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Amplenote

Note Taking

Notes and tasks app with backlinks and calendar scheduling

annotate.foo

Note Taking

Save highlights and annotations across websites and PDFs with a Chrome extension

Apple Notes

Note Taking

Built-in Apple notes app with folders, checklists, document scanning and iCloud sync

AudioPen

Note Taking

Voice-to-text app that rewrites rambling voice notes into clean written text

Bear

Note Taking

Markdown notes app for Apple devices with tags and nested organization

Bento

Productivity

Local-first desktop app combining fifteen mini-apps for tasks, notes, mood, sleep and budgets

Bike Outliner

Note Taking

Outliner for Mac for writing lists, notes and structured documents

BragJournal

Productivity

Tracks work achievements and generates brag documents for performance reviews

Brain Dump

Note Taking

Minimalist note-taking app for capturing and transforming ideas quickly

BrainBrew

Note Taking

AI notebook for students with notes, flashcards and practice questions

Braindump

Note Taking

Minimal private space to capture thoughts, ideas, notes and tasks

Bulkmark

Social Media

Organizes X/Twitter bookmarks with auto-tagging, lists and a scheduled summary digest

Calma

Productivity

iOS app combining tasks, habits and journaling with voice input for capturing thoughts

Capacities

Note Taking

Object-based notes where pages are typed items linked into a graph

Captures and organizes full-page website screenshots with OCR text search, PDF export and team workspaces

Carry

Note Taking

Saves ChatGPT, Claude and Grok conversations to an Obsidian vault as Markdown files

Chat Locker

AI Tools

Imports, searches, tags and exports AI conversations from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok

Clairo

Note Taking

Role-aware AI workspace that turns messy notes into action items, risks and reports

CoachReflection

Note Taking

AI-assisted reflective journaling for sports coaches with personalised insights after each session

Cozy

Note Taking

Local-only journaling app that stores entries as plain files on your device with no sync or AI

Craft

Note Taking

Visually polished document and notes app with nested pages and sharing

Day One

Note Taking

Journaling app with photos, tags and encrypted sync

Dayflix

Note Taking

AI voice journaling app that turns spoken days into structured entries with mood tracking

Daylio

Note Taking

Mood tracking and micro-journal app for iOS and Android

deariary

Note Taking

Writes a daily diary automatically from Google Calendar, Slack and GitHub activity

DearTomorrowMe

Productivity

Write or record a message to your future self, delivered on a date you choose

DEVONthink

Note Taking

Document and research manager for macOS with AI-assisted search

Diarium

Note Taking

Private diary app for Windows, Android, iOS and Mac with photos, tags and sync

DND Scrybe

Note Taking

Transcribes tabletop RPG session audio into structured summaries you can search and chat with

DodoDeck

Productivity

Lightweight desktop app that keeps daily tasks on one side and rough notes on the other

Dovetail

Note Taking

Customer insight platform for analyzing interviews, feedback and research notes

Drafts

Note Taking

Quick-capture text app for Apple devices with actions to send notes elsewhere

Dream Note

Note Taking

AI dream journal app that interprets and visualizes dreams and lets users chat about them

Dreamy

Note Taking

AI dream interpretation and journaling app with dream statistics and sleep music

Fabric

Note Taking

AI workspace for notes, files and research that connects personal knowledge

Flexcil

Note Taking

PDF reader and note-taking app with split view for iPad, iPhone, Mac and Windows

Glasp

Note Taking

Web highlighter that saves and shares highlights and notes from articles and videos

GoodNotes

Note Taking

Handwriting note app and PDF annotator for tablets and laptops

Google Keep

Note Taking

Lightweight notes, checklists and reminders synced with Google accounts

Heptabase

Note Taking

Visual note app that arranges cards on whiteboards for research and learning

iA Writer

Note Taking

Minimal markdown writing app with focus mode and cross-device sync

Inkdrop

Note Taking

Markdown note app with a plugin ecosystem aimed at developers

Journey

Note Taking

Journaling and diary app available on mobile, desktop and web

Kinopio

Note Taking

Spatial canvas for arranging notes, links and ideas

LiquidText

Note Taking

PDF and document annotation workspace for connecting excerpts across files

Lunatask

Productivity

Encrypted to-do list, habit tracker, journal and notes app

Mem

Note Taking

AI-assisted note app that organizes and surfaces notes automatically

Microsoft OneNote

Note Taking

Digital notebook for typed and handwritten notes organized into sections and pages