Note-Taking Apps & Wikis | Parse

Note-Taking Apps & Wikis in AI answers

Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 428 AI responsesReviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky

AI summary

Obsidian holds a wide lead across note-taking tools, frequently cited for local Markdown storage, bi-directional linking, and personal knowledge management. When users need subscription-free handwriting support across devices, Microsoft OneNote becomes the usual answer.

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Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5

#	Brand	Recommended for	Mentioned in
1	Obsidian 73% local Markdown files, plugin customization, and personal knowledge management	local Markdown files, plugin customization, and personal knowledge management	73%
2	Joplin 38% open-source note capture with end-to-end encryption and multi-device syncing	open-source note capture with end-to-end encryption and multi-device syncing	38%
3	Notion 36% all-in-one workspaces blending databases, task tracking, and personal notes	all-in-one workspaces blending databases, task tracking, and personal notes	36%
4	Logseq 34% privacy-focused outliner workflows using local plain text files	privacy-focused outliner workflows using local plain text files	34%
5	Microsoft OneNoteMicrosoft product line 26% free handwriting, drawing, and cross-platform syncing on an infinite canvas	free handwriting, drawing, and cross-platform syncing on an infinite canvas	26%
6	Google KeepAlphabet product line 16% quick, lightweight capture for short notes and sketches	quick, lightweight capture for short notes and sketches	16%
7	Apple Notes · apple.comApple product line 13% fast capture and Apple Pencil handwriting inside the Apple ecosystem	fast capture and Apple Pencil handwriting inside the Apple ecosystem	13%
8	Zettlr 13% academic Markdown writing, citation handling, and local file storage	academic Markdown writing, citation handling, and local file storage	13%
9	Apple Notes · icloud.comiCloud product line 10% fast capture and Apple Pencil handwriting inside the Apple ecosystem	fast capture and Apple Pencil handwriting inside the Apple ecosystem	10%
10	HedgeDoc 10% collaborative, self-hosted real-time Markdown document editing	collaborative, self-hosted real-time Markdown document editing	10%
11	Gollum 9%		9%
12	Evernote 9%		9%
13	Goodnotes 8%		8%
14	Visual Studio CodeMicrosoft product line 7%		7%
15	LeafWiki 7%		7%
16	WikiMD 5%		5%
17	Granola 5%		5%
18	Samsung NotesSamsung product line 5%		5%
19	Fathom 5%		5%
20	HackMD 5%		5%
21	DokuWiki 5%		5%
22	WikiDocs 4%		4%
23	MkDocs 4%		4%
24	Colibri 4%		4%
25	Coda 4%		4%
26	Dropbox 4%		4%
27	Otter.ai 4%		4%
28	QOwnNotes 4%		4%
29	Noteful 4%		4%
30	MarkText 4%		4%
31	Simplenote 4%		4%
32	Standard NotesOwned by Proton 4%		4%
33	iA WriterIa product line 4%		4%
34	Notesnook 4%		4%
35	Microsoft 365Microsoft product line 3%		3%
36	Google DocsAlphabet product line 3%		3%
37	Notability 3%		3%
38	CollabMD 3%		3%
39	Foam 3%		3%
40	Flatnotes 3%		3%
41	Bear 3%		3%
42	Inkdrop 3%		3%
43	iCloud 3%		3%
44	Zoho NotebookZoho product line 3%		3%
45	Microsoft OneDriveMicrosoft product line 3%		3%
46	Fireflies 3%		3%
47	CodiMD 2%		2%
48	Wiki.js 2%		2%
49	Nebo 2%		2%
50	Anytype 2%		2%
51	Capacities 2%		2%
52	Nextcloud HubNextcloud product line 2%		2%
53	Typora 2%		2%
54	Syncthing 2%		2%
55	Otter A/B 2%		2%
56	Otterwiki 2%		2%
57	UpNote 2%		2%
58	CollaNote 2%		2%
59	Gether 2%		2%
60	Material for MkDocs 2%		2%
61	Slite 2%		2%
62	Pithy 2%		2%
63	Roam Research 2%		2%
64	Notable 2%		2%
65	NotesHub 2%		2%
66	VSCodium 2%		2%
67	GitHub 2%		2%
68	Etherpad 2%		2%
69	FSNotes 2%		2%
70	C.R.A.F.T.2%		2%
71	Nextcloud 1%		1%
72	Noteshelf 1%		1%
73	SilverBullet 1%		1%
74	Notegrity 1%		1%
75	Google DriveAlphabet product line 1%		1%
76	Bear · bear.app 1%		1%
77	Git 1%		1%
78	MeetGeek 1%		1%
79	Read.ai 1%		1%
80	Muesli 1%		1%
81	Outline 1%		1%
82	Wiki‑Go 1%		1%
83	Noteline 1%		1%
84	Gitlab 1%		1%
85	StackEdit 1%		1%
86	RemNote 1%		1%
87	Dendron 1%		1%
88	AFFiNE 1%		1%
89	Atlassian 1%		1%
90	Docusaurus 1%		1%
91	Apple 1%		1%
92	Google WorkspaceAlphabet product line 1%		1%
93	MyScript NeboMyscript product line 1%		1%
94	Nota 1%		1%
95	Zoom 1%		1%
96	Microsoft 1%		1%
97	LeoMoon Wiki-GoLeomoon product line 1%		1%
98	Fileverse 1%		1%
99	SiYuanB3log product line 1%		1%
100	TagSpaces 1%		1%