
Provides immense database and workspace flexibility, but feels heavier and more complex than Reflect's minimalist daily note interface.
Reflect: Provides minimalist daily notes and backlinking with local Markdown support, but lacks Craft's polished rich-text block formatting. Craft records 703,417 monthly visits with +8.9% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Reflect records 44,609 monthly visits with -31.4% growth and Freemium pricing.

Open-source note-taking with backlinks, local Markdown and optional AI
| Dimension / Metric | ![]() | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | craft.do | reflect.app |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 703.42K (703,417) | 44.61K (44,609) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | +57.54K (+8.9%) | -20.41K (-31.4%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🇺🇸 United States (21.2%) | 🇺🇸 United States (20.3%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 368.32K | 32.57K |
| User Rating | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Website |
A polished space for notes, tasks, and documents that follows you across every device.
Embed tasks directly inside documents and pair them with a calendar view so planning and execution stay connected.
Choose the structure that matches your thinking — separate work and personal spaces, nested folders, tags, or database-style collections.
Draft, refine, rewrite and summarize content without leaving the document.
Apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro, Windows and Android with local access when you're offline.

Open-source note-taking with backlinks, local Markdown and optional AI
Link notes together and watch a visual graph of ideas form, so related thoughts stay discoverable without manual filing.
Your notes live as plain Markdown in a folder you choose, making them portable, inspectable and easy to back up or version.
Start every day with today's note, and save web clips, screenshots and audio memos the moment inspiration hits.
Optionally connect your own API key to transcribe speech, ask questions across your notes, summarize text and improve your writing, with answers linked to sources.

Provides immense database and workspace flexibility, but feels heavier and more complex than Reflect's minimalist daily note interface.
SpecialistAutomatically generates flashcards and study tests from notes, prioritizing learning over Reflect's daily journaling and backlinks.
SpecialistAutomatically generates flashcards and study tests from notes, prioritizing learning over Reflect's daily journaling and backlinks.

SpecialistHandwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas
SpecialistHandwritten notes, PDF markup, and AI study tools on one canvas

SpecialistAn extendable launcher that puts your tools, AI, and automations one keystroke away
SpecialistAn extendable launcher that puts your tools, AI, and automations one keystroke away

SpecialistAutomates task scheduling and calendar management with AI, but lacks Craft's elegant document and note-taking canvas.
SpecialistAutomates task scheduling and calendar management with AI, but lacks Craft's elegant document and note-taking canvas.

Organizes notes into connected typed objects rather than daily markdown files, offering deeper structural knowledge graphs.
Organizes notes into connected typed objects rather than daily markdown files, offering deeper structural knowledge graphs.

Combines documents and relational tables with powerful automation, but has a steeper learning curve than Craft's clean UI.
Combines documents and relational tables with powerful automation, but has a steeper learning curve than Craft's clean UI.
SpecialistFeatures an offline-first infinite visual canvas for notes, replacing Reflect's text-centric linear daily journal structure.
SpecialistFeatures an offline-first infinite visual canvas for notes, replacing Reflect's text-centric linear daily journal structure.

SpecialistADHD-friendly AI assistant for notes, email and tasks
SpecialistADHD-friendly AI assistant for notes, email and tasks

SpecialistIndexes local files and meetings for local AI search, but offers less robust journaling features than Reflect.
SpecialistIndexes local files and meetings for local AI search, but offers less robust journaling features than Reflect.

SpecialistTasks, calendar and an AI sidekick in one time-blocking planner
SpecialistTasks, calendar and an AI sidekick in one time-blocking planner

Unifies notes, cloud files, and meeting recordings into an AI search hub, but lacks Reflect's lightweight markdown-first ethos.
Unifies notes, cloud files, and meeting recordings into an AI search hub, but lacks Reflect's lightweight markdown-first ethos.