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## Quick Comparison Table
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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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| Feature | Butterfly | OneNote | Obsidian | Excalidraw | Xournal++ | Samsung Notes |
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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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| **Linux** | | | | | | |
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| **macOS** | | | | | | |
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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 vs Microsoft OneNote
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**Similarities:**
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- Infinite canvas for freeform note-taking
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- Strong handwriting and drawing support
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- Support for images and multimedia content
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- Cross-platform availability
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* Infinite canvas for freeform note-taking
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* Strong handwriting and drawing support
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* Support for images and multimedia content
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* Cross-platform availability
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**Butterfly Advantages:**
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- **Open source** - You can inspect, modify, and contribute to the code
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- **True infinite canvas** - No coordinate limitations
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- **Better privacy** - Store data locally or choose your own WebDAV provider
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- **Lighter weight** - Faster startup and lower resource usage
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- **SVG support** - Vector graphics import and export
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- **No vendor lock-in** - Your data stays under your control
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* **Open source** – You can inspect, modify, and contribute to the code
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* **True infinite canvas** – No coordinate limitations
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* **Better privacy** – Store data locally or choose your own WebDAV provider
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* **Lighter weight** – Faster startup and lower resource usage
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* **SVG support** – Vector graphics import and export
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* **No vendor lock-in** – Your data stays under your control
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**OneNote Advantages:**
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- **Deep Microsoft ecosystem integration** - Works seamlessly with Office 365
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- **Advanced OCR** - Text recognition from handwritten notes and images
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- **Enterprise features** - Advanced sharing and permission management
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* **Deep Microsoft ecosystem integration** – Works seamlessly with Office 365
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* **Advanced OCR** – Text recognition from handwritten notes and images
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* **Enterprise features** – Advanced sharing and permission management
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**Best for:**
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- **Butterfly**: Privacy-conscious users, Linux users, those wanting lightweight open-source solutions
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- **OneNote**: Microsoft ecosystem users, teams needing collaboration, macOS users
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* **Butterfly**: Privacy-conscious users, Linux users, those wanting lightweight open-source solutions
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* **OneNote**: Microsoft ecosystem users, teams needing collaboration, macOS users
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### Butterfly vs Obsidian
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- Cross-platform support
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- Customizable interface and themes
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- Local data storage with sync options
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* Cross-platform support
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* Local data storage with sync options
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**Butterfly Advantages:**
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- **Canvas-based interface** - Freeform drawing and note placement
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- **Built-in drawing tools** - No plugins required for handwriting
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- **Simpler learning curve** - Ready to use out of the box
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- **Better for visual thinkers** - Infinite canvas for mind mapping
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- **Web version available** - No installation required
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* **Canvas-based interface** – Freeform drawing and note placement
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* **Built-in drawing tools** – No plugins required for handwriting
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* **Simpler learning curve** – Ready to use out of the box
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* **Better for visual thinkers** – Infinite canvas for mind mapping
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* **Web version available** – No installation required
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**Obsidian Advantages:**
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- **Powerful linking system** - Bidirectional links between notes
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- **Markdown-based** - Future-proof plain text format
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- **Advanced search** - Complex queries and filtering
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- **Graph view** - Visualize connections between notes
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- **Better for text-heavy notes** - Structured note organization
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- **Plugin/extension** Plugin/extension support for enhanced functionality
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* **Powerful linking system** – Bidirectional links between notes
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* **Markdown-based** – Future-proof plain text format
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* **Advanced search** – Complex queries and filtering
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* **Graph view** – Visualize connections between notes
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* **Plugin/extension support** – For enhanced functionality
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- **Butterfly**: Visual note-takers, sketching, casual note-taking, students
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- **Obsidian**: Knowledge workers, researchers, those building personal knowledge bases
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* **Butterfly**: Visual note-takers, sketching, casual note-taking, students
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* **Obsidian**: Knowledge workers, researchers, those building personal knowledge bases
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### Butterfly vs Excalidraw
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- Excellent drawing and diagramming capabilities
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- Clean, intuitive interface
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- Web-based accessibility
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**Butterfly Advantages:**
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- **Mobile apps** - iOS and Android support
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- **Text editing** - Rich text support beyond just drawings
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- **File management** - Organize notes with pages and structure
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- **PDF import** - Annotate existing documents
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- **Offline-first** - Works without internet connection
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* **Mobile apps** – iOS and Android support
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* **Desktop applications** – Windows and Linux apps available
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* **Text editing** – Rich text support beyond just drawings
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* **PDF import** – Annotate existing documents
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* **Offline-first** – Works without an internet connection
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**Excalidraw Advantages:**
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- **Collaboration focus** - Real-time collaborative drawing
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- **Library system** - Reusable components and templates
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- **Excalidraw Plus features** - Professional collaboration tools
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- **Integration friendly** - Embeds well in other applications
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- **Specialized for diagrams** - Purpose-built for technical drawings
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* **Collaboration focus** – Real-time collaborative drawing
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* **Library system** – Reusable components and templates
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* **Excalidraw Plus features** – Professional collaboration tools
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* **Integration friendly** – Embeds well in other applications
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* **Specialized for diagrams** – Purpose-built for technical drawings
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- **Butterfly**: General note-taking with drawing, mobile users, offline work
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- **Excalidraw**: Team diagramming, technical documentation, collaborative sketching
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* **Butterfly**: General note-taking with drawing, mobile users, offline work
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* **Excalidraw**: Team diagramming, technical documentation, collaborative sketching
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### Butterfly vs Xournal++
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- Open-source and free
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* Excellent handwriting support
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* PDF annotation capabilities
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* Open-source and free
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**Butterfly Advantages:**
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- **Modern interface** - Contemporary design and UX
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* **Mobile support** – iOS and Android support
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* **Web version** – Browser-based access
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* **Modern interface** – Contemporary design and UX
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* **Infinite canvas** – Not limited to page boundaries
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* **Multiple export formats** – SVG, PNG, PDF support
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- **Audio recording** - Link audio notes to written content
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* **Audio recording** – Link audio notes to written content
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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**: Mobile note-taking, modern UI preferences, cloud sync needs
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- Free
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* **Optimized for Samsung devices** – Works best on Samsung devices running OneUI, Samsung’s operating system
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## Migration and Compatibility
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**From OneNote:**
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- Export OneNote pages as PDF and import into Butterfly
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**From Excalidraw:**
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