CherryTree AlternativesTop Note-taking Tools & Todo List Managers like CherryTree

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   Obsidian

    1233 likes

   Privacy-oriented note-taking app for non-linear thinking, blending knowledge graph creation with wiki-style linking. Supports Markdown, end-to-end encryption, and plugins for customization. Offers distraction-free mode, tags, themes, syntax highlighting, and operates offline without tracking.

   354 Obsidian alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Snapcraft
   • Microsoft Edge
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • Safari
   • AppImage
   • Mozilla Firefox

   • Canada

   

   

   

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   Obsidian vs CherryTree Comments

   Positive comment by Sam Lander · Jul 26, 2023

   Very similar format. Obsidian will be better for most people as it has many plugins.

   CherryTree is faster and open-source.

   Positive comment by TBayAreaPat · Aug 19, 2023

   I don't see a way to import webpages in Obisidian like I do with CherryTree if you save a webpage as CompleteHtml. I'm still new with it all, but I somehow find CherryTree easier to use and more organized.

   Positive comment by andgregorik · Nov 8, 2020

   CherryTree feels like an ancient WIP beta of Obsidian. I used to be a CT guy for 2 yrs but as of late 2020 I'm an Obsidian convert. It does everything that CT can but with panache and speed. And of course it does a lot more.

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   • Obsidian is Freemium and ProprietaryCherryTree is Free and Open Source
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   Joplin

    945 likes

   Open source app for managing notes and to-dos with Markdown support. Syncs seamlessly across devices using services like Dropbox and OneDrive. Offers end-to-end encrypted synchronicity, offline access, rich import/export options, and a Web Clipper for browsers.

   231 Joplin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Self-Hosted
   • AppImageHub
   • Snapcraft
   • Google Chrome
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • F-Droid
   • Cloudron
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey
   • Termux
   • Mozilla Firefox

   • France
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Joplin vs CherryTree Comments

   Negative comment by TBayAreaPat · Aug 19, 2023

   Wasn't impressed w/Joplin first time, but now that I have CherryTree, I reinstalled Joplin to compare. I quickly notice that I can't import webpages like with CherryTree complete html import. Then when I paste an article clipping into Joplin, it doesn't show the imported clickable links like CherryTree and Obsidian do. Uninstalling again.

   Negative comment by distantkay · Dec 11, 2019

   It is not hierarchical note

   Positive comment by a a · Mar 11, 2022

   It supports hierarchical note

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   • Joplin is Freemium and Open SourceCherryTree is Free and Open Source
   • Joplin is Lightweight, Minimalistic and DecentralizedCherryTree is not according to our users
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   Notion

    687 likes

   Enhance team collaboration and content organization with Notion. Experience real-time access, intuitive drag-and-drop functionalities, and visually simple interfaces designed for productivity in managing tasks, notes, and databases effectively. Ideal for teams of every size.

   421 Notion alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad
   • Software as a Service (SaaS)

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Notion vs CherryTree Comments

   Comment by TBayAreaPat · Aug 19, 2023

   Doesn't work without internet connection

   Negative comment by distantkay · Dec 11, 2019

   It is not hierarchical note

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   • Notion is Freemium and ProprietaryCherryTree is Free and Open Source
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   Daino Notes

   Offers fast, distraction-free note-taking via a high-performance editor with real-time Markdown, local-first storage, image support, Kanban task boards, intuitive drag-and-drop, keyboard shortcuts, configurable themes, fast searc...

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   Microsoft OneNote

    1150 likes

   Comprehensive digital notebook offering organizers, shared notes, multi-device syncing, and optical character recognition, plus cloud-based data management for efficient information handling and accessibility.

   241 Microsoft OneNote alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Chrome OS
   • Windows Phone
   • iPad
   • Apple Watch
   • Android Wear
   • Kindle Fire

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Microsoft OneNote vs CherryTree Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Azazel · May 30, 2020

   Sync between devices, snappier interface...

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Feb 12, 2019

   Cherrytree is OS independent, runs faster and has better view for tree as OneNote.

   Negative comment by RemovedUser · Jan 8, 2021

   OneNote hasn't a good search mechanism. When you search for a term the just show the notes where we can find, not the places on the notes, it highlight but don't offers a way to do that easely. Differently from cherrytree.

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   • Microsoft OneNote is Freemium and ProprietaryCherryTree is Free and Open Source
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   AppFlowy

    213 likes

   Open-source workspace offering complete data control, deep customization via themes, plugins, and templates, native multi-platform support using Flutter and Rust, offline access, privacy features, collaborative tools, and easy extensibility for all users.

   158 AppFlowy alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • Singapore

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Self-Hosted
   • Snapcraft
   • Rust
   • Flathub

   • Singapore

   

   

   

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   Simplenote

    612 likes

   Cloud-based, open-source note-taking app supporting plain text notes, lists, and ideas with real-time sync, multi-device support, version history, markdown, tagging, collaborative editing, no ads, and free registration required for all cloud features.

   196 Simplenote alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Note-taking
   • Todo List Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Discontinued

   Automattic ends Simplenote active development, only basic maintenance continues

   Simplenote vs CherryTree Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Guest · Mar 20, 2018

   It is not the equal of cherry notes. It is a great note ap for all three. I have been using cherry tree for several years and it is great. I will use the android version when it comes out. I use simple note with cherry notes and I will continue as it is a good lite weight application and easy to use and quick.

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Jun 29, 2018

   Does not have hierarchical note ability

   Negative comment by RemovedUser · Aug 1, 2021

   I can't add images to the notes

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   • Simplenote is Free and Open SourceCherryTree is also Free and Open Source
   • Simplenote is Lightweight and MinimalisticCherryTree is not according to our users
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    Zim

     521 likes

    Zim brings the concept of a wiki to your desktop. Store information, link pages and edit with WYSISYG markup or directly typing some lightweight markup syntax and see it previewed as-you-type. Creating a new page is easy by either clicking on the "Create new note"...

    361 Zim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Task Management

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    

    

    

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    Zim vs CherryTree Comments

    Top Positive Comment by LordMax · Sep 28, 2017

    Very similar, simplest and use txt files

    Comment by miramanee · Aug 18, 2025

    I chose Cherytree as an alternative to ZIM. And since I'm now looking for an alternative to Cherrytree, ZIM cannot be the answer. Both have significant shortcomings, especially ZIM.

    Positive comment by Sam Lander · Jul 26, 2023

    Similar.

    I prefer Zim because it is clean, can portable, and saves to .txt.

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    • Zim is Free and Open SourceCherryTree is also Free and Open Source
    • Zim is LightweightCherryTree is not according to our users
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    Trilium Notes

     129 likes

    The original trilium is transfered to this repo by its owner and the app continues to develop here as stated here: https://github.com/TriliumNext/Trilium

    434 Trilium Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Mozilla Firefox

    

    

    

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    Trilium Notes vs CherryTree Comments

    Negative comment by miramanee · Aug 18, 2025

    This program has no sense of data protection. Without even asking a question, it simply installed itself in the secure area of user data. That's not acceptable. I want to be asked what is being installed and where. After all, you also ask where the toilet is and don't just relieve yourself across the apartment.

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    • Trilium Notes is Free and Open SourceCherryTree is also Free and Open Source
    • Trilium Notes is LightweightCherryTree is not according to our users
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    Beaver Notes

     79 likes

    Your personal note-taking haven for privacy and efficiency.

    114 Beaver Notes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub

    • Italy
    • EU

    

    

    

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    HelixNotes

     30 likes

    HelixNotes is a local markdown note-taking app built with Rust, Tauri 2.0, and SvelteKit. Your notes are standard .md files on your filesystem - sync with whatever you want or nothing at all.

    161 HelixNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android

    

    

    

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    Docmost

     52 likes

    Open-source wiki and documentation solution offering real-time collaborative editing, robust permissions, group management, spaces for organizing content, inline commenting, full-page history, advanced full-text search, nested pages, attachments, and flexible storage.

    150 Docmost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Cloudron

    • United States

    

    

    

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    QOwnNotes

     104 likes

    Plain text notepad with markdown support and todo list manager for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, that works together with the notes application of ownCloud.

    327 QOwnNotes alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Note-taking
    • Todo List Manager

    Origin

    • Austria
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Qt

    • Austria
    • EU

    

    

    

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    QOwnNotes vs CherryTree Comments

    Positive comment by RemovedUser · Dec 28, 2021

    Has a good and fast search, code syntax highlighting. The software is pretty fast, like Cherry Tree and has a lot of format features, tags, hierarchical folders. You can change all the panels in dashboard, fully customizable. There is a dark mode.

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    • QOwnNotes is Free and Open SourceCherryTree is also Free and Open Source
    • QOwnNotes is LightweightCherryTree is not according to our users