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77## Quick Comparison Table
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9- | Feature | Butterfly | OneNote | Obsidian | Excalidraw | Xournal++ |
10- | ---------| -----------| ---------| ----------| ------------| -----------|
11- | ** Open Source** | ✅ Yes (AGPL-3.0) | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (MIT) | ✅ Yes (GPL-2.0) |
12- | ** Cost** | Free | Free | Free (personal) | Free + Paid tiers | Free |
13- | ** Android** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
14- | ** Windows** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ (Windows 10)|
15- | ** Linux** | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
16- | ** macOS** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
17- | ** Web** | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
18- | ** Infinite Canvas** | ✅ Full | ✅ Positive coords only | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ Fixed pages |
19- | ** Handwriting** | ✅ | ✅ | Limited | ✅ Drawing | ✅ |
20- | ** Custom Colors** | ✅ Full palette | ✅ | ✅ Themes | ✅ | ✅ |
21- | ** PDF Import** | ✅ | ✅ | Limited | ❌ | ✅ |
22- | ** PDF Export** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
23- | ** SVG Support** | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
24- | ** Offline Use** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Basic | ✅ |
25- | ** Cloud Sync** | WebDAV | OneDrive/SharePoint | Paid sync | Paid collab | Manual |
9+ | Feature | Butterfly | OneNote | Obsidian | Excalidraw | Xournal++ | Samsung Note |
10+ | ---------| -----------| ---------| ----------| ------------| -----------| ----------- |
11+ | ** Open Source** | ✅ Yes (AGPL-3.0) | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (MIT) | ✅ Yes (GPL-2.0) | ❌ No |
12+ | ** Cost** | Free | Free | Free (personal) | Free + Paid tiers | Free | Free |
13+ | ** Android** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
14+ | ** Windows** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ (Windows 10)| 🟧 Limited (Samsung devices ONLY) |
15+ | ** Linux** | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
16+ | ** macOS** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
17+ | ** Web** | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
18+ | ** Infinite Canvas** | ✅ Full | ✅ Positive coords only | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ Fixed pages | ❌ Fixed pages |
19+ | ** Handwriting** | ✅ | ✅ | 🟧 Limited | ✅ Drawing | ✅ | ✅ |
20+ | ** Custom Colors** | ✅ Full palette | ✅ | ✅ Themes | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
21+ | ** PDF Import** | ✅ | ✅ | 🟧 Limited | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
22+ | ** PDF Export** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
23+ | ** SVG Support** | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
24+ | ** Offline Use** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ Basic | ✅ | ✅ |
25+ | ** Cloud Sync** | WebDAV | OneDrive/SharePoint | Paid sync | Paid collab | Manual | OneDrive/Samsung Cloud |
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2727## Detailed Comparisons
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130130- ** Butterfly** : Mobile note-taking, modern UI preferences, cloud sync needs
131131- ** Xournal++** : Academic users, PDF-heavy workflows
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133+ ### Butterfly vs Samsung Notes
134+
135+ ** Similarities:**
136+ - Excellent handwriting support
137+ - PDF annotation capabilities
138+ - Free
139+ - Stylus/pen input optimization
140+ - Templates
141+
142+ ** Butterfly Advantages:**
143+ - ** Mobile support** - iOS and Android support
144+ - ** Web version** - Browser-based access
145+ - ** Infinite canvas** - Not limited to page boundaries
146+ - ** Cloud sync** - WebDAV integration built-in
147+ - ** Multiple export formats** - SVG, PNG, PDF support
148+ - ** Cross-platform** - Windows, Android, iOS, and Linux
149+
150+ ** Samsung Notes Advantages:**
151+ - ** Native OneUI** - OneUI's interface design
152+ - ** Audio recording** - Link audio notes to written content
153+ - ** Optimized for Samsung devices** - Works best on samsung devices running OneUI, Samsung's Operating System
154+
155+ ** Best for:**
156+ - ** Butterfly** : Mobile note-taking, cloud sync needs, inifite canvas, cross-platform usage
157+ - ** Samsung Notes** : PDF-heavy workflows, Samsung devices
158+
133159## Migration and Compatibility
134160
135161** From OneNote:**
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152178- Transfer handwritten notes by recreating or importing as images
153179- Adapt from page-based to infinite canvas workflow
154180
181+ ** From Samsung Notes:**
182+ - Export notes as PDFs and import into Butterfly
183+ - Handwritten annonations should be redrawn in butterfly for best experience
184+ - Adapt from page-based to infinite canvas workflow
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