People have a habit of using messaging apps to send things to themselves. So much so that chat apps like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram have built-in features for bookmarking or note-taking. Developer ...

I replaced my complicated note-taking system with a tiny app called Twos—and somehow, productivity became simpler, lighter, and actually fun.

This application has a really nice-looking UI, and it’s free to use. That’s not all, though, the app is also open-source, which is always great to see. It currently has a 4.2-star rating in the Google ...

The flatnotes is a simple, self-hosted notes app made for people who just want to write and keep their notes private. It’s a ...

Microsoft may have dumped its Cache experimental note-taking app, but Windows users have alternatives to the sometimes overwhelmingly complex Evernote, Google Keep, or Microsoft’s own OneNote. When ...

[Disclosure: Q Branch developers John Gruber, Brent Simmons, and Dave Wiskus have written articles for Macworld in the past. Gruber is currently a Macworld senior contributor.] A Vesper note can ...

In this post, you are going to learn to make a basic notepad app. This is a great project to get to grips with because it will lend itself to a range of alternative uses as similar concepts can be ...

Where do you note down all your thoughts, your ideas, or the notes from that very urgent office meeting? Noting down each of your important things provides you with an accurate record, something that ...

Laptops are ideal for taking course notes. They’re portable enough to carry with you to every class, they have built-in keyboards and touchpads for fast typing and navigation, you can doodle and ...

Note-takers, take note: Whether you want gobs of features or uber-simplicity, these are the best apps for collecting and managing info on Android. Taking notes is serious business, and having the ...

Number seven in our series is free, streamlined, an absolute joy to use — and here’s the biggie — syncs seamlessly with one of several desktop companions (which are also free); it’s also the first ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...