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Notes
Notebooks and Markdown notes, saved to Files.
Nothing to install: just open it in the browser on your phone, tablet or computer. It keeps working without internet after your first visit. Want an icon on your home screen? On iPhone or iPad, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, open the browser menu and tap Add to Home screen. On a computer, click the install icon in the address bar.
Notes has these main features: Notebooks, folders, tags and pinned notes; Markdown with a live preview.
Preview: some features listed below may not be finished yet.
What you can do with Notes
How Notes compares
Notes next to Obsidian, Dillinger, StackEdit, Joplin, Typora: facts from each tool's own pages, checked 2026-10-24. We make Notes.
| Tool | Price | Runs where | Account needed | Where notes are kept | Sync |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes ours | Free | In the browser on any device | No | Files, in this browser | No |
| Obsidian | Free for any use; Sync from $4 and Publish from $8 a month (billed yearly) | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android | No sign-up required | On your device, as Markdown files | Paid add-on (Obsidian Sync) |
| Dillinger | Free, no paid tiers | Browser | No; only to connect GitHub, Dropbox and others | In your browser’s local storage | GitHub, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Bitbucket |
| StackEdit | Not stated (open source, Apache-2.0) | Browser | Not stated | Not stated | Google Drive, Dropbox, GitHub |
| Joplin | App: not stated (open source); Joplin Cloud from 2.99 € a month | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, terminal | Not stated; Joplin Cloud needs a sign-up | Not stated | Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive and others |
| Typora | $14.99 once (without tax), 15-day free trial; up to 3 devices | macOS, Windows, Linux | Not stated | Your own files and folders | Through your own Dropbox or iCloud folder |
| Feature | Notes ours | Obsidian | Dillinger | StackEdit | Joplin | Typora |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | No |
| Works in a browser, no install | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Partly | No |
| No account needed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Notes kept on your device | Browser storage | Yes | Browser storage | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| Live preview | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| Open existing .md files | No | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| Folders or notebooks | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | File tree |
| Tags | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Links between notes | No | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tables | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| Maths (LaTeX) | No | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Diagrams | No | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export PDF | Print dialog | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| Export Word | .doc (Word-compatible) | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | docx |
| Cloud sync | No | Paid add-on | Yes | Yes | Yes | Your own folder |
| Plugins | No | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Not stated |
The full comparison, with sources: The best free Markdown editors
Feature matrix
| Feature | Status | File types |
|---|---|---|
| Notebooks, folders, tags and pinned notes | Preview | Not listed yet |
| Markdown with a live preview | Preview | Not listed yet |
| Search across every note | Preview | Not listed yet |
| Export as .md or standalone .html | Preview | Not listed yet |
File types
No specific file types are listed for this app yet.
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