# 1 Apple Notes alternative for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/apple-notes

Built into macOS: keeps text, checklists, tables and attachments in notes that sync through iCloud.

Apple Notes is free, already on your Mac, and fine for everyday notes. People look elsewhere for Markdown, links between notes, better tagging and search, or notes they can open on Windows and Android too.

- Website: https://support.apple.com/guide/notes/welcome/mac

## Mac apps people use instead of Apple Notes for notes & knowledge

- [Ratio](https://macbase.app/apps/ratio): A plain-text calculator for money, units, and time ($9.99, 20% off for MacBase members, Productivity, Apple silicon, macOS 11 Big Sur or later, verified)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).