Tana
Supertags turn loose bullets into a structured database as you type.
By Tana · since 2021 · tana.inc
B+ · out of 10
Tana looks like an outliner until you tag a node, at which point it gains fields, views and behaviour. Voice memos get transcribed and filed into the right structure automatically, and its AI agents can run defined jobs over your workspace. It is the most powerful tool here and the least forgiving.
How it scores
Features25% of score
8.6Depth and breadth of what the app can do.
Ease of use20% of score
6.2Speed, polish and how long it takes to feel at home.
AI15% of score
8.4Quality and usefulness of the built-in AI, not just its presence.
Sync & reliability15% of score
7.4How dependably notes move between devices.
Value15% of score
7.4What you get for what you pay.
Platform coverage10% of score
7.8How many places you can actually use it.
Pricing
$10/month · $96/year
Free tier: A workspace with capped AI credits and limited nodes.
Core is around $10/user/month, less annually, with higher tiers for teams and AI usage.
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- iOS
- Android
- Linux
- Web
53 tracked features supported
What it does well
- Supertags give database structure without leaving the outline
- Voice capture into structured notes is genuinely ahead of the field
- AI agents can be defined once and reused as commands
- Live search nodes keep views up to date automatically
Where it falls short
- Steepest learning curve of any app on this list
- Offline support is limited and sync is cloud-only
- Easy to spend more time building the system than using it
- Costs add up once AI credits are in play
Our take
Astonishing if you commit to it. Most people bounce off within a week, and that is a fair outcome.
Best for: Systems thinkers who want a personal database, not a notebook.
Feature by feature
Capture & input
How notes get into the app in the first place.
- Voice recording
- Audio transcription
- Speaker identification
- Meeting recording
- Handwriting / stylus
- Drawing canvas
- OCR / handwriting search
- Web clipper
- Share extension
- Quick capture
- Images
- PDF & documentsPartly
- Document scanning
Organization
How notes are structured, linked and found again.
- Tags
- Folders / notebooksPartly
- Multi-level foldersPartly
- Internal links
- Backlinks
- Graph viewPartly
- Databases / boards
- Daily notes / journal
- Note templates
- Saved searches
- Pins / favorites
- Merge notes
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 templates
- Custom AI instructions
- AI memory
- Scheduled AI tasks
- Flashcard generator
- Spaced repetition
- Quiz generator
- Fill in the blank
- Mind maps
- 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.
- MarkdownPartly
- Rich textPartly
- Code blocks
- Math / LaTeXPartly
- Tables
- 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 supportPartly
- Offline-first / own your data
- Self-hosting
- End-to-end encryption
- Locked notes
- Daily backup
- ImportPartly
- Export
- Public API
- Command line tool
- Remote MCP server
- Plugins / extensionsPartly
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 modeVia plugin
- Home screen widgetsPartly
- Apple ShortcutsPartly
