Top 15 Zim Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

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" button, by linking to a non-existing page or by writing a CamelCase name in any note. Pages are stored in a folder structure, like in an outliner, in plain text format with lightweight markup, and can have attachments (stored along the notes).
This tool can be used to keep track of TODO lists or ideas, to take notes during a meeting, to draft any other kind of text (blog entries, important mails, etc.) or to write long texts like lab research notebooks thank's to the headers structure and the table of content navigation.
Zim handles several types of formatting markup, like headings, bullet lists, checkbox, tables and of course bold, italic and highlighted. This markup is saved as a hybrid wiki/markdown text so you can easily edit it with other editors. Because of the autosave feature you can switch between pages and follow links or even close the software anytime while editing without worries. The interface also provides multi-document tabs, and it remembers the cursor position in all notes for quick resuming in your note taking endeavors. ...

1. OutWiker

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2. Tomboy

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3. Memability

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4. KeepNote

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5. Golden Rules Organizer

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6. wikidPad

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7. BasKet

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8. Trunk Notes

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9. Meaki

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10. OutlineEdit

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11. NotebookWiki

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12. Inkdrop

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13. DailyDiary

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14. RedNotebook

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15. MyTetra

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