Notion alternatives for Mac
Notion — App to write, plan, collaborate, and get organised — is installed 5,017 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask notion to install Notion itself.- Obsidian3.9× the installs
- Typora5.2× smaller user base
- Zotero3.0× smaller user base
- Craft47.3× smaller user base
- bear6.2× smaller user base
- Joplin10.8× smaller user base
- Anytype28.8× smaller user base
- Logseq14.0× smaller user base
Full comparison
| Notion | Obsidian | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Utilities | Productivity |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 7.40.1 | 1.14.5 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 5,017 | 19,786 |
| Install command | brew install --cask notion | brew install --cask obsidian |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.