2 alternatives to Open Notebook

Open Notebook is a Note-taking & Editors product. The community recommends 2 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 Open Notebook highlighted.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

About Open Notebook

An Open Source implementation of Notebook LM with more flexibility and features

Open source · MIT

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 Open Notebook
- − Closed source (Open Notebook is open source)
- − Not self-hostable (Open Notebook is)
- − Paid (Open Notebook 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 Open Notebook
- − Closed source (Open Notebook is open source)
- − Not self-hostable (Open Notebook is)
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Open Notebook vs. alternatives

Service	Open source	Self-hosted	License	Pricing	Platforms	Rating	Votes
Open Notebook Current	Yes	Yes	MIT	—	—	—	—
Evernote	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 Open Notebook include Evernote and Notion. Compare open source, self-hosting, pricing and platforms to choose.

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Microsoft OneNote
Freeform digital notebook from Microsoft for typed, handwritten and clipped notes, synced through OneDrive.
DailyTxT
Encrypted diary Web application to save your personal memories of each day. Includes a search function and encrypted file upload.
Open source
Self-hostable
draw.io
Diagram software for making flowcharts, process diagrams, org charts, UML, ER and network diagrams.
Open source
Self-hostable
Docs
Collaborative note taking, wiki and documentation platform that scales.
Open source
Self-hostable
Blinko
A personal note tool with AI features.
Open source
Self-hostable
flatnotes
Database-less note-taking web app that utilises a flat folder of markdown files for storage.
Open source
Self-hostable