Craft vs Neutrinote
Neutrinote is a narrower, Android-focused alternative for people who value searchable plain-text/Markdown notes, local storage, math support, source access, and user-controlled synchronization. Craft remains the better choice for cross-device, polished-document workflows that also require calendars, tasks, reminders, whiteboards, templates, or MCP connections. Migrating trades Craft’s integrated planning and sharing—
Decision guide
The practical reasons to choose either option, based on documented capabilities.
Choose Neutrinote if
- Android users maintaining a local, searchable plain-text knowledge repository
- Technical or academic note-takers using Markdown, LaTeX, diagrams, or inter-note links
- Users who want source-level customization under the GPL and can manage file-based backup or third-party synchronization
Stay with Craft if
- You need native apps across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Android, or Vision Pro rather than an Android-focused app
- Your workflow depends on documented calendar planning, daily notes, tasks, reminders, whiteboards, or templates
- You need Craft’s note-to-polished-shareable-document workflow rather than PDF/HTML export from plain-text notes
Deployment and operations
Neutrinote Community Edition is distributed through F-Droid and IzzyOnDroid. It stores notes locally, with optional synchronization through third-party tools such as Syncthing or a Dropbox adapter. Building from source requires importing a fork into Android Studio. The project is licensed under GPL version 3 or later. No Docker or Kubernetes deployment is documented; this is an Android application with a self-managed local repository, not a documented hosted collaboration server. Contributions—
Migration considerations
No Craft-specific importer or format compatibility is documented. Neutrinote can open an existing on-device repository, import files, restore backed-up settings, and export notes as PDF or HTML. A move from Craft would therefore require first obtaining files in a compatible form and validating formatting, links, attachments, and metadata manually.
Feature fit
What Neutrinote covers
- Note capture and editing
- Formatted document authoring
- Searchable note storage
- API or automation hooks
- Exportable documents
What’s different or missing
- No documented Apple, Windows, or Vision Pro apps
- No documented calendar planning
- No documented integrated task and reminder system
- No documented daily-note or journal workflow
- No documented visual whiteboards
- No documented template library
- No documented MCP connections
- No documented Craft-specific import
- No equivalent polished sharing workflow documented
Project snapshot
- GitHub stars
- 472
- Contributors
- 6
- Language
- Java
- Last commit
- Aug 8, 2026
- Latest release
- Aug 7, 2026
Categories: Project Management
Sources and editorial review15 linked sources
Public documentation supports this comparison. Automation assists collection and classification; editorial standards and corrections remain the responsibility of Kris.
neutriNote - the original Markdown + Math note app. Programmatically extensible. Sync-ready note storage.
repository description · github.comEverything stored in UTF8 plain text
readme · github.comSupport rich markdown with math support (LaTeX)
readme · github.comOffline, near instant search & replace
readme · github.comInter-note linking
readme · github.comPDF/HTML export
readme · github.comLocal storage for privacy, yet easy to add sync
readme · github.comSimply fork and import into Android Studio. That's it!
readme · github.comneutriNote reclaims the paradigm by preserving all contents in a text-centric searchable repository.
verdict · github.com- Support rich markdown with math support (LaTeX) - Text reflow Markdown view
shared feature · github.comSimply fork and import into Android Studio. That's it!
deployment · github.comThe project is licensed under the [GNU General Public License version 3 or later](https://github.com/appml/neutrinote/blob/master/LICENSE).
deployment · github.comTo enable sync is easy, either install a third party app like Syncthing and register your repository with it or get neutriNote Connector+ – a Dropbox adapter designed just for neutriNote .
deployment · appml.github.io- Everything stored in UTF8 plain text - Support rich markdown with math support (LaTeX)
best for · github.comIf you have installed neutriNote previously, you may pick the repository already on your device. If you have settings backed up from your previous installation, you may also choose Restore App Data to restore settings.
migration · appml.github.io
