RemNote

Take notes and generate the flashcards in the same keystroke.

By RemNote · since 2019 · remnote.com

7.9

B+ · out of 10

RemNote is an outliner built for people who have to remember what they wrote. Type a definition with the right syntax and it becomes a spaced-repetition card immediately. Highlight a PDF and it becomes a card too, and the AI can turn a page of notes into a full deck of questions.

How it scores

  • Features25% of score

    8.4

    Depth and breadth of what the app can do.

  • Ease of use20% of score

    6.8

    Speed, polish and how long it takes to feel at home.

  • AI15% of score

    8.0

    Quality and usefulness of the built-in AI, not just its presence.

  • Sync & reliability15% of score

    7.4

    How dependably notes move between devices.

  • Value15% of score

    8.4

    What you get for what you pay.

  • Platform coverage10% of score

    9.0

    How many places you can actually use it.

Pricing

$8/month · $72/year

Free tier: Unlimited notes and flashcards, with caps on PDFs, uploads and AI.

Pro is around $8/month, cheaper annually, and there is a student discount.

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Linux
  • Web

55 tracked features supported

What it does well

  • Notes and flashcards are the same object, so revision is never a separate chore
  • PDF highlighting straight into a study deck
  • AI turns messy lecture notes into decent questions
  • Runs on every platform, including Linux

Where it falls short

  • The syntax has a learning curve before it pays off
  • The interface is dense and a bit cluttered
  • Slower on big documents than a plain editor
  • Overkill if you never intend to memorise anything

Our take

If you study for exams, this beats stitching Obsidian to Anki. If you do not, the syntax is a tax with no return.

Best for: Medical, law and language students who live in spaced repetition.

Students & studyLinked thinking / PKMAI-first

Feature by feature

YesPartlyVia pluginNo

Capture & input

How notes get into the app in the first place.

  • Voice recordingPartly
  • Audio transcriptionPartly
  • Speaker identification
  • Meeting recording
  • Handwriting / stylusPartly
  • Drawing canvasPartly
  • OCR / handwriting search
  • Web clipper
  • Share extension
  • Quick capturePartly
  • Images
  • PDF & documents
  • Document scanning

Organization

How notes are structured, linked and found again.

  • Tags
  • Folders / notebooks
  • Multi-level folders
  • Internal links
  • Backlinks
  • Graph view
  • Databases / boardsPartly
  • Daily notes / journal
  • Note templates
  • Saved searches
  • Pins / favorites
  • Merge notesPartly

AI

Assistants, generators and meaning-based search.

  • AI chat / writing assistant
  • AI agent with tools
  • Custom AI agents
  • Semantic searchPartly
  • AI web search
  • Connected apps for AI
  • Prompt templatesPartly
  • Custom AI instructions
  • AI memory
  • Scheduled AI tasks
  • Flashcard generator
  • Spaced repetition
  • Quiz generator
  • Fill in the blank
  • Mind mapsPartly
  • AI image generation
  • Infographic generator
  • Slide deck generator
  • AI mini apps
  • Brainrot video generator
  • AI audio overview
  • Bring your own model
  • AI job notifications

Writing & editing

What the editor itself can actually do.

  • Markdown
  • Rich textPartly
  • Code blocks
  • Math / LaTeX
  • TablesPartly
  • Find and replace
  • Version historyPartly
  • Note infoPartly

Sync & data ownership

Where your notes live and how easily they leave.

  • Cloud sync
  • Sync through your own cloud
  • Offline support
  • Offline-first / own your dataPartly
  • Self-hosting
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Locked notes
  • Daily backupPartly
  • Import
  • Export
  • Public API
  • Command line tool
  • Remote MCP serverVia plugin
  • Plugins / extensions

Sharing & collaboration

Working with other people inside your notes.

  • Share with people
  • Real-time collaboration
  • CommentsPartly
  • Public sharing

Experience

The everyday polish around the writing surface.

  • Dark mode
  • Custom themes
  • Multi-language
  • Command palette
  • Split view
  • Focus mode
  • Home screen widgets
  • Apple Shortcuts

Compare with

All RemNote alternatives

RemNote vs Grape

Adds: AI agent with tools, AI memory

9.0

RemNote vs Notion

The all-in-one workspace that swallowed the note app category.

8.5

RemNote vs Obsidian

Plain markdown files on your disk, with a plugin ecosystem bolted on top.

8.4

RemNote vs GoodNotes

Handwriting on a tablet, done better than anyone else.

8.0