Methodologies
- Zettlekasten
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zettelkasten - Linking Your Thinking (LYT)
https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/ - PARA (Projects, areas, resources, archives)
https://fortelabs.co/blog/para/ - Johnny Decimal method
https://johnnydecimal.com/
Abbreviation: What it means:
- FOSS Free and open-source software
Free Everything that is part of the app is free - Free +$ Free, but has additional paid features
- Paid Most or all features are paid
- n. desktop with native desktop app
- nn. non-native
- W/M/L - Windows/Mac/Linux
- iOS/A - iOS/Android
- BDL - Bidirectional linking
- Links - Regular links between notes
Side note 1: Apps that have both web & native apps are under “Web-based applications” and are specified accordingly, however, only native apps are under “Native applications”.
Side note 2: Native apps assume local storage unless otherwise stated.
Side note 3: If there’s a question mark somewhere, it means that I’m not sure. If you know what correctly belongs there, I’d appreciate it if you let me know in the comments. Thanks.
Web-based applications
- Roam Research
[Paid]
[storage: web/local] [+ nn.(mobile/desktop)] - [BDL] [Visual graph]
https://roamresearch.com/ - RemNote
[Free +$]
[storage: web/local] [+ mobile(A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
[Links]
https://www.remnote.io/ - Notion
[Free +$]
[storage: web] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M)]
[BDL]
https://www.notion.so - Logseq
[FOSS]
[storage: local]
[BDL] [Visual graph]
https://logseq.com/ - Relanote
[Free +$]
[Links] [Visual graph]
https://relanote.com/ - Scrapbox
[Free +$]
[Links]
https://scrapbox.io/ - Foam
[FOSS]
[storage: local]
[BDL] [Visual graph]
https://foambubble.github.io/foam/ - Transno
[Free +$]
[+ mobile(iOS/A)]
[Links] [Visual graph] - https://transno.com/
Hypernotes
[Free +$]
[storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
[BDL]
https://zenkit.com/en/hypernotes/ - Nimbus Note
[Free +$]
[storage: web] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M)]
[Links]
https://nimbusweb.me/ - Raindrop.io
[Free +$]
[storage: web] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M)]
[Links]
https://raindrop.io/ - Nuclino
[Free +$]
[storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
[Links]
https://www.nuclino.com/ - Simplenote
[Free]
[storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
https://simplenote.com/ - Boost Note
[FOSS]
[storage: web/local] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)
[BDL] (Made for developers)
https://boostnote.io/ - Zoho Notebook
[Free +$]
[storage: web/local] [+ mobile(iOS/A)] [+ n.desktop(W/M/L)]
[Links]
https://www.zoho.com/notebook - Checkvist
[Free +$]
[storage: local]
[Links]
https://checkvist.com/ - Bytebase
[Free +$]
[storage: web]
[?]
https://bytebase.io/
Native applications - Obsidian
[Free] [+ mobile(in development)]
[BDL] [Visual graph]
https://obsidian.md/ - Tiddlywiki
[FOSS]
[+ third-party mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
https://tiddlywiki.com/ - Tiddlywiki: TiddlyRoam
[FOSS]
[desktop(W/M/L)]
[BDL] [Visual graph]
https://tiddlyroam.org/ - Athens
[FOSS]
[BDL]
https://github.com/athensresearch/athens - Emacs: Org-roam (Org-mode)
[FOSS]
[BDL] [Visual graph (graphviz)]
https://www.orgroam.com/ - Emacs: Hyperbole
[FOSS]
[Links]
https://www.gnu.org/software/hyperbole/ - Emacs: Zetteldeft
[FOSS]
[Links] [Visual graph (graphviz)]
https://www.eliasstorms.net/zetteldeft/ - Emacs: Org-brain
[FOSS]
[Links]
https://kungsgeten.github.io/org-brain.html - Vim: Vimwiki
[FOSS]
[Links]
https://vimwiki.github.io/ - Reflect
[?]
https://reflect.app/#features-backlink - Mem
[?]
https://get.mem.ai/ - Amplenote
[Paid]
[+ mobile(iOS/A)]
[BDL?]
https://www.amplenote.com/ - Dendron
[FOSS]
https://www.dendron.so/ - Joplin
[FOSS] [+ mobile]
https://joplinapp.org/ - Inkdrop
[?] [+ mobile]
https://www.inkdrop.app/ - Zettler
[FOSS]
https://www.zettlr.com/ - Zim
[FOSS]
https://www.zim-wiki.org/ - Trillium Notes
[FOSS]
https://github.com/zadam/trilium - Evernote
[Free +$] [+ mobile]
https://evernote.com - Neuron
[FOSS]
https://neuron.zettel.page/ - Tinderbox
[Free]
http://www.eastgate.com/Tinderbox/index.html - Polar
[FOSS]
https://getpolarized.io/ - Notorious
[FOSS]
https://danobot.github.io/notorious-landing/ - WorkFlowy
[Paid] [+ mobile]
https://workflowy.com/ - Trello
[Free +$] [mobile]
https://trello.com/ - Supernotes
[Free +$]
https://supernotes.app/ - Myinfo
[Paid]
https://www.myinfoapp.com/ - Dokuwiki
[FOSS]
https://www.dokuwiki.org/ - Vnote
[FOSS]
https://vnotex.github.io/vnote/en_us/ - Hypernomicon
[FOSS]
[desktop(W/M/L)]
[Links]
http://hypernomicon.org/
Apple-only applications
- Bear
[Free +$]
https://bear.app/ - Craft
[Free +$]
https://www.craft.do - Devonthink
[Paid] [+ mobile]
https://www.devontechnologies.com - Muse
[Free +$] [mobile]
https://museapp.com/ - Noteplan
[Free +$] [+ mobile]
https://noteplan.co/ - Marginnote
[Free]
[+ mobile(iOS)][desktop(M)]
[Links][Mind-mapping]
https://www.marginnote.com/ - TreeSheets
[FOSS]
[desktop(W/M/L)]
[Mind-Mapping-like]
http://strlen.com/treesheets/
Dedicated mind-mapping applications
- CmapTools
[Free]
[+ mobile(iOS)] [desktop(W/M/L)]
https://cmap.ihmc.us/cmaptools/ - The Brain
[Free]
[+ mobile(iOS/A)] [desktop(W/M)]
https://www.thebrain.com/download
I’ll continue to add new ones as they come up.
They aren’t in any order, and they aren’t ranked.
Let me know if I’ve missed any or if any of the information is incorrect/ could be improved. Thanks!
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