Org-mode
(Emacs)

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Alarms,
check-boxes,
address book
Tagging, automatic
links,
indexing, sketching,
keywords,
diagramming, voice
numbering, annotated notes, screen
priority, due clipping, link or embed
date,
files
formulas in
tables

Yes

Scripting of
LaTex, Scripts, RSS
pages with
Feeds, Transclusion,
Python and
Directed Graphs and
other
Flowcharts by GraphViz,
scripting
many other features.
languages.

No

tags, bullets, editable note metadata

numbering,
(date/time, location,
line,
weather, motion activity,
programming
music playing, step
code snippets
count)

Annotate live web pages

via DjNotes and share
scripts

Yes

Advanced
linking,
bullets, tags,
Major mode of Emacs;
checkboxes,
uses plain-text; includes
full
ToDos, spreadsheet,
spreadsheet,
deadlines, encryption,
embedding of
reminders, agenda,
programming
calendar
code,
formulas,
markup

Evernote

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Check-box,
line, tags

Business and personal

notes integrated in same
client; businesses have
control over business
notes, but cannot see
personal notes

Gnote

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Port of Tomboy to C++;

wiki-style linked notes

Yes

Partial[Notes 16]

No

Google
Calendar
reminders

Notes can be shared with

other Google Keep users.

Yes

Tasks,
questions,
tags, projects,
metrics

Includes task
management and
collaboration features

Part of IPython shell;

allows for programming
code, output and
annotation to be
combined in single
interactive environment

Google Keep

Intellinote

IPython
Notebook

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

PDF as

Jarnal

Yes

Partial[Notes 17]

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

image or
background
Text processing; tree
numbering and sorting;
custom tree icons; node
checkboxes; checkbox
filtering; search filtering;
reminder alarms;
compressed or encrypted
notebooks; autominimize and/or autolock 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;
portable through
"Options" setting

KeyNote NF

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes[Notes 18]

Yes[Notes 19]

No

No

No

Yes

OLE objects;
"virtual
nodes" which
integrate and
edit the
content of
external
plain-text or
rich-text
files; internal
links; mirror
nodes.

Memonic

Microsoft
OneNote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes[Notes 20]

Yes

Yes

Yes

OLE, bullets,
line, flags

Yes

OLE, bullets,
numbering,
page breaks,
advanced
links

Tags; filters; calendar;

reminders

MyInfo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

MyNotex

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Activity lists; tags; notes

management by subject;
encryption with AES or
GPG; multilingual

Notational
Velocity

Instant open and

searching
Tree notes can stick on
desktop; encryption; FTP
upload

Notizen .NET

Yes

Yes

Okular

Outline

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

Tags

PDF Studio

Personal
Knowbase

Yes

Yes

No

PDF,
brainstorm,
citations

HTML,
LaTeX,
markdown
plugins

Plugins; user scripts

Reminders; to do-lists;
formulas in LaTeX

Qiqqa

TiddlyWiki

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

Passwords; portable

Tomboy

Partial

No

Partial

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

Note Links,
highlighting,
fixed-width

TreeDBNotes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

WikidPad

Windows
Journal

Xournal

Yes

No

Partial

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

PDF
background

Zim

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

LaTeX
integration

sqlite3 indexes

Name

Drawing
atop text

Text box,
flow
diagram

Text and
paragraph
formatting

Insert
hyperlink

Insert
image

Insert table

Insert
audio

Insert
video

Insert
SWF

Attachment

Other
objects

Remarks / other
features

See also
Comparison of text editors
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 wiki

Notes
1. Free users limited to 100 notes.

personal wiki software

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Depends on platform and version.

Data is synced between devices by Dropbox or iCloud.
Printable via exported pdf files.
Note may be printed and saved as web pages via the Firefox browser.
No support for ink notes in Mac version. Cannot mix ink with text
On android and Chrome OS uses platform's spell checker.
One instance can be begun in server mode or a web server (webdav?) used. See manual page (http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/software/tc1000/jarnal-net.htm)
No pressure sensitivity.
Can sync with OneDrive and SharePoint.
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 addin.[1] (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en)
Sync via dropbox, etc. or SimpleNote service.
Saved in separate file.
Notes can be synced between devices via Box, Dropbox, OneDrive and SharePoint.
Handwritten notes are searchable.
Lists only, with check-box facility.
Text only, no concept of paragraphs.
As the RTF format stores pictures internally as bitmaps (.bmp), this leads to large notebook files.
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).
Can also search in audio.

References
1. "Okular home page" (http://okular.kde.org/). Retrieved 19 June 2013. "... Okular works on multiple platforms, including but not limited to Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, *BSD, etc."
2. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd924743(v=office.12).aspx

External links
[2] (http://dotcadot.ca/articles/note-taking-linux-students) Linux Note-taking software comparison
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