An AI-powered visual workspace where teams think, plan, and build together
Flexnote: Combines infinite canvas mind mapping with local-first storage, but lacks tablet handwriting and stylus optimization. Flexnote records 41,017 monthly visits with +113.1% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Goodnotes records 3,227,341 monthly visits with +10.8% growth and Freemium, Free Trial pricing.
Local-first visual note-taking on an infinite canvas with mind maps and knowledge-base AI
| Dimension / Metric | ![]() | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | myflexnote.com | goodnotes.com |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium, Free Trial |
| Monthly Visits | 41.02K (41,017) | 3.23M (3,227,341) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +21.77K (+113.1%) | +314.75K (+10.8%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇨🇳 China (74.6%) | 🇺🇸 United States (33.8%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 17.57K | 1.64M |
| User Rating | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
Local-first visual note-taking on an infinite canvas with mind maps and knowledge-base AI
Place cards anywhere on the canvas, then switch to mind-map or database views to see structure without reorganizing your notes.
Highlight and annotate PDFs on the canvas and take timestamped notes on videos; highlights automatically become reference cards.
Semantic search, knowledge-base Q&A, and content retrieval find the right notes; chat works with your own model API key.
Files live on your device by default and sync across devices through WebDAV, S3, OneDrive, or Baidu Netdisk — your credentials stay yours.

Handwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas
Low-latency ink with palm rejection, cross-out to erase, and handwriting-to-text conversion keeps writing close to pen on paper.
Import contracts, papers, or textbooks and mark them up by hand, with searchable annotations and clean exports.
Search across typed text, handwriting, and sketches, and turn notes into summaries, mind maps, or structured plans.
Work together in shared notebooks, documents, and whiteboards simultaneously, without version conflicts or file ping-pong.
An AI-powered visual workspace where teams think, plan, and build together
SpecialistExcels at automatically generating flashcards and practice quizzes from study notes, but lacks freehand drawing features.
SpecialistExcels at automatically generating flashcards and practice quizzes from study notes, but lacks freehand drawing features.

SpecialistTurns course materials into interactive AI study tools, but focuses less on handwritten digital notebooks.
SpecialistTurns course materials into interactive AI study tools, but focuses less on handwritten digital notebooks.

SpecialistStronger online PDF editing and AI chat capabilities, but lacks tablet-optimized handwritten note-taking workflows.
SpecialistStronger online PDF editing and AI chat capabilities, but lacks tablet-optimized handwritten note-taking workflows.
SpecialistConverts notes and PDFs into quizzes and flashcards, but lacks stylus-based handwriting and sketching tools.
SpecialistConverts notes and PDFs into quizzes and flashcards, but lacks stylus-based handwriting and sketching tools.

The collaborative whiteboard built for product builders

Turn any material into visual study sets, flashcards and quizzes
Turn any material into visual study sets, flashcards and quizzes
Provides gorgeous structured block-based document editing, but is built for typed text rather than handwritten notes.
Provides gorgeous structured block-based document editing, but is built for typed text rather than handwritten notes.

MindMap AI is an AI mind map generator that starts from a prompt, PDF, video, audio file or webpage and returns a structured map you can edit by hand or refine in chat. Manual mind mapping is free forever, and AI credits are the paid layer.
MindMap AI is an AI mind map generator that starts from a prompt, PDF, video, audio file or webpage and returns a structured map you can edit by hand or refine in chat. Manual mind mapping is free forever, and AI credits are the paid layer.

Organizes notes into interconnected typed objects rather than traditional notebooks, but lacks handwritten ink support.
Organizes notes into interconnected typed objects rather than traditional notebooks, but lacks handwritten ink support.

AI agents that turn your own documents into summaries, mind maps and reports
AI agents that turn your own documents into summaries, mind maps and reports

AI concept maps, flashcards and study tools in one place
AI concept maps, flashcards and study tools in one place