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* Include samsung notes in comparison.md * Update docs/src/content/docs/community/comparison.md Co-authored-by: CodeDoctor <[email protected]> * Update docs/src/content/docs/community/comparison.md Co-authored-by: CodeDoctor <[email protected]> * Update comparison.md I applied your fixes. But the preview is the same. Nothing changed. Maybe because your website renders differently --------- Co-authored-by: CodeDoctor <[email protected]>
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## Quick Comparison Table
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| Feature | Butterfly | OneNote | Obsidian | Excalidraw | Xournal++ |
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| **Open Source** | ✅ Yes (AGPL-3.0) | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (MIT) | ✅ Yes (GPL-2.0) |
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| **Cost** | Free | Free | Free (personal) | Free + Paid tiers | Free |
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| **Android** ||||||
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| **Windows** ||||| ✅ (Windows 10)|
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| **Web** ||||||
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| **Infinite Canvas** | ✅ Full | ✅ Positive coords only ||| ❌ Fixed pages |
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| **Handwriting** ||| Limited | ✅ Drawing ||
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| **Custom Colors** | ✅ Full palette || ✅ Themes |||
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| **PDF Import** ||| Limited |||
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| **SVG Support** ||||||
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| **Offline Use** |||| ✅ Basic ||
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| **Cloud Sync** | WebDAV | OneDrive/SharePoint | Paid sync | Paid collab | Manual |
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| Feature | Butterfly | OneNote | Obsidian | Excalidraw | Xournal++ | Samsung Note |
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| **Open Source** | ✅ Yes (AGPL-3.0) | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (MIT) | ✅ Yes (GPL-2.0) | ❌ No |
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| **Cost** | Free | Free | Free (personal) | Free + Paid tiers | Free | Free |
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| **Android** |||||||
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| **Windows** ||||| ✅ (Windows 10)| 🟧 Limited (Samsung devices ONLY) |
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| **Web** |||||||
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| **Infinite Canvas** | ✅ Full | ✅ Positive coords only ||| ❌ Fixed pages | ❌ Fixed pages |
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| **Handwriting** ||| 🟧 Limited | ✅ Drawing | ||
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| **Custom Colors** | ✅ Full palette || ✅ Themes ||||
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| **PDF Import** ||| 🟧 Limited | | ||
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| **PDF Export** |||||||
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| **SVG Support** |||||||
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| **Offline Use** |||| ✅ Basic |||
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| **Cloud Sync** | WebDAV | OneDrive/SharePoint | Paid sync | Paid collab | Manual | OneDrive/Samsung Cloud |
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## Detailed Comparisons
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- **Butterfly**: Mobile note-taking, modern UI preferences, cloud sync needs
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- **Xournal++**: Academic users, PDF-heavy workflows
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### Butterfly vs Samsung Notes
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**Similarities:**
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- Excellent handwriting support
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- PDF annotation capabilities
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- Free
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- Stylus/pen input optimization
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- Templates
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**Butterfly Advantages:**
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- **Mobile support** - iOS and Android support
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- **Web version** - Browser-based access
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- **Infinite canvas** - Not limited to page boundaries
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- **Cloud sync** - WebDAV integration built-in
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- **Multiple export formats** - SVG, PNG, PDF support
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- **Cross-platform** - Windows, Android, iOS, and Linux
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**Samsung Notes Advantages:**
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- **Native OneUI** - OneUI's interface design
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- **Audio recording** - Link audio notes to written content
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- **Optimized for Samsung devices** - Works best on samsung devices running OneUI, Samsung's Operating System
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**Best for:**
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- **Butterfly**: Mobile note-taking, cloud sync needs, inifite canvas, cross-platform usage
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- **Samsung Notes**: PDF-heavy workflows, Samsung devices
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- Transfer handwritten notes by recreating or importing as images
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**From Samsung Notes:**
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- Export notes as PDFs and import into Butterfly
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- Handwritten annonations should be redrawn in butterfly for best experience
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- Adapt from page-based to infinite canvas workflow
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