Remembering the important things in your life is not always as easy as we’d like it to be, and taking notes is essential to keep track of the information we need access to at any given time. In an age when everyone owns multiple devices, it’s also extremely important to have those notes on all of them, so you can always access them quickly when you need them.
Thankfully, there are plenty of apps out there that can do just that. Whether you’re a heavy note-taker or just need to keep track of smaller things in your life, there’s an app out there for you, and many of the best one don’t have to cost a penny. Here are some great apps you might want to check out if you’re not sure where to start.
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Google Keep
Great for quick notes
Google Keep is, as you can probably infer, Google’s own note-taking app, and it’s a fairly straightforward one. It’s more so designed for quick and short notes, but there are still some pretty useful tools here. You can create notes with lists, voice recordings, or images, in addition to plain text, and you can customize notes with different backgrounds to make them easier to identify at a glance.
If you have multiple notes related to a specific part of your life, you can also label them so you can easily tell what you should be looking at. Plus, despite its simplicity, Google Keep also lets you share a note with collaborators, so if you’re working on a project and you need someone else to also be kept in the loop, you have that option.
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Google Keep is included with most Android phones, and it’s also available for iOS, as well as on the web so you can use it on your desktop. Plus, it’s also available right within Gmail or Google Calendar, so it really makes things easier.
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Simplenote
Another simple approach
If you do want a simple note-taking app but you’re not interested in using Google services for one reason or another, then Simplenote may be for you. This service, owned by Automattic (the people behind WordPress), offers a very simple way to take notes. You can create multiple pages for different notes, and notes come with Markdown support so you can create things like headings, use bold or italic text, or even insert code blocks. Plus, you can also insert checklists. Images aren’t supported, however.
Simplenote has apps for almost every platform, plus a web app to use in a pinch, and the experience is virtually identical on all platforms. Content syncs across devices easily, and you can also collaborate on notes with other people. A unique feature of Simplenote is that it also has the built-in option to publish a note, so you can create content that can be shared with the world, making it double as a sort of blogging tool (which makes sense considering who owns it).
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Evernote
One of the oldest players in the game
Evernote has long been one of the most popular options for taking and syncing notes across different devices, and it’s still a great option today. While it is primarily a note-taking app, Evernote also has some pretty robust task management capabilities, with due dates, reminders, and assignees.
Notes in Evernote are also very advanced, with tons of formatting and text editing tools, as well as the ability to add all kinds of media, such as images and even files from Google Drive. You can also create checklists, bullet point lists, tables, and so much more to make your notes as detailed and useful as you could ever want them to be.
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The big problem with Evernote is that it’s somewhat heavily monetized, so the free plan is fairly restrictive. You can only create up to 50 notes in a single notebook, so if you’re on a tight budget, you will be pretty limited.
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Joplin
It takes a bit more work
We’ve talked about Joplin quite a bit here on XDA, and it’s a bit of a special circumstance on this list. The app itself is free, but if you want to use the Joplin Cloud service to sync your notes, you have pay up. Thankfully,
Joplin
is pretty unique in that you can use different options for syncing. If you don’t want to pay for Joplin Cloud, you can host your notes on Dropbox, OneDrive, or even your own self-hosted server with .
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Joplin is a very robust app for note-taking, with the ability to create multiple notebooks and pages, as well as to-do items built right into the notebook. You can also add checklists into the notes themselves, as well as various elements like tables, images, and other files. Plus, Joplin can be customized with things like Markdown support and custom themes.
It’s a super flexible platform in just about every way, and it’s hard not to admire that.
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OneNote
The cream of the crop
When it comes to free note-taking apps, it’s hard to do a lot better than OneNote. OneNote is made by Microsoft, but it’s arguably still one of the best apps the company has put out. For one thing, it’s a very robust organization tool. You can create multiple notebooks, and within those notebooks, you can have various sections, and then multiple pages in each section (and those pages can also be as big as you want them to be).
Note-taking itself is also great in OneNote. It comes with plenty of formatting and text editing tools so you can create lists (including checklists), tables, insert images, audio recordings, and more. One area where OneNote is untouched is handwritten notes, because it’s basically the only app designed with pen use at the forefront, thanks to being made by Microsoft and the big focus on devices like the Surface Pro. You can easily write notes by hand in various colors and annotate anything you want.
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OneNote also comes with a handy Sticky Notes feature, which gets you access to quick notes on Windows devices without having to open the full OneNote app. Sticky Notes also appear directly in Outlook on the web, as well as on the Microsoft Launcher for Android.
OneNote is almost completely free without any major restrictions, but some features are unlocked by paying for Microsoft 365.
Take your notes everywhere
All of these apps excel at slightly different aspects of note-taking. Google Keep and Simplenote are best for their simplicity and ease of use, while a tool like Evernote is far more capable technically, but the free plan has some restrictions. Joplin is another great option, provided you’re willing to sync it up to a separate cloud service. But for me, OneNote easily takes the cake. It’s included in Windows PCs, and it has dedicated surfaces for both quick notes (with Sticky Notes) and a place for larger notes that can have anything you want. It’s a powerful tool that’s somehow still free, and I love it for that.
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