Alternatives to Outline
Outline ranks #9 in Notes & Knowledge Management with a BenchRank score of 61.4/100. These are the 64 other notes & knowledge management tools we rank, best first. Rank numbers show each tool's position in the full Notes & Knowledge Management ranking.
Ranked 1
72.9 — BenchRank score out of 100SurfSense
SurfSense · Open-source NotebookLM alternative for live open-web research
Best for: Teams and developers who need live platform data from Reddit, YouTube and search for agent research.
Ranked 2
70.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Prismical
Prismical · Open-source AI note taker that records meetings without a bot
Best for: People wanting meeting and voice-note transcription on-device, with no bot joining the call
Ranked 3
68.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Memos
Memos · Self-hosted Markdown timeline for quick notes and snippets
Best for: Self-hosters and developers who want fast Markdown note capture on infrastructure they control.
Ranked 4
67.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Evernote
Evernote · Note-taking with tasks, calendar and web clipping
Best for: Individuals and teams wanting notes, tasks and calendar in one app synced across devices.
Ranked 5
66.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Mindomo
Mindomo · Collaborative mind map, concept map and Gantt chart maker
Best for: Teams and educators who need collaborative mind maps, concept maps, outlines and Gantt charts
Ranked 6
65.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Anarlog
Anarlog · Local-first, open-source AI notepad for meetings
Best for: Individuals who want bot-free meeting notes kept on their own machine with their own AI keys
Ranked 7
64.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Karakeep
Karakeep · Open-source bookmark manager with AI tagging
Best for: People and small teams who save a lot of links, notes and images and want AI tagging
Ranked 8
63.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Xmind
Xmind · Mind mapping with AI generation, Gantt charts and team collaboration
Best for: Individuals and small teams who want mind maps that turn into tasks, timelines and presentations
Ranked 10
61.1 — BenchRank score out of 100Docmost
Docmost · Self-hosted wiki for enterprise teams
Best for: Enterprise and regulated teams wanting a self-hosted wiki to replace Confluence or Notion
Ranked 11
57.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Affine
Affine · Open-source docs, whiteboards and databases in one local-first workspace
Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting docs, whiteboards and databases in one self-hostable workspace.
Ranked 12
56.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Papra
Papra · Open-source document archiving with tagging, search and email intake
Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting a self-hostable, EU-hosted archive for everyday documents
Ranked 13
56.7 — BenchRank score out of 100FuseBase
FuseBase · Client portal and collaboration workspaces for client-facing teams
Best for: Agencies and consultants needing branded client portals alongside an internal team workspace.
Ranked 14
51.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft OneNote · Cross-device digital notebook included with Microsoft 365
Best for: Microsoft 365 subscribers who want a cross-device notebook for notes, sketches and shared projects.
Ranked 15
50.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Vrite
Vrite · Open-source developer content platform for docs and technical blogs
Best for: Developer teams publishing product documentation, technical blogs and knowledge bases
Ranked 16
50.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Raindrop.io
Raindrop.io · Bookmark manager with collections, tags, full-text search and web archiving
Best for: People organising bookmarks, articles and files across browsers and devices, solo or shared.
Ranked 17
50.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Notesnook
Notesnook · Open source, end-to-end encrypted note taking across devices
Best for: Individuals wanting an encrypted, open source note app synced across desktop, web and mobile
Ranked 18
48.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Blinko
Blinko · Open-source AI card notes with RAG search, self-hosted
Best for: People who want a self-hosted, open-source note app with AI search over their own notes
Ranked 19
48.2 — BenchRank score out of 100Benchling
Benchling · Cloud platform for biotech R&D data, notebooks and lab workflows
Best for: Biotech R&D teams that need a shared lab notebook and a structured model for scientific data
Ranked 20
46.4 — BenchRank score out of 100ArchiveBox
ArchiveBox · Self-hosted web archiving in durable, standard file formats
Best for: Self-hosters, journalists and research teams needing durable copies of web pages on their own hardware
Ranked 21
45.5 — BenchRank score out of 100AppFlowy
AppFlowy · Collaborative workspace with AI, offline mode and self-hosting
Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting a shared workspace they can self-host or run fully offline.
Ranked 22
44.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Anytype
AnyType · Offline-first encrypted notes, databases and chat
Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting notes, tasks, databases and chat kept encrypted on their own devices
Ranked 23
44 — BenchRank score out of 100Inoreader
Inoreader · RSS, newsletter and social feeds in one filtered reader
Best for: Researchers and teams who want RSS, social and newsletter feeds in one filtered reader
Ranked 24
40.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Faved
Faved · Open-source bookmark manager with nested tags and instant search
Best for: People with large link collections who want tag-based bookmarking they can self-host or run in the cloud.
Ranked 25
39.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Ryot
Ryot · Self-hosted platform for tracking your media, fitness, and personal data. Complete privacy and control over your digital life.
Best for:
Ranked 26
38.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Dynalist
Dynalist · Outlining app for notes, lists and documents
Best for: Individuals and small teams organising notes, tasks and documents as nested outlines.
Ranked 27
37.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Bookmark It.
Bookmark It · Open-source bookmark manager with a timeline view and browser extensions
Best for: Individuals wanting a hosted bookmark manager with a timeline view and browser extensions
Ranked 28
36.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Linkwarden
Linkwarden · Open-source bookmark manager with full-page archiving
Best for: Individuals and teams who want their bookmarks archived in full and searchable in one place.
Ranked 29
35.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Ayoa
Ayoa · Mind maps, task boards and whiteboards in one workspace
Best for: Individuals and teams wanting mind maps, task boards and whiteboards in one accessible workspace
Ranked 30
35.3 — BenchRank score out of 100XWiki
XWiki · Open source wiki and intranet platform, cloud or on premise
Best for: Organisations wanting a self-hosted or cloud wiki, intranet or knowledge base instead of Confluence.
Ranked 31
34.9 — BenchRank score out of 100Standard Notes
Standard Notes · End-to-end encrypted notes and file storage across unlimited devices
Best for: People who want encrypted notes and files synced across unlimited devices, with offline access
Ranked 32
34.7 — BenchRank score out of 100SeriesGuide
SeriesGuide · TV show and movie tracker for Android
Best for: Android users who want to keep track of the TV shows and movies they watch
Ranked 33
33.9 — BenchRank score out of 100SiYuan
SiYuan · Privacy-first personal knowledge management built on content blocks
Best for: Individuals who want a local-first, block-based notes app with bidirectional links and encrypted sync
Ranked 34
33.4 — BenchRank score out of 100FreshRSS
FreshRSS · Self-hostable RSS and Atom feed aggregator
Best for: People who want to run their own RSS and Atom reader on a server they control.
Ranked 35
32.6 — BenchRank score out of 100wallabag
Wallabag · Open source read-it-later app you host yourself
Best for: People who want to save and read web articles in an archive they host and control themselves.
Ranked 36
32.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Apache OpenOffice
Apache OpenOffice · Free and open source desktop productivity suite
Best for: People and organisations wanting a no-cost desktop office suite for documents, spreadsheets and slides.
Ranked 37
30.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Nuclino
Nuclino · Shared workspace for team documents, projects and knowledge
Best for: Teams wanting one place for documents, knowledge and project notes without heavy setup
Ranked 38
30.3 — BenchRank score out of 100MediaWiki
MediaWiki · Self-hosted wiki software for collaboration and documentation
Best for: Organisations wanting to self-host a multilingual wiki for collaborative documentation
Ranked 39
29.7 — BenchRank score out of 100KeePassXC
KeePassXC · Offline, open-source password manager for Windows, macOS and Linux
Best for: People who want a local, offline password store on Windows, macOS or Linux, under their own control
Ranked 40
28.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Brace.to
Brace.to · Encrypted bookmark manager on a Stacks account you control
Best for: People wanting a bookmark manager where the account, encryption keys and data storage stay theirs.
Ranked 40
28.6 — BenchRank score out of 100Justnote
Justnote · Encrypted note-taking on Stacks, with keys and data storage you control
Best for: People wanting a small, encrypted notes app for quick lists and memos across web, iOS and Android.
Ranked 42
28.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Freeplane
Freeplane · Free and open source mind mapping software written in Java
Best for: People wanting a free, offline desktop mind mapping tool for use at work, school or home.
Ranked 43
27.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Joplin
Joplin · Open source note-taking with end-to-end encrypted sync
Best for: Individuals and small teams wanting an open source, encrypted note app that syncs across devices
Ranked 44
26.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Study Edge
Study Edge · Course-specific exam preparation and study sessions for university students
Best for: University students revising for specific courses who want expert-led sessions and mock exams
Ranked 45
25.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Darkwrite
Darkwrite · Offline, local-first notes app for macOS, open source under AGPLv3
Best for: macOS users who want a local, offline notebook with no account, no sync service and no AI features.
Ranked 46
25 — BenchRank score out of 100Readeck
Readeck · Save web articles, videos and images as bookmarks to read later
Best for: People saving articles, videos and images to read later and keep for the long term
Ranked 47
24.8 — BenchRank score out of 100Tonkatsu Box
Tonkatsu Box · Open-source collection tracker for games, movies, anime, manga and books
Best for: Hobbyists cataloguing games, movies, anime, manga and books on Windows, Linux, macOS or Android
Ranked 48
24.7 — BenchRank score out of 100BookStack
BookStack · Self-hosted open-source wiki for documentation
Best for: Teams that can self-host and want a free wiki for internal documentation and knowledge storage.
Ranked 49
24.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Showly
Showly · TV show and movie tracker for iOS and Android
Best for: TV and film viewers who want to track episode progress on mobile and sync with Trakt.tv
Ranked 50
24 — BenchRank score out of 100Beaver Notes
Beaver Notes · Local-first open-source notes app that keeps notes on your device
Best for: People who want a local-first markdown notes app with no accounts, cloud or tracking
Ranked 51
23.9 — BenchRank score out of 100ReadCube
ReadCube Papers · Reference library with AI search, monitoring and citation tools
Best for: Researchers and R&D teams needing a shared reference library with AI search and citation tools.
Ranked 52
23.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Open Notebook
Open-Notebook · Open-source AI note-taking and research platform
Best for: Researchers, students and professionals who want AI note-taking with control over models and data.
Ranked 53
22.8 — BenchRank score out of 100OpenNotas
OpenNotas · Cross-platform personal notes with end-to-end encryption and pluggable sync
Best for: Individuals wanting a simple cross-platform note app with end-to-end encryption and self-chosen sync
Ranked 54
22.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Mendeley
Mendeley · Reference manager with PDF annotation, Word citations and shared groups
Best for: Researchers and students who need a reference library, PDF annotation and Word citations.
Ranked 55
22.5 — BenchRank score out of 100Deta Surf
Deta Surf · Notebook and browser that keeps web pages, PDFs and videos alongside your notes
Best for: Researchers who read across tabs, PDFs and video and want their notes in the same app.
Ranked 56
22.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Logseq
Logseq · Open-source, local-first outliner for notes and knowledge
Best for: Individuals keeping daily notes, research and tasks in local Markdown files they control
Ranked 57
22.2 — BenchRank score out of 100LibreOffice
LibreOffice · Open source office suite with word processor, spreadsheet and presentations
Best for: Individuals and organisations wanting a free, locally installed office suite for everyday documents
Ranked 58
21.5 — BenchRank score out of 100linkding
Linkding · Self-hosted bookmark manager in a single Docker container
Best for: Individuals or small teams wanting to self-host a bookmark manager from one Docker container
Ranked 59
20.7 — BenchRank score out of 100Tolaria
Tolaria · Markdown note vault with native relationships, Git and local AI agents
Best for: Writers and engineers who want a Markdown note vault with Git and CLI coding agents built in
Ranked 60
20.3 — BenchRank score out of 100Khoj
Khoj · Three AI tools: personal assistant, research workbench and desktop co-worker
Best for: Individuals wanting AI agents and research tools that work over their own documents and the web
Ranked 61
19.4 — BenchRank score out of 100Cloudmark
Cloudmark · Account-free cloud bookmarks shared by link
Best for: Individuals who want a link-shareable bookmark list they can save to without creating an account
Ranked 62
18 — BenchRank score out of 100Slapdash
Slapdash · Sunset cross-app search and command bar, now folded into ClickUp
Best for: No one new — Slapdash has been sunset and former users are pointed to ClickUp instead.
Ranked 63
17.3 — BenchRank score out of 100TheBrain
TheBrain · Visual knowledge network for notes, files, links and projects
Best for: People and teams who want notes, files and links held in one linked visual network, not folders
Ranked 64
15.7 — BenchRank score out of 100TiddlyWiki
TiddlyWiki · Single-file non-linear notebook you keep on your own device
Best for: People wanting a single-file personal notebook they store themselves and keep readable for decades.
Ranked 65
12 — BenchRank score out of 100itsnotes
itsnotes · Self-hosted sticky notes with folders and Google Keep imports
Best for: People who want to self-host a Google Keep-style note app and import their existing notes.
