10 Best AI Note-Taking Apps of 2026

1. 1

   Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

   Google's source-grounded research notebook, renamed from NotebookLM in July 2026, that answers questions and builds study aids from your uploaded material.

   8.7overall

   Google's source-grounded research notebook, renamed from NotebookLM in July 2026, that answers questions and builds study aids from your uploaded material.

   Best forresearchers and students who work from a fixed set of documents

   Adoption data

   30 millionGoogle said in July 2026 that more than 30 million people and over 600,000 organizations use the product it renamed from NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook.

   Google, NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook (2026): “Now, more than 30 million people and over 600,000 organizations are using it to transform how they work”

   Gemini Notebook, called NotebookLM until Google renamed it on July 16, 2026, works differently from a classic notes app: you load a set of sources and the AI answers questions, writes reports and builds study aids from that material only. The standard plan allows up to 50 sources per notebook and includes Audio Overviews, Slides and other generated artifacts within standard limits. Upgrading through Google AI Plus doubles usage limits and raises the cap to 100 sources, Google AI Pro gives four times the standard limits and 300 sources, and Google AI Ultra allows 600. Google says every notebook now gets a secure cloud computer that can write and run code for data analysis, and notebooks will sync with the Gemini app and Search. Google reports more than 30 million people and 600,000 organizations using it. The paid tiers showed Polish zloty from our location, so the USD price is pending. It is a strong research companion, but most people will still pair it with a general notes app.

   Strengths

   • +Standard plan is available at no charge
   • +More than 30 million people and 600,000 organizations use it, per Google
   • +Answers stay grounded in the sources you upload

   Limitations

   • −Higher limits require a Google AI subscription, priced in local currency from our location (USD pending)
   • −Built for research on sources rather than for everyday note capture
   • −Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra plans are only available in specific regions

   SummaryGemini Notebook is the best choice for researchers and students because its standard plan answers questions from up to 50 of your own sources per notebook at no charge. Pick a general notes app if you mostly capture quick notes and tasks.

2. 2

   Notion AI

   A connected workspace for docs, wikis and databases with Notion Agent, AI Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search built in.

   8.7overall

   A connected workspace for docs, wikis and databases with Notion Agent, AI Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search built in.

   Best forteams that keep docs, projects and meeting notes in one workspace

   Adoption data

   100 millionNotion said in September 2024 that it had passed 100 million users; the figure covers the whole Notion product, not its AI features alone.

   Notion, 100 Million of You (2024): “Last month, Notion passed 100M users!”

   Notion AI is not a separate app but a layer across Notion's pages, wikis and databases, which is why it suits knowledge workers who already write and plan in one workspace. Notion's pricing page lists the full AI set on the Business plan: Notion Agent, which completes multi-step tasks using context from Notion, connected apps and the web; AI Meeting Notes, which capture meetings and follow-ups without a bot; and Enterprise Search across tools such as Slack and GitHub, still in beta. Free and Plus workspaces get a trial of Notion AI rather than ongoing access, so budget for Business if AI is the reason you are switching. Custom Agents draw on Notion credits sold at $10 per 1,000. Enterprise adds zero data retention with Notion's LLM providers, SCIM and audit logs. Notion reported passing 100 million users in 2024, the largest figure among the dedicated notes workspaces on this list. From our location the pricing page showed euros, so the USD price is marked pending.

   Strengths

   • +Largest published user base among the dedicated notes workspaces here, 100 million users
   • +Notes, databases, wikis and AI sit in one product
   • +Free plan includes a trial of Notion AI

   Limitations

   • −Free and Plus only include a trial of Notion AI; the full agent and meeting notes sit on Business
   • −Pricing page showed euros from our location, so the USD price is pending
   • −Custom Agents need extra Notion credits

   SummaryNotion AI is the best choice for teams that want notes, wikis, databases and an AI agent in one workspace because its Business plan bundles Notion Agent, AI Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search. Individuals who only need AI over their own notes can pay less elsewhere.

3. 3

   Microsoft OneNote with Copilot

   Microsoft's digital notebook with pen input, now with Copilot in the desktop app on Microsoft 365 consumer plans.

   8.6overall

   Microsoft's digital notebook with pen input, now with Copilot in the desktop app on Microsoft 365 consumer plans.

   Best forWindows and Office users who want AI in a notebook they already know

   Adoption data

   89.0 millionMicrosoft reported 89.0 million Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June 2025, up 8 percent; the figure covers all consumer Microsoft 365 plans, not OneNote alone.

   Microsoft, Earnings Release FY25 Q4: Productivity and Business Processes Performance (2025): “Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue grew 11% driven by Microsoft 365 Consumer subscriber growth of 8% to 89.0 million”

   OneNote is the default notebook for many Windows users, and Microsoft now puts Copilot inside the OneNote desktop app on its consumer Microsoft 365 plans. Microsoft describes Copilot in OneNote as a note-taking partner that drafts plans, generates ideas, creates lists and organizes information from your prompts. Microsoft 365 Personal costs $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year and also includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook desktop apps with Copilot, plus 1 TB of cloud storage, which makes the AI an add-on to a bundle many people already buy. Family is $12.99 per month and Premium, which Microsoft labels best for AI, is $19.99. Microsoft notes that AI features are only available to the subscription owner and that usage limits apply. The 89.0 million Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers Microsoft reported in 2025 cover the whole consumer bundle. OneNote's strengths remain freeform pages and pen input rather than linked databases or source-grounded research.

   Strengths

   • +$9.99 per month covers OneNote with Copilot plus the other Office apps
   • +Backed by 89.0 million Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers
   • +Strong pen and handwriting support

   Limitations

   • −Copilot features are only available to the subscription owner and cannot be shared
   • −Usage limits apply to the AI features
   • −AI is a general assistant rather than a notes-specific knowledge graph

   SummaryOneNote with Copilot is the best choice for people already paying for Microsoft 365 because Personal at $9.99 per month adds Copilot to OneNote alongside Word, Excel and 1 TB of storage. Teams that need shared AI across a workspace should look at Notion.

4. 4

   Granola

   An AI notepad for meetings that transcribes device audio in the background, with no bot joining the call.

   8.1overall

   An AI notepad for meetings that transcribes device audio in the background, with no bot joining the call.

   Best forpeople in back-to-back meetings who want notes without a meeting bot

   Granola is built around the meeting rather than the notebook: it records device audio in the background while you take notes, so no bot joins the call. Its free Basic plan includes AI meeting notes, chat across meetings, shared folders and custom templates, but only 30 days of meeting history. Business costs $14 per user per month and adds unlimited history, advanced AI models, pre-meeting briefs, follow-up emails, integrations with Attio, Notion, HubSpot, Affinity and Zapier, MCP and API access. Enterprise at $35 adds SSO for workspaces with 50 or more users, Salesforce, HIPAA-compliant workspaces and org-wide controls. Granola announced a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation in March 2026 but does not publish a user count, so its adoption score is conservative. For knowledge workers whose notes mostly come from calls, it is the most focused tool here.

   Strengths

   • +Free Basic plan includes AI meeting notes
   • +No bot appears in the participant list
   • +Business at $14 adds unlimited history and API access

   Limitations

   • −Basic keeps only 30 days of meeting history
   • −SSO is limited to Enterprise workspaces with 50 or more users
   • −No published user count, so adoption is scored conservatively

   SummaryGranola is the best choice for people whose notes come from meetings because it captures device audio with no bot and its Business plan costs $14 per user per month. Pick a general workspace if most of your notes are not from calls.

5. 5

   Capacities

   An object-based notes app for building a personal knowledge base, with an AI assistant on Pro.

   7.9overall

   An object-based notes app for building a personal knowledge base, with an AI assistant on Pro.

   Best forindividuals building a personal knowledge base on a budget

   Adoption data

   50,000Capacities says on its website that it is trusted by more than 50,000 active knowledge workers.

   Capacities, Capacities homepage (2026): “Trusted by 50,000+ active knowledge workers”

   Capacities treats notes as typed objects such as people, books, meetings and projects, which suits knowledge workers building a personal knowledge base rather than a team wiki. The free Basic plan already covers unlimited spaces, objects and custom object types, sync across devices, offline support, full-text search and full import and export. Pro costs $9.99 per month and adds the AI assistant, AI chat, smart search by type, tag or meaning, whiteboards, task management, calendar integration, Readwise and Kindle import, version history and a public API. Capacities is open that Pro and Believer include only a light monthly AI budget; regular AI users are pointed to the Plus power-up at $8.33 per month billed annually. Yearly billing saves 16 percent. The company says more than 50,000 active knowledge workers use it and that it is funded by subscriptions rather than investors. It is a strong low-cost pick for individuals, but there are no team plans to compare.

   Strengths

   • +Basic is a full notes app, free with unlimited objects
   • +Pro at $9.99 per month includes AI, whiteboards and task management
   • +Full import and export support on every plan

   Limitations

   • −Pro includes only a light monthly AI budget; regular AI use needs the Plus add-on
   • −Smaller user base than the big workspaces, 50,000+ active users
   • −Free plan limits media uploads after 5 GB

   SummaryCapacities is the best choice for individuals on a budget because its free plan is a complete notes app and Pro adds an AI assistant for $9.99 per month. Heavy AI users should add Plus or look at Saner.AI.

6. 6

   Saner.AI

   An AI notes and task assistant that pulls in email, calendar, Slack and Google Drive and suggests what to work on.

   7.8overall

   An AI notes and task assistant that pulls in email, calendar, Slack and Google Drive and suggests what to work on.

   Best forsolo professionals who want notes, tasks and inbox in one AI assistant

   Adoption data

   100,000Saner.AI says on its website that it helps more than 100,000 professionals.

   Saner.AI, Saner.AI homepage (2026): “Saner.AI helps +100,000 professionals work more effectively”

   Saner.AI pitches itself as a personal assistant rather than a blank notebook: it pulls in Google Drive, email, Slack and calendar data, stores everything as notes, and suggests tasks and priorities from them. The free plan allows 30 AI messages a month, 100 notes, 1 MB PDFs and 100 MB of storage, enough to test the workflow. Starter is $8 per month with 30 AI messages a day, 1,000 notes and 5 GB of storage, the lowest verified paid price on this list. Standard at $16 lifts AI messages and notes to unlimited under a fair-use policy and storage to 100 GB. Every plan includes OCR, multilingual support, a Chrome extension and mobile apps. One cost to watch: access to external models such as GPT, Claude or Gemini is billed per token or needs your own API key, separate from the plan price. Saner.AI says it helps more than 100,000 professionals, a smaller base than the large suites.

   Strengths

   • +Cheapest verified paid plan on this list at $8 per month
   • +Free plan includes 30 AI messages a month and 100 notes
   • +Connects notes with email, calendar and Slack

   Limitations

   • −External AI models such as GPT, Claude or Gemini are billed separately or need your own API key
   • −Free plan caps PDFs at 1 MB and storage at 100 MB
   • −Smaller company with a shorter track record than the big suites

   SummarySaner.AI is the best choice for solo professionals on a tight budget because Starter costs $8 per month and links notes with email, calendar and Slack. Teams that need shared workspaces should pick Notion or Granola.

7. 7

   Evernote

   The long-running notes app, now owned by Bending Spoons, with an AI Assistant, semantic search, AI Transcribe and MCP access.

   7.6overall

   The long-running notes app, now owned by Bending Spoons, with an AI Assistant, semantic search, AI Transcribe and MCP access.

   Best forlong-time Evernote users with large archives of notes and clippings

   Evernote remains a capable home for large archives of notes, clippings and scanned documents, and its compare-plans page now lists a full set of AI features: an AI Assistant that searches and organizes notes from a chat, semantic search for related notes, AI Transcribe for meetings, AI Edit for rewriting and translating, and an MCP connection so Claude, ChatGPT and other tools can use your notes. The limits are where it loses ground. The free plan stops at 50 notes, one notebook and one synced device, and Starter caps you at 1,000 notes, 20 notebooks and three devices; Advanced removes those caps. Integrations cover Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Outlook and Slack. Paid plans come with a 7-day free trial, and students can get 40 percent off a year of Advanced. Evernote does not publish a current user count, so adoption is scored conservatively, and the pricing page showed zloty from our location, so the USD price is pending.

   Strengths

   • +Mature web clipper, document scanning and advanced search
   • +MCP connection lets outside AI assistants use your notes
   • +Integrations with Gmail, Google Drive, Outlook and Slack

   Limitations

   • −Free plan is limited to 50 notes, 1 notebook and 1 device
   • −Starter caps notes at 1,000 and devices at 3
   • −Prices showed in Polish zloty from our location, so the USD price is pending

   SummaryEvernote is the best choice for people with a large existing Evernote archive because its AI Assistant, semantic search and MCP access work across years of saved notes. New users will find more generous free tiers elsewhere.

8. 8

   Mem

   An AI notes workspace with Mem Agent, which tracks tasks, projects and goals from what you save and checks in when something needs you.

   7.3overall

   An AI notes workspace with Mem Agent, which tracks tasks, projects and goals from what you save and checks in when something needs you.

   Best forindividuals who want an AI that follows up on their notes

   Mem has moved from a plain AI notes app to what it calls an AI chief of staff: Mem Agent reviews the notes you create or edit, detects tasks and projects, and reaches out when a follow-up is due. Capture happens through typed notes, Push-to-Remember voice input, a web clipper and Voice Mode, which records meetings without a bot. Pricing is metered by monthly volume. Free allows 25 messages, 25 new notes and 3 hours of Voice Mode a month. Plus at $9 per month doubles messages and notes and gives 10 hours of Voice Mode. Pro at $29 adds one Custom Routine, one Connection to sources such as Gmail, Slack or Todoist, and 25 hours of Voice Mode, with larger Pro tiers at $49 and $99. The caps mean heavy note-takers will hit limits sooner than on flat-rate apps. Mem does not publish a user count, so its adoption score is conservative.

   Strengths

   • +Free plan includes 25 notes a month and 3 hours of Voice Mode
   • +Plus at $9 per month doubles messages and notes and adds 10 hours of Voice Mode
   • +Bot-free meeting capture on Mac and Windows

   Limitations

   • −Every plan caps new notes and messages per month
   • −Custom Routines and Connections start on Pro at $29 per month
   • −No published user count, so adoption is scored conservatively

   SummaryMem is the best choice for individuals who want an AI that follows up on their notes because Mem Agent tracks tasks and projects automatically from $9 per month. Heavy note-takers should check the monthly note caps first.

9. 9

   Tana

   A structured notes and knowledge graph app that now centers on meetings, bringing Claude or ChatGPT into calls through a botless agent.

   7.3overall

   A structured notes and knowledge graph app that now centers on meetings, bringing Claude or ChatGPT into calls through a botless agent.

   Best forAI-heavy teams that want their own agents in every meeting

   Tana started as an outliner that turns notes into a structured knowledge graph, and its current pricing page shows a clear shift toward meetings. Its botless agent captures Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls from your desktop, and you bring your own agent, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini or Codex, so it can work with the meeting context while you talk. The free plan includes unlimited meetings under fair use, 30 days of searchable history, one connected calendar and about 50 AI queries. Pro at $15 per member per month billed yearly adds unlimited history, shared team spaces, integrations, full MCP and unlimited custom Tana apps, with 20 times the AI queries. Business starts at $35 and adds SAML SSO, audit logs and EU hosting. Tana says data is never used to train AI. It does not publish a user count, and an organization must keep everyone on one plan, so it fits AI-forward teams more than solo note-takers.

   Strengths

   • +Free plan includes unlimited meetings and 30 days of searchable history
   • +14-day Pro trial with no credit card
   • +Data is not used to train AI models

   Limitations

   • −Free plan includes about 50 AI queries
   • −Pro is $15 per member billed yearly, higher than most individual plans here
   • −Whole organization must be on one plan; no published user count

   SummaryTana is the best choice for AI-forward teams because it brings their own Claude or ChatGPT agent into Zoom, Teams and Meet calls without a bot, from $15 per member per month billed yearly. Solo note-takers will get more for less from Capacities or Mem.

10. 10

    Craft

    A document and notes app with daily notes, tasks, publishing and built-in AI models across its plans.

    7.2overall

    A document and notes app with daily notes, tasks, publishing and built-in AI models across its plans.

    Best forwriters who want polished notes and publishable pages with AI

    Craft is a document-first notes app, and its pricing page lists built-in AI on every plan. The free Starter plan includes Core and Fast AI models, natural-language Smart Search, tasks, daily notes and calendar, but caps content at 1,500 blocks, storage at 1 GB and AI at about 20 lifetime sessions. Plus removes the content and storage limits, adds the Max AI model and roughly 250 to 500 AI sessions a year, and unlocks publishing controls such as password protection, email access and search engine indexing. Family covers up to six members with more AI sessions, and the Team plan includes three base members, adding more at $5 per month each. Exports cover PDF, Markdown, Word and PNG. Craft does not publish a current user figure, and the Plus price appeared in Polish zloty from our location, so it is marked pending. It is a better fit for writing and publishing than for AI research.

    Strengths

    • +Free plan includes AI and semantic search
    • +Export to PDF, Markdown, Word and PNG
    • +Publishing controls such as password protection and search indexing on paid plans

    Limitations

    • −Free plan caps content at 1,500 blocks and about 20 lifetime AI sessions
    • −AI sessions on Plus are capped at roughly 250 to 500 a year
    • −Plus showed in Polish zloty from our location, so the USD price is pending

    SummaryCraft is the best choice for writers who publish from their notes because every plan includes AI and paid plans add password-protected publishing. Pick Notion or Capacities if you need databases or a knowledge graph.

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