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Introduction to FlexNote

Learn what FlexNote is and what it can do — in under 5 minutes!

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What is FlexNote?​

FlexNote is a visual note-taking tool with local-first storage, offering features like an infinite canvas, Markdown editing, mind maps, bidirectional linking, a tag database, and video/PDF/web annotations. It’s designed to be a powerful knowledge organization tool for creators and deep thinkers.

Whether you're organizing knowledge, managing projects, annotating materials, or writing in a structured way — FlexNote provides a flexible, efficient, and private data management experience.

Core Features​

🖼️ Infinite Canvas​

  • Place cards freely on the board like sticky notes
  • Supports nested boards, zooming, dragging, and structure organization

📁 Local-First Storage​

  • All data is stored locally by default, with full control over privacy
  • Easy data migration with import/export

🧾 Tag-Based Database​

  • Build your own database system
  • Filter, aggregate, and create linked views with ease

✍️ Markdown + Bidirectional Linking​

  • Write in Markdown
  • Use @ to quickly create a network of connected ideas

🔄 Cloud Sync Integration​

  • Supports WebDAV, S3, OneDrive, Baidu Netdisk, and more
  • Manual and automatic sync available

🧠 Mind Map View​

  • Boards can be viewed as mind maps
  • Visualize hierarchies and relationships clearly

🎬 Video Annotation​

  • Embed videos as cards on your board
  • Mark specific timestamps and generate new cards from them

📄 PDF Annotation​

  • PDF files can be previewed by page and dragged into the canvas
  • Highlight, annotate, and reference specific pages

🌐 Web Clipper​

  • Save webpage content as standalone cards
  • Automatically extracts titles, main content, and images for archiving

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Getting Started​

  1. Visit myflexnote.com to download the desktop app
  2. Open the app and click "New Board"
  3. Try adding text, images, PDFs, or videos as cards
  4. Drag cards to arrange and connect them freely
  5. Go to Settings to connect your cloud service for sync
  • 📚 Academic notes / Knowledge management
  • 🎬 Video course / Lecture annotations
  • 🗂️ Project planning / Requirement breakdown
  • 🧠 Mind mapping / Structured writing
  • 🕸️ Building your personal knowledge network (PKM)

FlexNote — Make your knowledge world clearer and more powerful!