RemNote
Notes that turn into flashcards, with PDF annotation and metered AI
Overview
RemNote is a study app that combines linked notes, PDF annotation and spaced-repetition flashcards, so notes and highlights become cards the scheduler resurfaces. Credit-metered AI generates cards, quizzes and summaries from text, PDFs, slides and video, and higher plans add a lecture recorder and AI tutor. It has a free plan, monthly and annual subscriptions, and a one-time lifetime licence.
Pricing
Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 14 Oct 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.
- Unlimited notes, flashcards and synced devices
- 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image-occlusion cards, 1 handwritten document
- 250 AI credits a month
- PDF annotation and image occlusion
- Tables, templates, exam scheduler and handwritten notes
- 1,000 AI credits a month
- AI flashcards, quizzes and summaries from PDFs
- Unlimited flashcard explanations, lecture recorder, AI grading and chat
- 20,000 AI credits a month
- All Pro desktop features forever
- File uploads and Pro server features for 5 years
- 1,000 AI credits a month for 5 years
Use cases
What you can produce with RemNote
- Notes in which any line can become a spaced-repetition flashcard
- Annotated PDFs whose highlights turn into reviewable cards
- An exam scheduler that plans reviews towards a test date
- AI-generated flashcards, quizzes and summaries from text, PDFs, slides and YouTube videos
- Lecture recordings transcribed into study material (Pro with AI)
- Image-occlusion cards for diagrams and handwritten notes
- A linked knowledge base synced across web, desktop and mobile apps
ASEAN Perspective
RemNote in Southeast Asia
RemNote's English-primary interface and limited localisation into Southeast Asian languages reduce its accessibility for non-English-dominant student populations across Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines. Its spaced-repetition and PDF-annotation strengths align well with the rote-memorisation demands of exam-heavy ASEAN education systems, and the generous free tier makes it accessible at low income levels. Students in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines with English-language curricula are the most natural early adopters in the region. No verified APAC-specific marketing campaigns or regional data partnerships have been identified as of mid-2026.
RemNote is still the tightest pairing of notes and spaced repetition in one app: highlight a PDF, turn the line into a card, and let the scheduler resurface it. The free plan is usable for light study, and Pro at $8 a month billed yearly ($10 monthly) is fairly priced, with a 25% student discount.
Heavy AI users will need Pro with AI at $18 a month billed yearly ($20 monthly) for the lecture recorder, tutor chat and 20,000 credits. Expect a learning curve: the structure is the point, and it suits exam-driven learners more than casual note-takers.
What we found
RemNote puts linked notes, PDF annotation and spaced-repetition flashcards into one app, so a line in a lecture note or a highlight in a PDF can become a card that the scheduler brings back before you forget it. The company says it began at MIT in 2020; its about page lists Martin Schneider as chief executive, a founding team that includes Moritz Wallawitsch, and a $2.8 million seed round. RemNote Inc. is remote-first, and the app runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android.
Pricing is published in full. Free covers unlimited notes and flashcards on unlimited devices, with three annotated PDFs, five image-occlusion cards, one exam in the exam scheduler, two knowledge bases and 250 AI credits a month. Pro costs $10 a month, or $8 a month billed as $96 a year, and lifts those caps with 1,000 credits. Pro with AI costs $20 a month, or $18 a month billed as $216 a year, adding the lecture recorder, AI grading and tutor chat, image-to-text and 20,000 credits. A Life-Long Learner licence costs $395 once, for permanent Pro desktop features plus five years of server features and monthly credits. Students and educators get 25% off Pro, but not off the AI portion, which RemNote says it sells at cost. There is no time-limited trial; the free plan includes limited uses of Pro features instead.
The AI is metered by credits: cards and quizzes generated from text, PDFs, slides and YouTube videos, summaries, flashcard explanations and an AI tutor. Development is visibly active. The public changelog shows a beta release on 13 October 2026 with work on an infinite canvas, the lecture recorder, a YouTube annotator and text-to-speech narration.
On Trustpilot, read 14 October 2026, RemNote’s unclaimed profile scored 3.0 from only 12 reviews, too few to read much into. The app rewards students who adopt its structure; anyone who just wants plain notes will find it busier than they need.
Compiled by RECATOOLS from public sources: vendor documentation and pricing, code repositories and published reporting.
Notable facts
- RemNote's founder Martin Schneider spent three years building it as a personal side project at MIT before going public in 2020.
- The core codebase is proprietary, but RemNote publishes a full plugin SDK and official plugin source code on GitHub so developers can extend almost any part of the interface.
- General Catalyst — the same firm behind Stripe and Airbnb — led RemNote's seed round in September 2021.
- RemNote claims its AI can generate flashcards from a lecture recording in a single click, turning a one-hour lecture into a ready-made spaced-repetition deck.
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About this listing
This entry was compiled from publicly available data including RemNote's official website, press releases, documentation, and reputable third-party publications. RECATOOLS is not affiliated with RemNote unless explicitly stated.
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