3 alternatives to Zim

Zim is a Wikis product. The community recommends 3 alternatives: 0 open source, 0 self-hostable and 0 free to use. They are ranked by community votes, ratings and favorites, with the key differences from Zim highlighted.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

About Zim

Graphical text editor used to maintain a collection of wiki pages. Each page can contain links to other pages, simple formatting and images.

Open source · GPL-2.0

Self-hostable

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Evernote

Available on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android

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Evernote
Note-taking & Editors
Long-running note-taking app for capturing notes, web clips, documents and to-dos in searchable notebooks.
Freemium
Web
Windows
macOS
iOS
Android
Compared with Zim
- − Closed source (Zim is open source)
- − Not self-hostable (Zim is)
- − Paid (Zim is free)
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Microsoft OneNote
Note-taking & Editors
Freeform digital notebook from Microsoft for typed, handwritten and clipped notes, synced through OneDrive.
Freemium
Web
Windows
macOS
iOS
Android
Compared with Zim
- − Closed source (Zim is open source)
- − Not self-hostable (Zim is)
- − Paid (Zim is free)
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Notion
内容管理系统
All-in-one workspace that combines notes, docs, wikis, databases and project tracking in block-based pages.
Web
macOS
iPad
iOS
Android
Compared with Zim
- − Closed source (Zim is open source)
- − Not self-hostable (Zim is)
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Zim vs. alternatives

Service	Open source	Self-hosted	License	Pricing	Platforms	Rating	Votes
Zim Current	Yes	Yes	GPL-2.0	—	—	—	—
Evernote	No	No	proprietary	Freemium	Web / Windows / macOS / iOS / Android	—	0
Microsoft OneNote	No	No	proprietary	Freemium	Web / Windows / macOS / iOS / Android	—	0
Notion	No	No	—	—	Web / macOS / iPad / iOS / Android	—	0

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Community-recommended alternatives to Zim include Evernote, Microsoft OneNote, and Notion. Compare open source, self-hosting, pricing and platforms to choose.

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Documize
Modern Docs + Wiki software with built-in workflow, single binary executable, just bring MySQL/Percona.
Open source
Self-hostable
AmuseWiki
Amusewiki is based on the Emacs Muse markup, remaining mostly compatible with the original implementation. It can work as a read-only site, as a moderated wiki, or as a fully open wiki or even as a private site.
Open source
Self-hostable
BookStack
Organize and store information. Stores documentation in a book like fashion.
Open source
Self-hostable
django-wiki
Wiki system with complex functionality for simple integration and a superb interface. Store your knowledge with style: Use django models.
Open source
Self-hostable
docmost
Collaborative wiki and documentation software (alternative to Confluence, Notion).
Open source
Self-hostable
Dokuwiki
Easy to use, lightweight, standards-compliant wiki engine with a simple syntax allowing reading the data outside the wiki. All data is stored in plain text files, therefore no database is required.
Open source
Self-hostable