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Echo vs Nokta Notes

Both stand on note-taking apps. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Nokta Notes combines offline, portable notebooks with structured organization, Markdown editing, and export options. Its lack of real-time collaboration and an unlisted Windows price are important considerations.

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The facts

	Echo	Nokta Notes
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Linux, Mac, Windows	Linux, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Windows: €1,949, paid once
Plans published	1	2
Maker	Not published	Nokta Notes
Website	echoedit.app	noktanotes.badgersoft.nl
On note-taking apps	#147 of 216	#143 of 216

Echo: what it does well

Nokta Notes: what it does well

Works offline on Windows and Linux
Portable .nokta notebooks with Markdown export
GFM Markdown supports tables, code, and images
Continuous autosave and app-wide undo
Integrates with OneDrive, GitHub, and Webhooks

What to know first

No real-time collaboration
AI editing requires enabling the optional MCP server

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