Milanote is a visual note-taking app where creative ideas, research and project plans live on a flexible drag-and-drop board.
Milanote treats notes as spatial rather than linear. You place text, images, links, files and columns on an infinite board, arranging them like a studio wall. AI features help convert scattered notes into structured outlines, generate mood board suggestions and summarize research collections. Templates cover creative briefs, storyboards, design projects and product plans, and boards can be shared with clients for feedback without accounts. Real-time collaboration keeps teams aligned, and everything is saved automatically in the cloud.
Milanote has a free plan with limits on notes and uploads. Paid plans remove limits, add advanced sharing and enable team collaboration per user.
It suits designers, writers, marketers and other visual thinkers who plan projects spatially and present ideas to clients.
Create a board for the project and drag in notes, images, links and files, arranging them spatially like a studio wall. AI assists by summarizing collections, suggesting structure and generating mood-board directions. Share boards with clients for comment-based feedback, or collaborate live with your team; everything saves automatically in the cloud.
Visual planners should keep one board per project and use columns for status, which makes the board readable as it fills. The client-sharing mode is ideal for early creative presentations â it collects feedback without granting edit rights. Researchers like the web clipper for building mood boards incrementally instead of in one rushed session.
Yes, a free plan supports small projects. Unlimited notes, uploads and team features require a paid plan.
Milanote focuses on its visual apps and integrations rather than a public API; capture happens via clipper and native connections.
Unlike text-first note apps, Milanote’s spatial canvas makes it ideal for visual planning and creative presentations.
Yes, boards can be shared with view-and-comment permissions, so clients and stakeholders leave feedback directly on the work without accounts or edit rights. This keeps review cycles attached to the visuals instead of scattered across email threads and messaging apps.