Best Note-Taking Apps 2026

Dash suits people who want offline notes with local storage and device-level locking, or who need to export notes in several formats.

Noteriv supports offline notes, shared notes and live editing on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and browser extensions.

Bear offers offline notes and sharing on iOS, macOS and the web.

Standard Notes keeps notes available offline on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows and the web.

Paper suits teams that need shared documents with assigned to-dos and deadline views.

Milanote may suit creative professionals and teams such as filmmakers, writers, designers, photographers, marketers, and content creators.

Noteshelf organizes notes and lets users annotate PDFs on iOS, macOS, Android and Windows.

Mem captures ideas, meetings and research, then uses AI to retrieve and organize workspace notes.

Zoho Notebook suits people who want notes across desktop, mobile, and web, including offline access and collaboration.

Craft suits people who want notes and documents available across web, desktop, and mobile platforms, including offline.

Gemini Notebook organizes PDFs, websites and other materials, then answers from them with source citations on Android, iOS and web.

Recall is a freemium app for saving and retrieving information with offline access on mobile, web and extensions.

Reflect is a paid note app with offline access on iOS, macOS, the web and browser extensions.

Snippets may suit people who want notes, tasks, and learning cards organized together, including those who prefer local storage or GitHub synchronization.