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Cyanote vs LeafRead

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Cyanote compared with LeafRead
DetailCyanote logo CyanoteLeafRead logo LeafRead
What it doesNotes, tasks, calendar, habits and a clipboard manager in one local-first app for Mac and Windows Not given
StageStartup MVP
Founded2026 Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelPaid Free
Pricing$7.99 USD one-time purchase for Mac; $7.99 USD one-time purchase for Windows on Microsoft Store. No subscription, no recurring charges. Free with daily listening allowance of 350,000 newly generated characters per account per UTC day, shared across website and app.
Key features
  • Notes and code notes with syntax highlighting
  • To-dos and kanban board
  • Calendar with events, due tasks and habits
  • Habit tracking with streak counters
  • System-wide clipboard manager with up to 1,000 items
  • Routines with Pomodoro timer
  • 15 built-in themes and custom typography
  • Instant full-text search across all notes
  • Markdown import and JSON export
  • Password-protected individual notes
  • Save and organize articles, books and documents in a personal library
  • Highlight passages and add notes to saved content
  • Customizable reading interface with multiple themes and typography options
  • Text-to-speech for listening to content
  • Sync library and reading position across devices
  • Support for EPUB, PDF, DOCX, TXT and Markdown formats
  • Search highlights and notes by quotation, note or reading title
  • Offline reading and listening on iOS app
  • Collections and tags to organize readings by subject
  • Focus mode and reading ruler for guided reading
What makes it different
  • No subscription, no account, no cloud sync—complete privacy and offline-first design
  • Five apps' worth of functionality in a single window for $7.99 one-time purchase
  • 14-day refund policy on Mac version with no reason required
  • Built and maintained by one person who reads every support email
  • Clipboard manager with unlimited history that never expires
  • Free reading, library and text-to-speech with no premium tier
  • Preserves original text formatting and supports offline downloads on mobile
  • Remembers your reading position across devices automatically
  • Note-taking tied directly to passages in source material
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)8 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)50
Citation Flow (Majestic)240
Referring domains (Majestic)190

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