Supernotes

Supernotes is built for people who prefer to capture knowledge in short, connected cards rather than long documents. It suits personal knowledge management especially well, but its 1,200-character soft limit makes it a less natural home for extended writing.

Its strongest case is the combination of linked-card organization, offline syncing, and practical ways to share and move notes. The trade-off is a strict free-tier card cap and a paid plan required for uncapped cards and the full API and integrations.

Overview

Supernotes treats ideas, records, tasks, and lists as digital notecards. Tags, nesting, links, search, and graph views give users several ways to keep a growing collection navigable. That structure favors building a web of concise reference notes over drafting essays or keeping large, unstructured documents.

Cards can hold equations, tables, images, checklists, and emojis, but the 1,200-character soft limit still shapes how they are used: a topic may need to be split across multiple cards. The outliner organization model and backlinks support that connected approach, while graph views help surface relationships between notes.

Key features

Offline access is a substantial practical advantage. The apps continue working without a connection, then merge changes and sync when the device is back online. Shared cards can be read-only or collaborative, with people able to edit together in real time; that is useful for joint work, though the product is primarily designed around individual knowledge management.

Supernotes accepts imports from Obsidian, Roam Research, Google Keep, Notion, and Markdown, and exports notes as PDF, JSON, or Markdown. Those options reduce friction when moving an existing note collection or taking it elsewhere. Available integrations include Telegram, Raycast, Pipedream, email, SupaSend, and Funnel; Zapier, Make, and Tally are marked as coming soon. An API is offered for building integrations, while the full API and integrations are part of Unlimited.

Notes are encrypted in transit with SSL and at rest with AES-256. The privacy policy says Supernotes does not own or sell user data or use it for advertising, and staff do not access note content without express permission during support. Support is available through the in-app messenger; Unlimited subscribers receive priority support.

Pricing

Supernotes uses a freemium model and has no free trial. Starter is free, but is capped at 100 cards. That is enough to try the card system or keep a small collection, but regular users may reach the ceiling and need to prune or upgrade.

Unlimited costs £6.00 per month, billed £72 billed annually. It removes the card cap and includes AI Superpowers, the full API and integrations, and priority support. It is the fit for users who want to grow a substantial card library or rely on the full integration offering; those who can work within 100 cards can stay on Starter.

Platforms

Supernotes is available on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, and also offers an API. Offline use with automatic merging and syncing makes the cross-device offering more useful than access that depends on a live connection.

Who it's for

Choose Supernotes if you want to organize personal knowledge as short, linked notes and value graph-based exploration, offline work, and straightforward import and export. It is less suited to people who regularly need long-form notes, or anyone who needs more than 100 cards but does not want a paid subscription.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Tags, nesting, backlinks, search, and graph views support several ways to connect and navigate a personal note collection.
• Pros: Offline editing with automatic merging and syncing helps keep work moving across connections and devices.
• Pros: Imports from five named note sources and exports to PDF, JSON, or Markdown make portability a strength.
• Cons: The 1,200-character soft limit per card can force extended material into multiple notes.
• Cons: Starter's 100-card ceiling limits how far a free collection can grow.
• Cons: The full API and integrations, plus priority support, require Unlimited.

Alternatives

Personal Knowledge Management Software, AI Note-Taking Apps, and Note-taking apps offer broader category comparisons.

• Logseq is worth considering if a free, forever personal-use plan is more important than Supernotes' card format; its Sync Backer plan is a $5 a month recurring donation with beta access to sync.
• Obsidian is another option if you want a freemium notes app with a paid Sync Standard plan at $5 a month, billed annually, for one user, one synced vault, 1 GB total storage, and a 5 MB maximum file size.
• SiYuan may suit readers looking for an open-source option: its download page describes it as completely open source, with most features free, including for commercial use.
• TheBrain offers a free app plan with unlimited thoughts, links, and brains, plus private sync for up to 1,000 thoughts and 100 MB of synced attachments.
• TiddlyWiki is a free and open-source project for readers who want that model rather than Supernotes' freemium card app.
• Capacities is another freemium choice, with its Basic plan allowing 5 GB of media uploads total and 100 MB per month afterwards.
• Neoma offers a free Personal plan described as having every feature, every platform, no account, no limits, and no expiry.
• Lattics is another option for readers comparing freemium note-taking apps.

Verdict

Supernotes is a strong choice for individual users who want a compact, connected knowledge system that works offline and can be shared or exported when needed. Its linked-card structure is the main reason to choose it; the short card limit and Starter's 100-card cap are the reasons to look elsewhere or budget for Unlimited.