> looking for an alternative?
If your note app feels locked-in, overpriced, or stuck before the AI era, you have options. These are honest, side-by-side comparisons of MDflow with the tools people switch from most — written so you can decide for yourself.
Markdown that actually renders, plain-text you own, and search that just works.
A fraction of the price, no note limits, no upgrade nags, and open .md files.
All the power of markdown, none of the plugin tax — with cloud sync included.
what every comparison comes back to
Different competitors, same four reasons people move to MDflow.
Genuinely easy to use
No vault to configure, no ribbon to learn, no plugins to wire up. Open the browser, make a folder, start writing markdown. That's the whole onboarding.
Full API + remote MCP server
A documented HTTP API with full read and write access, plus a remote Model Context Protocol server — so scripts and agents can manage your workspace without running a local server.
Built for AI agents
Folder descriptions and document metadata give Claude, Cursor, and Codex scoped context. Your notes become a knowledge base agents can actually use.
Sharing & comments that just work
Publish one document at an unguessable link — readers get a clean rendered page, can comment on a passage, and can clone their own copy. No account needed to read.
simple, honest pricing
Start free, no card required. Upgrade only when you want unlimited files, the full API, and the remote MCP server.
- [x]5 markdown files
- [x]5 image uploads
- [x]Public sharing links
- [x]Commenting
- [x]Unlimited markdown files
- [x]10,000 image uploads
- [x]Full HTTP API access
- [x]Remote MCP server