Purnote vs Jotaid

Notes you actually own. Purnote keeps every note as a plain Markdown file in your own iCloud Drive — no database, no proprietary format, no lock-in. Every note is an ordinary .md file in a folder called purnote, so you can open, edit, search, back up or move your notes with any tool you like — on your Mac, in any text editor, forever. Write a note on your phone and it is on your Mac a moment later. Edit it on your Mac and it changes on your phone while you are looking at it. If you ever stop using Purnote, you still have your notes. That is the whole idea. • Free — no subscription, no ads, no accounts • Plain Markdown files, stored in iCloud Drive where you can see them • Share from any app into Purnote — save a post or link as a note, in the folder you choose • Organise notes in folders, with #tags and Smart Folders • Add photos to a note — saved as plain files beside it, never locked in • Create tables from the formatting bar • Drag a note onto a folder to move it • Formatting buttons above the keyboard — headings, bold, italic, lists, checklists, quotes, links — so you do not need to know Markdown to write it • Notes are named after their first line, so the folder makes sense on your Mac • Rendered notes with headings, tables, task lists and code blocks • Full text search across every note • Works without iCloud too, keeping notes on this iPhone Purnote collects nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no servers other than your own iCloud.

The more you capture, the harder it gets to see what you know. Jotaid turns notes into connected concepts. A node is one idea, not a whole note — so links run between ideas, not documents. The note-taking methods you already use work out of the box, no plugins needed: Zettelkasten, PARA for organizing by project, and design-thinking card clustering are all built in. WHAT YOU CAN SEE • Concept Nodes — The thread through your notes. One idea, one page. • Trend — When each concept node appeared, grew, and went quiet. • Graph & Matrix — Which concepts go together, and how strongly. • Node Types — Core, Bridge, and Emerging, read from your network. • Link Predictions — Pairs that probably belong together but never met. • Canvas — Arrange cards and let themes form. AI THINKS WITH YOU, NEVER FOR YOU (PRO) AI does the groundwork. The judgment stays yours. • Smart Node & Smart Theme — Propose concepts & groupings. Nothing applies until you tick it. • Theme Summary — Key findings from every note in a theme. • Typed Relations — How co-occurring concepts relate, with the passage behind it. • AI Reading — Your graph and matrix, explained. • MCP Server (Mac) — Ask your AI agent what your notes add up to. Read-only. After unlocking Pro, connect your own AI provider (BYOK). Jotaid runs no AI service. MARKDOWN & APPLE NATIVE Everything you expect from a notes app, and more. • Edit & preview modes, with live syntax highlighting, tables, math, and code • Fast capture: Quick Note, Raycast, PopClip, and the iOS share sheet • Built-in browser for AI chats, side by side with your notes on Mac (no password-manager extensions) • On-device semantic search • Import Markdown files or a whole vault • Markdown export, encrypted backups • Native on Mac and iPhone, with iCloud sync FREE & PRO • Free: the Inbox, no note limit. Editor, backlinks, graph, matrix, Trends, canvas, and iCloud sync included. • Pro: more projects, cross-filtering, and all AI features. Monthly, yearly, or buy once. All data stored locally. iCloud sync optional. No account required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jotaid.com/privacy