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Free to think. Premium to accelerate.
The full writing workspace is free, forever. Premium unlocks the local-AI workflows that help you search and organize your own research faster.
Free
$0
The full writing workspace.
- Local-first markdown editor & private vault
- Reading Studio — side-by-side PDF reading & highlights
- Smart citations (BibTeX / APA)
- Source & literature management
- Graph View + Neo4j export
- GitHub-flavored markdown, tables & LaTeX
Premium Monthly
$8.99/month
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
- Everything in Free
- Semantic search — find by meaning, locally
- Automatic indexing — extract figures, charts & tables
- Matrix extraction — fill research tables with local AI
- Evidence Scan — check claims against your own library
Premium Annual
Best value$49.99/year
≈ $4.17/mo · save ~54% vs monthly
- Everything in Free
- Semantic search — find by meaning, locally
- Automatic indexing — extract figures, charts & tables
- Matrix extraction — fill research tables with local AI
- Evidence Scan — check claims against your own library
Premium Lifetime
$99.99once
Pay once. Premium forever.
- Everything in Free
- Semantic search — find by meaning, locally
- Automatic indexing — extract figures, charts & tables
- Matrix extraction — fill research tables with local AI
- Evidence Scan — check claims against your own library
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Student pricing
note.md is made for the rigor of demanding programs. Students get Premium for $4.99/month or $29.99/year, verified through the App Store.
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Free vs Premium
| Feature | Free | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Local markdown editor & private vault | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading Studio (side-by-side PDF + highlights) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart citations (BibTeX / APA) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Source & literature management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graph View + Neo4j export | ✓ | ✓ |
| GitHub-flavored markdown, tables & LaTeX | ✓ | ✓ |
| Semantic search (local AI) | — | ✓ |
| Automatic indexing — figures, charts & tables | — | ✓ |
| Matrix extraction (local AI) | — | ✓ |
| Evidence Scan (local AI) | — | ✓ |
Questions
Frequently asked.
- Is note.md free?
- Yes. The full writing workspace — the editor, your local vault, Reading Studio, citations, source management, and Graph View — is free forever. Premium unlocks the local-AI workflows.
- What does Premium unlock?
- Semantic search, automatic indexing, Matrix extraction, and Evidence Scan — the local AI features that help you search and organize your own library faster. They surface your work; they don't write it for you.
- Does the AI run in the cloud?
- No. Every AI feature runs locally on your Mac. Your notes and sources never leave your machine, on Free or Premium.
- Is there student pricing?
- Yes. Students get Premium for $4.99/month or $29.99/year, verified through the App Store.
- How do I pay, change, or cancel?
- Premium is an in-app purchase through the App Store. You can upgrade, switch plans, or cancel anytime from your Apple account settings.
- What's the difference between monthly, annual, and lifetime?
- Monthly is $8.99, annual is $49.99 (about 54% less than paying monthly), and lifetime is a single $99.99 payment that unlocks Premium forever.
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