μPad
The facts below are what the maker publishes about μPad, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From μPad's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| μPad | Free | Free note-taking app; unlimited sections |
| μSync | Free | Free for mostly-text notebooks; up to 20 advanced notebooks are described as “really cheap” |
The facts
Each one read from μPad's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Canvas
- μPad provides an infinite canvas for structuring ideas.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- μSync lets users share notebooks with other people.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Imports
- μPad supports importing Evernote exports in ENEX format and multiple Markdown files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker calls note-taking especially important for students and describes shared notebooks as useful for group projects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Markdown editor
- The built-in Markdown editor includes mathematics, to-do lists, and tables.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Note sharing
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Open source
- The maker describes μPad as open source and free, and says it can export notes to Markdown-formatted plain text.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Organization
- Notebooks can contain unlimited sections, and sections can contain notes and other sections.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Other sync options
- The maker says users can export notebooks to a shared folder or another sync system.checked 12 Oct 2026
- PDFs and due dates
- Users can embed PDFs in notes and assign due dates to note elements.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- μPad is a note-taking app for taking and organizing notes without restrictions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The contact page lists email and GitHub issues as contact methods.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sync
- μSync syncs notebooks across devices and encrypts them using AES-256; it does not require an email address to sign up.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Sync limits
- μSync is free for mostly-text notebooks and supports up to twenty advanced notebooks; an advanced notebook has 10 or more non-text binary assets.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Tags
- Hashtags in notes automatically link notes using the same hashtag across notebooks.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- web,windows,macos,linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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