r/NoteTaking is a subreddit with 69k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses app, note taking, note app, notes, and note, 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
: "Alternatives for taking notes?"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Hallo! I made a free and open-source alternative to obsidian (hibi) and would love feedback"
6 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Building a new digital study tool — What features do you actually use, and what is your current setup?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/NoteTaking
#1
App
: "My dream journaling App — would you use it if I published it?"
50 posts
#2
Note Taking
40 posts
#3
Note App
23 posts
#4
Notes
: "This is not a Notes ap advertising platform!"
16 posts
#5
Note
6 posts
#6
Tablet
6 posts
#7
Free
4 posts
#8
3 posts
#9
Note Taking Apps
: "Recommendations for note-taking apps that work without bugs on iOS"
3 posts
#10
Looking
2 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
Question: Unanswered ✗
: "This is not a notes ap advertising platform!"
25 posts
#2
App/Program/Other Tool
: "We made a free iPad notes app. You can use its drawing engine in your own app too."
23 posts
#3
FOSS App/Tool
: "Hallo! I made a free and open-source alternative to obsidian (hibi) and would love feedback"
9 posts
#4
Notes
: "the first photo’s my handwriting when i was in college vs now"
6 posts
#5
Method
: "EtherPK – a notes app where any concept is a Kanban Board (from tasks)"
5 posts
#6
Article
: "Your notes don't need an MCP server"
2 posts
#7
Video
: "Yaps now supports converting images of handwritten notes directly into markdown notes! 📝 👋 - Available on Mac, Window and Linux!"
1 post
#8
Question: Answered ✓
: "I just wrote my first note on Substack"
1 post
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+32k members(89.7%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026