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Top Rated Note-Taking Software with One time license

Last updated: June 2026

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Plottr logo

Plan your books the way you think

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Plottr is a popular visual book outlining and story bible software and web app, used by thousands of professional and aspiring writers, that makes planning your books as much fun as writing them.

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LiquidText logo

Multi-touch document manipulation system

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LiquidText brings all documents with your highlights, annotations, observations and notes into a unified workspace and allows you to make live connections among, between and within anything in the project by just drawing lines.

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Personal information management software

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EssentialPIM is a cloud-based personal information management software designed to help small to midsize businesses view, store, and manage all personal and important information in a secure and centralized database. The platform enables organizations to update, edit, and organize appointments, notes, contacts, passwords, tasks, and emails across multiple applications and devices via a unified portal.

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Notability logo

Note-taking and PDF annotation application

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Notability is a mobile-based note-taking application, which helps individuals collaborate and manage projects using sketching and PDF annotation tools. Users can create hand-crafted notes with GIFs, web pages, or images, rotate or color the ideas, and organize them as per requirements.

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eM Client logo

Email, calendar, contacts, tasks, notes and chat in one app

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eM Client is a powerful email client for Windows and macOS with a clean and easy-to-use interface. It also offers features for calendars, tasks, contacts, notes and chat.

eM Client covers all professional communication needs
for any team or enterprise and easily connects to any email service.

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Cloud-based calendar solution for individuals and teams.

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Routine is a cloud-based work platform that connects tasks, calendars, projects, notes, and contacts in a local-first, customizable workspace. The platform integrates with various services to eliminate manual data entry while offering features like natural language input, time blocking, and custom data visualization. Available across multiple platforms including macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, and web, Routine helps individuals and teams organize information and optimize schedules.

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