The 8 best Logseq alternatives
Logseq scores 7.4 out of 10 here, and its weak spots are specific: official sync is still not properly finished. These are the apps that fix that, ranked by overall score.
Grape
Take the note. The AI does the filing, the studying and the searching.
Mac / Win / Linux / iOS / Android
Gains you: audio transcription, speaker identification, meeting recording. Same territory: students & study.
$3/mo
Obsidian
Plain markdown files on your disk, with a plugin ecosystem bolted on top.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Linux
Gains you: audio transcription, meeting recording, ocr / handwriting search. Same territory: linked thinking / pkm.
$4/mo
Apple Notes
Already on your phone, and better than it has any right to be.
Mac / iOS / Web
Gains you: audio transcription, meeting recording, ocr / handwriting search. Same territory: genuinely free.
Free
GoodNotes
Handwriting on a tablet, done better than anyone else.
iOS / Mac / Win / Android / Web
Gains you: audio transcription, ocr / handwriting search, document scanning. Same territory: students & study.
$9.99/yr
RemNote
Take notes and generate the flashcards in the same keystroke.
Web / Win / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android
Gains you: audio transcription, quick capture, multi-level folders. Same territory: students & study.
$8/mo
Heptabase
Notes on whiteboards, for when the outline is not the shape of the idea.
Win / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: multi-level folders, ai web search, prompt templates. Same territory: linked thinking / pkm.
$11.99/mo
Microsoft OneNote
An infinite paper notebook that has quietly been free for twenty years.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: audio transcription, speaker identification, meeting recording. Same territory: genuinely free.
Free
Capacities
A studio for your mind, organised by object type instead of folders.
Web / Mac / Win / iOS / Android
Gains you: audio transcription, meeting recording, quick capture. Same territory: linked thinking / pkm.
$12.99/mo
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