ThreadPage and other notes apps
Each comparison says who should stay with the other app, and shows the facts with the day we checked them.
ThreadPage or Evernote
Stay with Evernote if
- you save web pages all day with the Web Clipper;
- you search inside PDFs and images;
- you keep more than 20,000 notes, or browse thousands of them as one library;
- you want tasks, a calendar and AI inside your notes app.
Try ThreadPage if
- you hit the Free plan’s limit of 50 notes and one notebook;
- you keep a few long projects and want each one’s notes in date order;
- you want your notes in files you can take with you on any plan;
- you’d rather open a browser and write than install an app.
ThreadPage or Notion
Stay with Notion if
- you want databases, templates and wikis, or a workspace for a team;
- you share pages with guests, who comment or edit;
- you already connect Claude or ChatGPT through Notion’s own MCP server;
Try ThreadPage if
- you run a few personal or side projects and mostly need to know where each one stands;
- you’d rather write than design a system first;
- with Pro, you want Claude, ChatGPT or Codex to read one project’s notes, and only that project’s.
ThreadPage or Obsidian
Stay with Obsidian if
- you want your notes as plain files on your own disk;
- you rely on plugins, themes and a graph of links;
- you sync through your own cloud folder and pay nothing;
- you enjoy building your own system.
Try ThreadPage if
- you’ve spent more evenings on your setup than on your notes;
- you write on computers where you can’t install anything;
- you want each project’s notes in date order, the newest last;
- with Pro, you share a project with someone who has never heard of a vault.
ThreadPage or OneNote
Stay with OneNote if
- you write by hand or draw with a pen;
- you place text and pictures anywhere on a page;
- you already work in Microsoft 365, and OneDrive syncs your notebooks for free;
- you want Microsoft’s AI inside your notes.
Try ThreadPage if
- your project is spread over sections and pages, and you can’t see what came last;
- you want each project’s notes in date order, the newest last;
- you work on Linux, or in a browser with no Microsoft account;
- you want your notes as Markdown you can take anywhere.
ThreadPage or Google Keep
Stay with Google Keep if
- you keep shopping lists and quick reminders;
- you want everything on your Google Account, synced for free;
- you add notes from your watch or your phone’s home screen;
- you share a list with your family, who edit it too.
Try ThreadPage if
- a note has grown into a project you come back to for weeks;
- you need tables, headings or files in a note;
- you want to see what happened in what order;
- you’d rather not need a Google Account for your notes.
ThreadPage or Apple Notes
Stay with Apple Notes if
- you work only on an iPhone, iPad and Mac, and want them in sync for free;
- you scan documents or draw in your notes;
- you edit the same note with other people at the same time;
- you need end-to-end encryption.
Try ThreadPage if
- you also work on Windows, Linux or Android, sometimes offline;
- you keep several long projects going and lose track of where each one stopped;
- with Pro, you want Claude, ChatGPT or Codex to read a project’s notes and add to them;
- with Pro, you share one project with a client who works in a browser.
Work with agents
Codex vs Claude Code
Codex and Claude Code side by side: where each runs, what it reads and how you pay. And how one thread of notes hands work between them.
Move your notes
Import from other apps
How to bring your notes from other note apps into ThreadPage: the steps for each app, what comes across and what stays behind.
Export your notes
Export ThreadPage notes as Markdown, Evernote files, a thread’s PDF or a ThreadPage backup, and what each file holds.
Start with one thread.
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Project notes: one running log per project
Keep notes, tables and screenshots with each project. Before you switch, leave the next step in its thread. When you return, the context is there.
Free nothing to set upOne running record per client
Keep the brief, your call notes and each agreed change in one client thread. When the work resumes, the latest note tells you what happens next.
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