A "master" list of note-taking applications to end the endless googling. Created mostly for myself but aggregated mostly for everyone else.
Disclaimer: These are only applications that work on a desktop, though many do have mobile versions. I also only looked for applications that can house notes. If it could edit a note but not house multiple notes (think notepad.exe or TextEdit), that's not what I was looking for.
- Evernote - Accomplish more with better notes
- Onenote - Your digital notebook
- Boostnote - Develop as one, grow as one
- Notion - All-in-one workspace
- Typora - A markdown editor, markdown reader
- Marktext - Simple and Elegant Markdown Editor focused on speed and usability
- Obsidian - A second brain, for you, forever
- Roam Research - A note-taking tool for networked thought
- Notable - The markdown-based note taking app that doesn't suck
- Joplin - An open source note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities
- Zettlr - A markdown editor for the 21st century
- Tomboy - Tomboy is a desktop note-taking application for Linux, Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X. Simple and easy to use, but with potential to help you organize the ideas and information you deal with every day.
- Cherrytree - A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.
- Tiddlywiki - A unique non-linear notebook for capturing, organising and sharing complex information
- Notebag - Organize your notes without getting distracted
- Bear - Write beautifully on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Dropbox Paper - Dropbox Paper is more than a doc—it’s a co-editing tool that brings creation and coordination together in one place.
- Asana - Work on big ideas, without the busywork
- Google Keep - Save your thoughts, wherever you are
- Bytebase - Notes that don't slow you down
- Laverna - Keep your notes private
- Vnote - A note-taking application that knows programmers and Markdown better
- Vim Notes - Easy note taking in Vim
- Znote - Beautiful and free Markdown editor build to secure your text files
- Deer - Deer is a modern, fast, beautiful note taking app. Write down your thoughts and ideas quickly and easily on Linux, Mac and Windows
- Mdyna - Markdown notes | Github gist sync | Code syntax highlighting
- Knowte - Knowte is a note taking application that allows you to quickly and easily organize and find your notes
- Montanote - MonteNote is a note taking application with a rich set of editing and management features
- Yana - Powerful note-taking app
- Taskade - All-In-One Collaboration
- Ray - Ray is a desktop HTML-powered text editor with advanced features
- Recollectr - Record and recall without breaking your flow
- MedleyText - Create stylish and meaningful programming notes, blogs with ease
- Simplenote - The simplest way to keep notes
- Ulysses - The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone
- Dynalist - The best outlining app for your best work
- Apple Notes - Notes is a notetaking app developed by Apple
- Standard Notes - Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life's work
- Slite - Put clarity at the center of your team
- Zoho Notebook - The most beautiful note taking app across devices
- Box Notes - Real-time online note-taking for teams
- Red Notebook - RedNotebook is a modern desktop journal
- TagSpaces - TagSpaces is a free, non-locking, open source application for organizing and managing your local files with the help of tags
- Trillium Notes - Trilium Notes is a hierarchical note taking application with focus on building large personal knowledge bases
- QOwnNotes - Free open source plain-text file markdown note taking with Nextcloud / ownCloud integration
- Zim Wiki - Zim is a graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages
- Code Notes - A simple code snippet manager for developers built with Electron & Vue.js
- Preserver - Preserver is a notes organizer desktop app built upon Electron
- Zonote - Cross-platform desktop note-taking app sticky notes + Markdown + Tabs all in one .txt file
- Notes-Up - Write beautiful notes fast and easy using Markdown
- Quentier - Quentier is a cross-platform desktop note taking app capable of working as Evernote client
- Turtl - The secure, collaborative notebook
- WizNote - Leave Brain for Thinking, Let WizNote to Remember
- NixNote - NixNote is an free, open source program designed to help you take notes and stay organized
- Zotero - Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research
- Inkdrop - Organizing your Markdown notes made simple
- Gnote - Gnote is a desktop note-taking application for GNOME
- Outline - Your team's knowledge base
- NVUltra - Searchable, portable, MultiMarkdown notes
- GitNote - A modern note taking app based on GIT.
- nimbusNote - One place to manage all your...everything
- Notejoy - Fast and focused notes for you and your team
- Amplenote - Write it down. Get it done.
- Logseq - A privacy-first, open-source knowledge base
- Dnote - A Simple Command Line Notebook
- Notea - Self hosted note taking app stored on S3