Amplenote review

Amplenote puts notes, tasks, and calendar planning in one app. You can create tasks inside notes, then view them separately; linked notes and tasks are meant to connect planning with the information behind it. For prioritization, the app offers Task Score and an Eisenhower matrix that sorts tasks by importance and urgency. Its calendar tools let you schedule tasks by drag and drop, with two-way Google Calendar sync.

For notes, Amplenote supports rich-text formatting, tables, daily notes, and bidirectional links, and it offers Markdown export. Vault Notes are end-to-end encrypted. AI task agents can suggest tasks and edit notes, according to the product description.

There is a free forever Personal plan, but it is licensed for non-commercial use and limits file uploads to 5 MB. Paid plans are listed at annual per-month equivalents; monthly prices are not published.

Amplenote’s main advantage is that notes, tasks, and scheduling can share one workflow. A task can live in the note where you captured it, appear in a separate task view, and be scheduled on the calendar. That is a useful fit for people who want planning tied to their notes rather than split across several apps. The Eisenhower matrix and Task Score add prioritization options without requiring a separate task manager.

The note tools cover common knowledge-management needs: daily notes, tables, rich-text formatting, and bidirectional links. Two-way Google Calendar sync and drag-and-drop scheduling connect task planning to the calendar. Vault Notes provide an end-to-end encrypted option, and Markdown export gives users a way to take notes elsewhere.

There is some evidence that the all-in-one approach suits users who want fewer tools: one commenter on r/Amplenote said they had moved from Notion, Jira, and Google Keep to using Amplenote for nearly all their work. That is an individual report, not proof that the setup will fit everyone.

The product’s breadth comes with a learning curve. Reddit commenters describe the interface as overwhelming or dated, and one says it feels desktop-focused, with no drag-and-drop task scheduling on mobile. Others report that the Mac app situation is a drawback. These are user opinions, not a published feature comparison, but they point to a real switching risk: test your core workflow before moving a large system over.

The free Personal plan is limited to non-commercial use and file uploads up to 5 MB. Pro raises the upload limit above 5 MB and adds tag sharing; its listed price is $5.84 per month when billed annually. Unlimited is $10 per month annually and adds Vault Notes, note publishing, and Desktop MCP Server access. Founder is $20 per month annually. The pricing page does not publish monthly paid prices, and standalone add-ons, overages, and seat costs are not published. A 14-day free trial is listed, but the published pricing does not spell out monthly billing options.

Amplenote has a free Personal plan, but it is licensed for non-commercial use and limits file uploads to 5 MB. The pricing page lists Pro at $5.84 per month and Unlimited at $10 per month, both as annual-billing equivalents. Monthly prices for paid plans are not published, so those figures are not month-to-month rates.

Pro raises the upload limit above 5 MB and adds tag sharing for group collaboration. Unlimited costs $4.16 more per month on the annual equivalent and adds Vault Notes for client encryption, publishing notes as web pages, Desktop MCP Server access and eight color themes. Founder is $20 per month billed annually; it includes the Ample Agent Pro plugin, early feature access and support extras.

A 14-day free trial is listed. Standalone add-ons, overages and seat costs are not published, so teams should confirm those before budgeting. The main gotcha: the free plan is not licensed for commercial use, and paid monthly billing prices are unavailable.

Amplenote lists Markdown export, which gives you a route to take notes elsewhere. But the published materials do not say whether exports preserve linked-note structure, tasks, calendar schedules, attachments or encrypted Vault Notes. Check those details before moving a working system; a note export alone may not carry over your whole workflow. Import options and migration tools are not published in the published material.

The likely sticking points depend on what you use: Amplenote combines notes, tasks and calendar planning, while the verdict flags a steep learning curve and says the interface may not suit people who want something familiar. Free use is limited to non-commercial purposes, another reason a business user may need to move to a paid plan or another tool.

We don’t have Reddit posts or comments in the published sources, so we can’t responsibly say what users on Reddit report as reasons for leaving. Before switching out, verify what Markdown export includes; before switching in, confirm that your current notes, tasks and calendar setup can be brought across.