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Plain Text Journal vs SideNotes

A side-by-side look at Plain Text Journal and SideNotes. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Plain Text Journal

Plain Text Journal

Office & Productivity

Plain Text Journal is a simple journaling app that allows you to write journal entries as plain text files. It has a clean, distraction-free interface for writing, with options to tag entries, search through them, and export them.

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SideNotes

SideNotes

Office & Productivity

SideNotes is a digital notebook and annotation tool for the Mac. It allows users to take notes and annotate documents, PDFs, and images. Key features include cross-platform sync, website annotation, handwritten notes with Apple Pencil, and secure encryption.

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