Open-source alternatives to Onenote
3 open-source projects are offered as replacements for Onenote. Trilium Notes is the most starred. Running one yourself trades the subscription for your own hosting and upkeep, so the table below leads with what decides that trade: whether the project is alive, what its licence lets a business do, and whether there is a container command to start from.
Side by side
| Project | Stars | Activity | Licence | Self-host | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trilium Notes | 38,399 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
 Xournalpp | 15,534 | Active | Copyleft | ○ | C++ |
 Standardnotes | 6,669 | Active | Network copyleft | ○ | TypeScript |
Each one, briefly
- Trilium Notes38,399 stars · network copyleft · active
Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes
Also replaces Evernote, Roam Research
- Xournalpp15,534 stars · copyleft · active
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUSE), macOS and Windows 10. Supports pen input from devices such as Wacom Tablets.
- Standardnotes6,669 stars · network copyleft · active
Think fearlessly with end-to-end encrypted notes and files. For issues, visit https://standardnotes.com/forum or https://standardnotes.com/help.
Also replaces Evernote, Notion, Roam Research
Where this comes from
Which projects are offered against Onenote comes from opensourcealternative.to, re-read weekly. Every figure in the table is read from the project’s own repository. We have not run these projects, and we hold no price for Onenote. Browse every open-source alternative.