The 8 best Heptabase alternatives
Heptabase scores 7.8 out of 10 here, and its weak spots are specific: no free plan at all. These are the apps that fix that, ranked by overall score.
Grape
Take the note. The AI does the filing, the studying and the searching.
Mac / Win / Linux / iOS / Android
Gains you: voice recording, audio transcription, speaker identification. Same territory: students & study.
$3/mo
Obsidian
Plain markdown files on your disk, with a plugin ecosystem bolted on top.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Linux
Gains you: voice recording, audio transcription, meeting recording. Same territory: linked thinking / pkm.
$4/mo
GoodNotes
Handwriting on a tablet, done better than anyone else.
iOS / Mac / Win / Android / Web
Gains you: voice recording, audio transcription, handwriting / stylus. Same territory: students & study.
$9.99/yr
RemNote
Take notes and generate the flashcards in the same keystroke.
Web / Win / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android
Gains you: voice recording, audio transcription, handwriting / stylus. Same territory: students & study.
$8/mo
Microsoft OneNote
An infinite paper notebook that has quietly been free for twenty years.
Win / Mac / iOS / Android / Web
Gains you: voice recording, audio transcription, speaker identification. Same territory: students & study.
Free
Capacities
A studio for your mind, organised by object type instead of folders.
Web / Mac / Win / iOS / Android
Gains you: voice recording, audio transcription, meeting recording. Same territory: linked thinking / pkm.
$12.99/mo
Tana
Supertags turn loose bullets into a structured database as you type.
Web / Mac / Win / iOS / Android
Gains you: voice recording, audio transcription, speaker identification. Same territory: linked thinking / pkm.
$10/mo
AFFiNE
Docs and an infinite whiteboard that are the same document.
Web / Win / Mac / Linux / iOS / Android ยท Open source
Gains you: meeting recording, quick capture, ai agent with tools. Same territory: linked thinking / pkm.
$8.90/mo
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