r/NoteTaking is a subreddit with 64k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses app, note taking, note app, note, and tablet, and they frequently recommend/review notetaking app, note taking, and note-taking app.
This subreddit is a useful guide to see how others take notes and how you can take notes effectively yourself. Posts here range from informational to to pictures of your note pages and handwriting.
Posts with a "?" in the title will be automatically flaired as an unanswered question. If OP comments "Answered!" or "answered!" the post flair will changed to be answered.
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Popular Themes in r/NoteTaking
#1
Solution Requests
: "Best free note taking apps"
27 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Just switched from windows and have started study too. Looking for inspiration tips tricks and ideas from how others manage workflow, things like file management setup and any apps to help organise things, other apps people use that help with their study management and organisation."
4 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "[Free and OpenSource] I built Steno to protect your most sensitive conversations. AI notetaker & notepad. 1200+ GitHub stars, 1000s of downloads. Mac & Windows."
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Feeling overwhelmed at university"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Made a note app where your notes are pins on a map instead of folders"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/NoteTaking
#1
App
: "Note-Taking Apps"
50 posts
#2
Note Taking
: "What do you guys generally look forward to while using a Note Taking app?"
47 posts
#3
Note App
24 posts
#4
Note
: "Note-Taking Apps"
9 posts
#5
Tablet
6 posts
#6
Note Taking App
: "Free Note Taking App with audio synced replay for iPad (we are actively developing, improving and planned to remain free)"
6 posts
#7
Notes
5 posts
#8
Free
4 posts
#9
Android
3 posts
#10
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/NoteTaking
Notetaking App
42 reviews
#1
Obsidian
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#2
Nebo
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Notion
4.3★ from 3 reviews
Note Taking
34 reviews
#1
OneNote
3.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Goodnotes
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Noteful
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Note-taking App
32 reviews
#1
OneNote
3.8★ from 5 reviews
#2
Noteful
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Microsoft OneNote
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/NoteTaking
#1
App/Program/Other Tool
: "30 days and seven updates later: everything that came out of your feedback on LiquidWorkspace"
51 posts
#2
Question: Unanswered ✗
: "When I take notes, I write down everything. How do I stop doing this?"
47 posts
#3
Notes
: "This sub has a problem with undisclosed developer recommendations"
20 posts
#4
Method
: "Note-Taking Apps"
20 posts
#5
FOSS App/Tool
: "Why not take your notes in LaTeX? (Especially if you're in STEM)"
8 posts
#6
Question: Answered ✓
: "share some biology notes kk"
4 posts
#7
Article
: "Obsidian Plugin Updates 2026-08-02 to 2026-08-08 + Dayframe"
3 posts
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+30k members(88.2%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026