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Q2 product roadmap

Last updated 18 April. Comments open until Friday.

Objective

Increase monthly active users from 12,400 to 20,000 by end of quarter.

Big rocks

  • Mobile app (iOS first) ยท Lead: Priya ยท Beta by 15 May
  • AI-powered note linking ยท Design help needed on UX
  • Team workspaces (paid tier) ยท Target 500 paying teams
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Share a note with one click. Invited people can view, comment, or edit. See their cursors. See their highlights.

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Summarize a long note. Translate it. Find related thoughts across your archive. All opt-in, all private โ€” we don't train on your data.

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๐ŸŒฑ Personal ยท 12 notes

๐Ÿ“ 2026 goals & reflections

โ—Japan trip โ€” Oct 2026
โ—Weekly review โ€” week 16
โ—Essay ideas (draft pile)
โ—Reading list โ€” April
โ—Gift ideas (for future-me)
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For teams

Your team's shared memory.

Meeting notes, decision logs, product specs, team wiki. Everyone on the same page โ€” literally. Real-time cursors, inline comments, version history that goes back forever.

Permissions that make sense. Workspaces that don't feel like prison yards. Invite your designer without explaining how Notion database views work.

๐Ÿ’ผ Work ยท Shared with 4 people

๐Ÿ—บ Product roadmap ยท Q2 2026

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Priya Iyer
PM, Series B startup
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"Three years of reading notes, all searchable, all mine. The Markdown export means I'm never trapped. That matters."
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Researcher, Delhi
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Questions

Common questions.

How is this different from Notion or Evernote?
Notion is a database-first tool that happens to have pages. Evernote is a clipper that grew into a note app. Notely is just a writing tool โ€” opinionated about typography, focused on the page, minimal on UI. If Notion feels like building a spreadsheet, Notely feels like using a good pen.
Can I import from Notion/Evernote/Obsidian?
Yes. Native importers for Notion (via their export), Evernote (ENEX files), Obsidian (markdown folders), and Apple Notes (via AppleScript, on Mac). Your folder structure, attachments, and formatting come with you.
Is my data private?
Your notes are end-to-end encrypted. We store encrypted blobs โ€” we literally can't read your notes. AI features are opt-in and clearly marked. If you turn them on, the relevant note text is sent to our own (not third-party) GPU pool, processed, and not stored or used for training.
What happens if I stop paying?
Your notes stay. You drop back to the free plan. You keep read access to everything; write access is limited to 3 folders. You can export your full archive to Markdown anytime, free plan or not. No ransom, no lock-in.
Do you have an API?
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How big can my workspace get?
The largest workspace on our platform has 2.3 million notes. We've architected for millions-of-notes scale from day one. Search stays fast because of our indexing pipeline (Typesense under the hood). Upload size per note is 25 MB, file attachments up to 100 MB each.

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