Best Note-taking & PKM tools
Notion is the most-adopted Note-taking & PKM tool among creators we track, used by 11 creators (92% of its mentions organic). This ranking counts real, receipt-backed creator usage — no editorial opinion, no paid placement.
Methodology: ranked by active tracked creators, ties broken by trending score · details
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- 1Notion
Connected workspace combining notes, documents, wikis and databases. Pages are built from blocks and can embed tables, boards and calendars; teams and solo creators use it for planning, documentation and content pipelines. Includes the Notion AI add-on.
11 active creators · 25 mentions · 92% organic · Free plan; paid plans from ~$10/user/month
“Carolina walks through her PARA system in Notion” — Tiago Fortesource ↗
- 2Obsidian
Local-first Markdown note app built around bidirectional links and a graph view. Notes are plain files on disk, extended by thousands of community plugins. Optional paid services add end-to-end-encrypted sync and web publishing.
4 active creators · 5 mentions · 100% organic · Free for personal use; Sync ~$5/month, Publish ~$10/site/month
“Then I mapped it all inside Obsidian.” — Productive Dudesource ↗
- 3Roam Research
Outliner-based networked note tool that popularized daily notes and bidirectional block references. Every bullet is an addressable block that can be embedded and linked across pages, aimed at researchers and writers building long-term knowledge graphs.
0 active creators · 0 mentions · – organic · ~$15/month or ~$165/year; long-term 'Believer' plan available
Questions, answered with receipts
What are the best Note-taking & PKM tools that creators actually use?
By receipt-backed creator usage: Notion, Obsidian, Roam Research. Notion leads with 11 active creators, 92% of its mentions organic.
Are these Note-taking & PKM rankings affected by affiliate payments or sponsorships?
No. The ranking counts how many tracked creators genuinely use each tool, from dated mentions with receipts — editorial opinion and paid placement never move it.