Find any note in seconds. Organize only if you want to.

Notebooks, tags, search, pinning, and color labels - flexible enough for power users, invisible if you just want to write.

500 notes and no way to find the right one.

You know you wrote it down somewhere. You scroll, you guess, you give up and rewrite it. Most note apps make organization a second job - folder hierarchies, database schemas, linked pages. You shouldn't need a system to use your notes.

Structure when you want it. Search when you don't.

Use notebooks to group projects. Add tags that cut across boundaries. Pin what matters to the top. Color-code by status. Or skip all of that and just search - Cmd+K finds any note instantly. And if you never organize at all? The Knowledge Engine does it for you.

Four people. Four workflows. One app.

Clara, Project Manager

A notebook per project, sprint notes pinned to the top, color-coded by priority. Cmd+K search finds any decision in seconds.

James, Student

A notebook per course, tags like #exam and #lecture across all of them. The Tags page gives a cross-course view instantly.

Nina, Writer

Color-codes by status: yellow for drafts, green for ready, blue for published. One glance shows where everything stands.

Raj, Minimalist

No notebooks. No tags. Just writes and searches when needed. The Knowledge Engine organizes what he won’t.

Every tool you need to stay organized.

  • Flat notebooks (no nesting headaches)
  • Tags with autocomplete
  • Full-text search (Cmd/Ctrl+K)
  • 4 sort options (updated, created, title, manual)
  • Pin important notes to the top
  • 8 color labels per note
  • Note count badges on notebooks
  • Drag-to-resize side panels
  • Virtual scrolling for large collections
  • Free for every account

How we compare.

Cimanote Evernote Notion Apple Notes Obsidian
Full-text search Basic
Keyboard shortcut search
Tags Database property
Color labels 8 colors
Pin notes
Flat notebooks Stacks Pages in pages Folders Folders
AI organization Basic
Price Free $15/mo $10/mo Free Free

Free. Every account. No limits.

Notebooks, tags, search, pinning, and color labels are included in every Cimanote account. No Pro plan required.