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Capacities

Notes organized as linked objects, not folders

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The verdict

Write a note about a person, a book or a project and Capacities saves it as an object with its own fields, linked to every other note that mentions it. Backlinks show everywhere a thing comes up, and a daily note catches loose thoughts before you sort them. Unlike Obsidian, it does not keep notes as plain Markdown files on your disk, and the AI assistant and tasks need the $11.99 a month Pro plan.

The Useful TechResearched and written with AI under our rulesUpdated 14 Oct 2026

Get it if

You think in people, books and projects and want notes that link themselves instead of sitting in folders.

Skip it if

You want your notes as plain files you can open in any editor, and Obsidian does that for free.

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What it helps you do

  • Link notes about people, books and projects
  • Capture quick thoughts in a daily note
  • Find old notes that mention a topic
  • Sync notes across Mac and phone for free

What it really costs

Pay once or subscribe? Drag to see the total after each year.

  • Yearly plan
  • Monthly plan

Pay-once totals leave out paid upgrades to future major versions.

Plans and prices

  • Basic

    Free

    Free, with unlimited notes, sync across devices, offline support and 5 GB of uploads, then 100 MB a month

  • Pro

    $11.99

    $11.99 a month or $119.88 a year, adds the AI assistant, tasks, calendar integration, Readwise and Kindle integration and version history

  • Believer

    $14.99

    $14.99 a month or $149.88 a year, everything in Pro plus early access to major new features

  • Plus AI Power-Up

    $8.33

    $8.33 a month billed yearly, added to Pro or Believer for a bigger AI budget

What changed

  1. Version 1.72.7

  2. Added to The Useful Apps

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The details

Runs on
Mac, iPhone, iPad
Requires
macOS 12 or later
Version
1.72.7
Free trial
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