Amplenote
Launched 2020
252 features found available
In their words
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Pricing
Our most recent pricing details for Amplenote:
$Free Forever Personal
$5.84/month Basic
$10/month Pro
$20/month Founder
Features pertaining to how the app comports itself visually
A large image can be uploaded above the title of the note, and is shown when the note is published to public
The app allows note content to be created & viewed with minimal formatting and today's date as the default note title
Display option where the editor shows black background with white text
A mechanism is provided to have more than one note concurrently open for editing in a separate viewing window contained within the application
The light/dark setting of the OS can control whether light or dark layout
Different sets of colors can be chosen to alter the appearance of the app window
A note can preview content embedded from another note in the same pane as the note itself
A note can preview a specific block/section embedded from within another note or section
AI integrations offered by the app or a first-party plugin.
Different personalities can be configured for answering questions
Can suggest how to revise/rewrite selected text using AI
Tasks from notes can be viewed on a calendar
A calendar on which tasks can be viewed is provided in the app
A task can be drag-and-dropped from a list of tasks to schedule it
Tasks can be added to the calendar as "events," which are automatically marked complete after time passes
Native integration option to sync tasks from within the note app to a third party calendar app
Native integration option to sync tasks from within the note app to Google Calendar
Native integration option to sync tasks from within the note app to Outlook Calendar
App will import existing events from an external calendar (e.g., Google Calendar) and show them within the app
A calendar on which tasks can be viewed is provided in the mobile app
What kind of content can be uploaded or inserted into notes?
Content of the PDF can be viewed inside the note, rather than clicking on PDF and having it open in an external PDF viewer
Interactive preview of a Tweet will be displayed, including any rich content
Playing and interacting with YouTube videos is possible from within a note
Features that pertain to how the app interfaces with its customers
Company offers on-site real time chat support, or a chat server in which the company participates
There is a dedicated venue such as Discord where users can chat about the product in real time
The company has a specified URL at which users can discuss the product and ask questions in a format where answers can be upvoted to pinpoint the best one
There exists a publicly accessible site upon which users can upvote features they want to see implemented
The company offers a version of the product that can be used indefinitely at no cost, without a note limit
What measures are taken to ensure customer data remains private, even to employees of the companies themselves?
Can enable two-factor authentication from within the app (not only via third parties) to protect account access
Note data can be encrypted before leaving the user's device such that the decryption key is not shared with the note app provider (sometimes referred to as "end-to-end encryption")
Documented claim that all note data is encrypted at rest, on the server
Documented claim that all note data and their attachments are encrypted on the server
An explicit policy describes how security is implemented, and what access employees have to data.
Note content can be created such that even a user who gained access to the note app's cloud database (employee or intruder) couldn't decrypt content (i.e., they couldn't obtain a usable decryption key even if possessing the database contents)
A documented claim exists that note content will not be accessed by employees
A note or block can have a password applied to hide it
What options are available for formatting text and related content in a note?
a vertical bar formatted to the left of the selected text allows for an indented "quote" styling
dotted points are used at the beginning of a paragraph to assemble unordered lists
A sub-list contained within an unordered list
Bullet items can be "folded," "collapsed" or "contracted" such that their nested content is hidden from view
There is a hot key or icon to remove all text formatting currently applied
Does text formatted as code get syntax highlighting?
Multiple languages can be selected to define the code syntax highlighting
Excluding text that gets colored as a side effect of some other formatting feature listed (e.g., highlight)
There exists a means to recolor the background behind specific text in more than one color
App provides a built-in means by which to capture user drawings, sketches, or handwriting
Drawn content from within the app can be translated into text
A permanent text selection formatting menu is available at the top or bottom of the editor
Note body text can be "collapsed," "contracted," "folded" or otherwise hidden under its (non-bullet list) header
Text or images can be linked from a particular string of text in the note (not just URLs)
A formatting text style that slants the letters evenly to the right
A monospace font with its own background color can be invoked without breaking a line. Sometimes referred to as "inline code"
Numbers are used at the beginning of the line to assemble ordered lists
A sub-list contained within an ordered list
A compact, inline formatting bar which remains hidden until text is highlighted
A set of links to each header in the note can be inserted into the note or sidebar
Videos can be placed in the body of a note, with controls to start and stop the video
What functionality specific to images is possible?
Text with special formatting can be added beneath an image
Without leaving the app, an image can be inserted into a note via a prompt supplied to AI
The note app allows the edges of the picture to get dragged so it becomes larger or smaller
An image (such as jpeg, png, gif) can be inserted and viewed in the note editor
Words in the image are added to full text search, so the note will show up in search results that contain a word from within the image
A plugin system allows images to be processed/modified via custom-written code
Text or handwriting from within an image can be inserted into the note body
What features are provided for interoperability between apps? How much lock-in is there?
An entire account can be deleted (including all notes and personal data) without emailing the company
Notes can be deleted from an active account en masse without emailing the company
Hierarchy is exported in a way that other apps can import
When an export is initiated, the downloadable package includes image files for each image uploaded to the user's notebook
App includes a built in importer for Evernote notes (ENEX)
Built in importer for Roam Research preserving all linked content
App includes a built in importer for any markdown notes (MD)
App automatically syncs note & image data to the cloud without implementing extensions, and without signing up for a secondary account on a storage provider
A list of different versions of the note from past various points with the ability to revert to any of them
What features does the note provider offer in terms of third-party integrations and utilities adjacent to the note content itself?
A syntax exists to make numeric or date calculations within the app
Date and time can be evaluated and inserted into a note
Addition, subtraction and multiplication is possible within an evaluated expression (not including table formulas)
Emails can be forwarded to an email address that will create a new note w/ the email content, or append the email content to an existing note
Supports syntax allowing diagrams and charts (Mermaid, etc) to be inserted into a note body
Graph nodes can have colors applied based on their properties
Graph nodes can be filtered on recency of last update
Pre-configured content (instructions, tasks, etc) can be duplicated from an existing source note
The app allows users to develop and package extended app functionality. A directory is provided to help users browse and install plugins
The user can select part of a note or task and get a word+character count for just that selection
Features specific to the mobile experience
Task content can be viewed from outside the app via native Android widget
Task content can be viewed from outside the app via native iOS widget
A quick access icon on the Android home screen includes a search bar
A quick access icon on the iOS home screen includes a search bar
The mobile app provides a way to search for text of a note while inside of that note
When picking the "Share with..." option from an Android app, the app exposes a means for sending content to the app
When picking the "Share with..." option from an iOS app, the app exposes a means for sending content to the app
How well can the app function without internet access?
Attachments can be inserted into a note and viewed within the note when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Searching for text inside notes works when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Any note can be read when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Note content can be created or updated when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Password-protected notes can be read/modified when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
Quick-searching for notes works when offline, after starting the app whilst disconnected from the Internet
How fast is it?
Which platforms are officially supported?
Includes web apps that can be installed via official PWA or Electron
An iPad app (separate from iOS app) has been published to App Store
What options are there for navigating around the app and finding the note you're after?
When entering text into the search field, matching hierarchical tags/directories are offered to help the user filter note content
For any given note, the app provides a way to browse all other notes that contain links pointing to it
It is possible to filter backlinked content, whether by tag, note title, or other means
UX is provided to find references to a note (aka mentions of the note title) and quickly convert them into links
It's possible to create a link from one note to another note
A list of all notes containing a word or phrase can be produced
Search results can filter available collaborators of any shared note
Using whatever mechanism the app provides to organize notes (e.g., tags, folders), can that mechanism be used as a full text search filter?
Search results can be sorted by the note's date of creation
A menu to view available keyboard shortcuts is located within the app
Means provided to link to specific content in another note (be it a heading, paragraph, task, or bullet)
A dialog is provided to look up other notes as link targets while creating a new link in a note
A dialog is provided to look up other specific headers/blocks as link targets while creating a new link in a note
The app provides a means by which to arrange notes such that they can be browsed through a tree structure (e.g., tags, folders)
Organization of folders or hierarchical tags can have at least three levels of sub categories
A note can be in multiple navigation hierarchies concurrently (i.e., because it has multiple tags)
Notes that were tagged or filed in one hierarchy can be merged en masse into another hierarchy
It's possible to drag-and-drop, or otherwise relocate a branch of the organization hierarchy to a new location
Nodes in the note hierarchy can be colored
Hierarchy members have capitalization and spacing normalized in order to avoid creation of duplicates
A note can be pinned to the top of the note list for easy access, and will stay there until unpinned
A hotkey is available that can be used to access an input box that searches notes, and a note can be selected from that list without using the mouse
The quick search shortcut can apply a filter to the results for tags or folders
Groups of notes can be bookmarked and accessed from a dedicated "Shortcuts," "Starred" or "Favorites" area
Generate a link that extracts selected text into a new or existing note via a hotkey or clickable icon
What features exist to share notes with the world?
App provides means to embed note content in web pages outside the app
A counter exists to see how many times a shared/published note has been viewed
App offers creation of a custom url when sharing a public note
App provides an option to add an expiration date on the publishing interval of a public note
Enable a specific user or multiple users to view and/or edit one's otherwise private note content
The note owner has options for different levels of permissions when sharing a note with other users who have an account (ex: full access, read only, editable by others)
It's possible to define a group of notes to be shared through a single action
It is possible to deduce which users are currently viewing, and editing, a note
All documents shared by collaborators can be accessed on a consolidated page
Does the app support formatting data in tables?
Left, center, right-aligned text can be defined per cell, row or column
Allows for basic text formatting (e.g., bold, italics) to an entire row or column of data within a table
Highlight the background of any table cell with a variety of color options
Ability to choose between different border options for a cell or for a selection of cells
Table formulas can perform mathematical equations
What to-do list and scheduling features does the app support?
Multiple sibling tasks or checkboxes can be marked complete en masse
A native integration to translate an external email into an actionable task directly into the note app
A specific date and time at which a task is scheduled to be addressed
Content can be contained in a task beyond standard markdown text/links
An image (jpeg, png, gif, etc) can be contained in a task beyond standard markdown/links
A video file can be contained in a task beyond standard markdown/links
There exists a means to view all tasks that have been created across a group of notes
A hotkey allows entering a new note or task while in the midst of using any desktop app
Child tasks can be defined such that completing or hiding the parent task applies that same operation to all child tasks
It's possible to "fold" or "contract" a group of tasks so that sub-tasks are hidden
Task hierarchies, including parent tasks and their sub-tasks, can be dragged and repositioned within different sections or lists
There exists a means by which one can designate a task as being "high priority"
There exists the means to mark a task as "Important," implying the task should not be forgotten but needn't be done soon
There exists a means to mark a task not only as "High priority," but "Urgent," which brings the additional implication that the task is to be completed soon.
When the mobile app is opened, no more than two taps are ever necessary to add a new task
Set tasks to repeat at a chosen interval after each completion (e.g., exercise every 2 days after you last exercised)
An alert time can be associated with a task, or note, before it is due. (e.g., remind me 1 hour before task is due)
A task is automatically removed from the list, or can be configured to do so, once a task box is checked
What functionality is offered to capture content discovered on the internet?
The web clipper has an option to add additional text or markup to the clipped image
The URL of the web page from whence the capture occurred can be included among the content inserted into note
Web clipper allows choosing a note to insert image into
An official Chrome web clipper extension is offered by the note-app
The clipper can capture an entire web page, even when it is taller than their viewport
When the clipped selection is sent to a note, the title, and body of its text can be found using the apps search function
The web clipper selection can be copied and pasted into a chosen area of the note through a built-in clipboard
An official Firefox web clipper extension is offered by the note-app
An option to apply new or established tags to the clipped selection
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