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Heptabase

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Visual note-taking and knowledge tool for learning and research; distinctive well-liked product.

What it does

Heptabase is a note-taking tool designed for visual learning and knowledge management. It empowers users to visually make sense of complex topics and research projects through whiteboards, mindmaps, tables, and kanban boards. It supports various formats like PDFs, audio, video, and journals, all in one place, and facilitates collaboration with friends and teammates, offering real-time sync and offline access.

How to use: Heptabase allows users to create notes, highlight and annotate PDFs, transcribe audio and video, and visualize their notes and journals. Users can explore their notes through whiteboards, mindmaps, tables, and kanban boards to see how everything connects at a glance. It also supports collaborative whiteboards for teamwork.

Core features

  • Visual note-taking with whiteboards, mindmaps, tables, and kanban boards
  • Support for various formats: PDFs, audio, video, journals
  • Collaborative whiteboards for teamwork
  • Real-time sync across devices
  • Offline access
  • Fast search and editing

Use cases

  • Learning new topics
  • Knowledge workers advancing professional skills
  • Readers synthesizing knowledge from books and articles
  • Students mastering academic subjects and research
  • Leading research projects
  • Project managers synthesizing product, strategy, and market insights
  • Academic researchers managing literature reviews and findings
  • Creators organizing ideas and inspiration

Pricing

Monthly Plan: $11.99/month
Yearly Plan: $8.99/month

Reviews

Big-picture takes: what it's for and whether it delivers. High-engagement videos from YouTube — not sponsored.

Heptabase Fundamentals 101: Sense-making with whiteboards

Heptabase · 95K views

Heptabase: Note-Taking & Mind-Mapping in One App!

Shu Omi · 46K views

Heptabase Review: The Best Visual Note-Taking App?

Tool Finder · 20K views

Tutorials

Step-by-step: exactly how to get things done with it.

Heptabase Fundamentals 102: Organizing topics with nested whiteboards and tab groups

Heptabase · 33K views