Vellumark vs Marginalia

Vellumark — Scan Book Highlights to Markdown Notes Vellumark turns your physical book highlights and handwritten notes into structured, searchable Markdown. Built for readers who annotate with highlighters, pencils, and margin notes, and want to bring those insights into Obsidian, Notion, or Apple Notes. --- Capture Your Thinking — Not Just the Text • Handwritten Note Recognition Automatically transcribe marginalia, pencil notes, and annotations. • Smart Highlight Linking AI connects handwritten thoughts to highlighted passages using spatial context. • Clean Markdown Export Convert scanned pages into structured, editable Markdown files. --- Fast, Private, Offline-storage • Batch Page Scanning Capture multiple pages quickly. Processing runs in the background. • On-Device Privacy No account required. All data stays on your device using native storage. • One-Tap Share Export a complete Markdown “book” to Obsidian, Notion, Apple Notes, or any app via Share Sheet. --- Designed for Serious Readers • Works with highlights, underlines, and margin notes • Preserves reading context and structure • Built for knowledge management workflows • Offline-first AI processing • Clean, portable Markdown output --- Contact qiuyuexp@gmail.com Privacy Policy qiuyuexp.github.io/public/vellumark/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use qiuyuexp.github.io/public/vellumark/terms-of-use.html

Marginalia is where your reading lives on: the quotes that stopped you, the thoughts they sparked and the books that shaped you, all in one place. Read EPUB and PDF books in a clean, distraction-free reader, or keep notes for the paper books on your shelf. Highlight a passage, write what you think in the margin, and come back to it anytime. NOTES THAT STAY WITH YOU - Highlight in color and add a note to any passage - Type, speak or handwrite your notes - Tag notes by your stance and topic, then filter them in seconds - Notebooks for paper books: save quotes and thoughts from books you read outside the app - Jump from any note straight back to its place in the book THINK DEEPER WITH AI - Discuss any note with an AI companion that knows the book, the quote and your stance, and helps you dig further SHARE AND EXPORT - Turn a favorite quote into a beautiful image for stories and posts - Export your notes as Markdown (ready for Obsidian and other note apps), Word or PDF BUILD A READING HABIT - Daily reading goal with streaks - Yearly book goal with your finished books on display - Reading timer for paper books MADE FOR READING - Adjustable fonts, margins and page colors, including sepia and dark - Full interface in 8 languages - Light and dark theme MARGINALIA PRO Voice and handwritten notes, all tag groups, Word and PDF export, and AI note discussions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/