Compare the Top On-Premises Note-Taking Apps as of July 2025

What are On-Premises Note-Taking Apps?

Note-taking apps are software solutions that allow users to capture, organize, and manage notes, ideas, and information in a digital format. These apps typically include features like text formatting, tagging, multimedia support (images, audio, and video), cloud synchronization for cross-device access, and search functionality. Some note-taking apps also offer collaboration features, allowing multiple users to work on the same notes in real-time. These tools are widely used for personal note-taking, meeting minutes, research, and project management. Compare and read user reviews of the best On-Premises Note-Taking apps currently available using the table below. This list is updated regularly.

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    Paperwork

    Paperwork

    Paperwork

    Paperwork is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to services like Evernote®, Microsoft OneNote® or Google Keep®. We at Paperwork believe that your private data should be yours and no other person or corporation should be able to access or even benefit from it. Hence it is our goal to build software that enables everyone to store and manage their documents in a cloud that’s theirs alone – whether it’s a computer scientist working with confidential data, a critical journalist, a freedom-of-speech activist or just your grandparents. Our goal is to be your privacy focused, open-source alternative to other note-taking software, for capturing ideas and managing documents. Paperwork currently is under development. In order to get Paperwork in its current state running, you have to have an understanding for how Docker and DNS works and know the basic concepts of HTTP proxying. Also, experience with Traefik and Minio might come in handy.
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