Instead of Notability
Notability alternatives
Notability brings handwriting, typed text, recordings, images, and imported documents together, with offline access, sharing, and real-time collaboration. Its study features include audio transcription, summaries, quizzes, flashcards, and chat with notes, and it can turn YouTube videos into notes with transcripts and summaries. It runs on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, with integrations including iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, and WebDAV.
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StackEdit
Free plan Open source WebFree, browser-based Markdown editing and publishing — StackEdit is a web-based Markdown editor with local file support and CMS publishing, rather than a mixed-media note and study workspace.
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Notion
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2Collaborative notes across devices with Slack and Figma integrations — Notion adds integrations such as Slack, Figma, GitHub, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams, while Notability offers handwriting, recordings, and AI study tools.
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Zoho Notebook
by Zoho NotebookFree plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3Notes across Linux, mobile, and desktop platforms — Zoho Notebook supports Linux and lists numerous Zoho and third-party integrations, while Notability offers audio and YouTube study tools.
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Turtl
Free plan Open source AndroidAPIExtension+4 - 9
RedNotebook
Free plan Open source LinuxMacWindows - 10
Avidemux
Free plan Open source LinuxMacWeb+1 - 11
Microsoft OneNote
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2 - 12
Joplin
Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+5 - 13
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Notejoy
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+2 - 16
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Logseq
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3 - 18
Amplenote
Free plan AndroidAPIExtension+5 - 19
SiYuan
Free plan AndroidExtensioniPhone+5 - 20
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Simplenote
Free plan AndroidiPhoneLinux+3 - 23
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A different app may suit you better if you need more than five notes on a free Notability plan, a different price structure, or compatibility with an older device: its iOS and iPadOS apps require version 17 or later, and Android requires version 12 or later. Pro costs $19.99 a month and Business Pro costs $180 a year per user; several other plans have no price listed. Compare each alternative’s platform coverage, offline use, collaboration, storage, and integrations with the note-taking and study features you rely on.