$diff evernote mdflow

> the Evernote alternative without the price hikes

Q: How much cheaper is MDflow than Evernote?

MDflow Pro is €4.99/month, roughly €60/year, and the free plan needs no card. Evernote's paid tiers reportedly run well over $100/year depending on plan and region. Check evernote.com for current pricing, but the gap is large.

Q: Can I import my Evernote notes (.enex)?

Not with one click yet — a dedicated .enex importer is on the roadmap. Today you can paste Markdown or upload .md files into your workspace.

Q: Does MDflow support Markdown?

Yes, Markdown is the foundation. Write in a Monaco-based editor with syntax highlighting and switch between Edit, Split, and Preview, with full GitHub-Flavored Markdown.

Q: What does Evernote do that MDflow doesn't?

Tags, version history, OCR and image search, reminders and tasks, and mature mobile capture.

Evernote's prices have climbed, the free plan is capped at a handful of notes, and your data sits in a proprietary format. MDflow keeps your notes in plain Markdown you own, costs a fraction of the price, and is ready for AI agents out of the box.

./start-free jump to the table ↓

evernote → mdflow.diff

# the math
-price = "$130–$220 / year"
+price = "€4.99 / month"
-freePlan = "50 notes, 1 notebook"
+freePlan = "no artificial limits"
-format = "ENML (locked)"
+format = ".md (yours)"
-offline = "paid only"
+offline = "free draft recovery"

$cat frustrations.log

what pushes people off Evernote

The complaints that come up again and again — and how MDflow answers each one.

//price

Paid tiers have climbed past $100/year; the free plan caps you at ~50 notes.

A free plan with no artificial note limits; Pro is just €4.99/month.

//your data

Notes live in Evernote's proprietary ENML format, and exports get messy.

Every note is a plain .md file you can download and read anywhere.

//performance

The Electron v10 app can be slow to launch and sync large libraries.

MDflow is just a web page — it opens instantly, with nothing to install.

//offline

Reliable offline access is a paid feature, and sync conflicts are common.

Local draft recovery keeps editing usable offline — free, with auto-retry.

//no nags

Upgrade pop-ups and ads interrupt you before you can even start typing.

No ads and no upgrade interrupts. Open it and write.

//markdown + ai

Rich-text only, and AI features are bundled into the pricier tiers.

Markdown-native, with a remote MCP server and full API access for your own AI.

$diff --stat evernote mdflow

Evernote vs MDflow, line by line

The honest version — including the rows where Evernote still wins.

swipe to compare →

Feature comparison between Evernote and MDflow
// feature	Evernote	MDflow
›Markdown-native editing	No	Yes
›File format	Proprietary ENML	Plain .md
›Free plan	~50 notes, 1 notebook	No artificial limits
›Paid price	~$130–$220 / yr	€4.99 / mo
›Offline editing	Paid only	Free (drafts)
›Upgrade nags / ads	Frequent	None
›Web Clipper	Yes	Yes
›Reader comments on shared docs	No	Yes
›Clone a shared doc	No	Yes
›HTTP API	Deprecated	Full (Pro)
›AI agent access (MCP)	No	Remote (Pro)
›Tags	Yes	No
›Version history	Yes	No
›OCR / image text search	Yes	No
›Reminders / tasks	Yes	No

$./why-mdflow

why people switch

$mdflow open

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.

$curl /api/v1

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.

$mdflow context

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.

$mdflow share

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.

$cat pricing.txt

€4.99/month vs $100s/year

Start free with no card. Pro is €4.99/month — about €60 a year, a fraction of Evernote's paid tiers.

Freefree forever

[x]5 markdown files
[x]5 image uploads
[x]Public sharing links
[x]Commenting

Pro€4.99/ month

[x]Unlimited markdown files
[x]10,000 image uploads
[x]Full HTTP API access
[x]Remote MCP server

// no card to start · fair-use applies

./start-free full pricing

$git log --author=evernote --oneline

Where Evernote is still ahead

We'd rather be straight with you. Evernote is a mature product, and there are real reasons to stay — especially if you depend on these:

Tags.Evernote users organize heavily by tags across notebooks. MDflow uses flat folders and doesn't have tags yet.
Version history.Evernote keeps note history you can roll back to; MDflow doesn't offer this today.
OCR & search inside images/PDFs. Photograph a receipt or whiteboard and find it later — a beloved Evernote feature MDflow can't match yet.
Reminders, tasks & mobile capture. GTD-style workflows and on-the-go camera capture are mature in Evernote; MDflow's mobile image upload isn't there yet.

$cat faq.md

Evernote alternative — FAQ

How much cheaper is MDflow than Evernote?

MDflow Pro is €4.99/month — roughly €60/year — and the free plan needs no card. Evernote's paid tiers reportedly run well over $100/year depending on plan and region. Always check evernote.com for current pricing, but the gap is large.

Can I import my Evernote notes (.enex)?

Not with one click yet — a dedicated .enex importer is on our roadmap. Today you can paste Markdown or upload .md files into your workspace.

Does MDflow support Markdown?

Yes — Markdown is the foundation. Write in a Monaco-based editor with syntax highlighting and switch between Edit, Split, and Preview, with full GitHub-Flavored Markdown.

Is offline editing free, unlike Evernote?

Yes. MDflow keeps a local draft of your edits in the browser, so the editor stays usable offline and changes auto-retry when you reconnect — no paywall on offline access.

Can AI agents like Claude read my notes?

Yes. AI agents can connect directly to MDflow's remote MCP server or use its full-access HTTP API (both on Pro) to read and manage your workspace — bring your own AI rather than paying for a bundled one.

What does Evernote do that MDflow doesn't?

Honestly: tags, version history, OCR/image search, reminders and tasks, and mature mobile capture. See “Where Evernote is still ahead” above for the full list.

$mdflow init

Try the Evernote alternative built for today.

Sign in with Google, create a folder, and start writing markdown that people and AI agents can read. The free plan needs no card.

./start-free →see pricing