If you want to stay organized and productive on your desktop, these note-taking apps did the trick for me. Here's what I like about them.

They also give you more choice over how and where your data is stored, which makes them especially appealing if privacy matters to you. To cut through the noise, I put six of the best open-source note ...

So, for one month, I decided to ditch the third-party note apps and went all in on the simplest one already on my phone: ...

Writing apps have recently become very popular thanks to their greater availability. These apps can create and edit written content such as documents, notes, articles, etc. They have features like ...

I'm always taking notes. Whether it's for a book I'm writing, an idea for a book to be written, an item I need to add to a shopping list, or just about anything else that pops to mind, I turn to my ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. By pivoting away from competing with Google Docs and selling to businesses, Craft got back to note-taking basics ...

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) might not be able to take your place at work (thankfully), but it can make your notes better. Although many of the best note-taking apps settled on a unified ...

We are bombarded by distractions every moment of every day. Some of them are of our own making; others are basically unavoidable. As I sat writing this story my Fitbit reminded me to get up and move, ...

F ree and Open-Source Software (FOSS) is how I describe my favorite app category. Sadly, several apps in this niche have been hit or miss, and you don't want to get your hopes high if you have not ...

I’ve been described as organized, but the reality is that I feel like I’m wading through chaos on a daily basis. Between deadlines, errands, and the executive dysfunction that comes with ADHD, I need ...

Anu is a Features author at Android Police. You'll find her writing in-depth pieces about automation tools, productivity apps, and explainers. Before joining AP, she used to write for prominent tech ...

For years, I’ve had a secret ambition tucked away somewhere near the back of my brain. It was to write a simple note-taking app—one that wouldn’t be overwhelmed with features and that would reflect my ...