Note-taking apps typically aim to make you more efficient and productive. A lot of those apps concentrate on quickly jotting down your thoughts, organizing them better, or a mix of both.

We recently polled readers with suggestions for the best note-taking apps. Most of you said you still do things the old-fashioned way with pen and paper—a technique I heartily endorse. However ...

This is where Many Notes, an open-source Markdown-based web app, truly shines. Many Notes offers the flexibility and control I have longed for.

During this process, I realized how everyone's requirements for a note-taking app are so different, which encouraged me to write a detailed guide on how you can find the perfect note-taking app ...

It's a native app for Apple devices that helps you highlight web articles like they're ebook. You can also take notes and easily export them in Markdown format.