The 8 best RemNote alternatives
RemNote scores 7.9 out of 10 here, and its weak spots are specific: the syntax has a learning curve before it pays off. 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: speaker identification, meeting recording, ocr / handwriting search. Same territory: ai-first.
$3/mo
Notion
The all-in-one workspace that swallowed the note app category.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: speaker identification, meeting recording, ai agent with tools. Same territory: ai-first.
$12/mo
Obsidian
Plain markdown files on your disk, with a plugin ecosystem bolted on top.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Linux
Gains you: meeting recording, ocr / handwriting search, ai agent with tools. Same territory: linked thinking / pkm.
$4/mo
GoodNotes
Handwriting on a tablet, done better than anyone else.
iOS / Mac / Win / Android / Web
Gains you: ocr / handwriting search, document scanning, ai image generation. Same territory: students & study.
$9.99/yr
Granola
Meeting notes that write themselves, with no bot in the call.
Mac / Win / iOS / Android
Gains you: speaker identification, meeting recording, ai agent with tools. Same territory: ai-first.
$14/mo
Heptabase
Notes on whiteboards, for when the outline is not the shape of the idea.
Win / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: ai web search, command line tool, multi-language. 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: speaker identification, meeting recording, ocr / handwriting search. Same territory: students & study.
Free
Capacities
A studio for your mind, organised by object type instead of folders.
Web / Mac / Win / iOS / Android
Gains you: meeting recording, ai web search, connected apps for ai. Same territory: linked thinking / pkm.
$12.99/mo
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