Notable	Bear	Boostnote	Evernote	Keep	Notion.so	Quiver	Simplenote	TiddlyWiki	Typora
Free	✓	△, with paid plans	✓	△, with paid plans	✓	△, with paid plans	✕, only during trial	✓	✓	✓
Open source	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕	✓	✓	✕
Cross platform	✓	✕	✓	✓	△, via web app	✓	✕	✓	✓	✓
No account required	✓	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕	✓	✕	✓	✓
No proprietary formats	✓	△, can export to Markdown	✓, but notes are stored in .cson	△, can only export to HTML	✕	✕	△, no inside Text cells	✕	✓	✓
No WYSIWYG	✓	✕, but it’s a surprisingly decent one	✓	✕	✕	✕	△, no inside Text cells	△, only if you set “Markdown formatted”	✓	△, only in Source Mode
No bloat	✓	✓	△, publish to blog, snippets	✕, work chat, webclipper, annotations etc.	△, drawings	✕, spreadsheets, kanban board etc.	△, presentation mode	△, publish to website	✓	✓
Pretty UI	✓	✓	✕	✕	△, too sticky-notes oriented	✕, too much bloat	✕	✕	✕	✓
GitHub-flavored Markdown	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕	✓, only within Markdown cells	✕	✕	✓
Code syntax highlighting	✓	✓	✓	✕, only generic code blocks	✕	✓	✓	✕, only generic code blocks	✕, only generic code blocks	✓
Attachments	✓	✓	✕	✓, but base64 encoded in HTML when exported	△, only images	✓, but 5MB limit on free plan	✓	✕	✓	✕
Fuzzy search	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕
Indefinitely nestable tags	✓	✓	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕	✕	✓	✕
Multi-note simple editing	✓	✓	△, very limited	✓	✓	✕	✓	△, very limited	✓	✕
Multi-note search & replace	✓	✕	✓	✕	✕	✕	△, with some effort, notes are stored as .qvnote	✕	✕	✓
Keyboard friendly	✓	✓, but some shortcuts are undocumented	△, can’t toggle edit and preview mode	✓	✓	✓	✕, I couldn’t edit a note without the mouse	✕	✕	✓
Mobile app	✕, but notes are Markdown files	△, only iOS	✓	✓	✓	✓	△, only iOS	✓	△, via web app	✕, but notes are Markdown files
Synchronization	△, via Dropbox/etc.	✓	△, via Dropbox/etc.	✓	✓	✓	△, via Dropbox/etc.	✓	△, via Dropbox/etc.	△, via Dropbox/etc.
Version control	△, via Git	✕	△, via Git	✕	✕	✓, but paid	△, via Git, but cumbersome .qvnote format	✓	△, via Git	△, via Git