Update: What Are the Best AI Note-Taker Apps in 2026?

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Title: What Are the Best AI Note-Taker Apps in 2026?
Author: John Jeong
File: apps/web/content/articles/best-ai-notetaker.mdx

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What Are the Best AI Note-Taker Apps in 2026?

📄 apps/web/content/articles/best-ai-notetaker.mdx

The article is well-structured and informative overall. Main issues include em dashes that need to be replaced with regular dashes (6 instances on lines 35, 63), comma splices (lines 49, 183), and excessive link formatting that should be simplified for readability. A few minor clarity improvements would enhance flow and professionalism. The content is substantive and the comparisons are helpful, but addressing these editing issues would polish the piece significantly.

Found 12 issues:

🔹 Punctuation Placement

Line 16

Until.. AI came in the picture.

Double periods are incorrect punctuation; 'came into the picture' is more natural than 'came in the picture'

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Until AI came into the picture.

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raw input—whether that's typed notes, voice recordings, or transcribed conversations—into something actually useful.

Em dashes should be replaced with regular dashes or the sentence should be rewritten

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raw input - whether that's typed notes, voice recordings, or transcribed conversations - into something actually useful.

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That's why Hyprnote exists. It runs on your device by default (local-first)—Whisper models for transcription, our custom HyperLLM-V1 for summarization.

Em dash should be replaced with regular dash or sentence should be rewritten

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That's why Hyprnote exists. It runs on your device by default (local-first) - Whisper models for transcription, our custom HyperLLM-V1 for summarization.

📝 Grammar

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Tools like Notion and Obsidian weren't built for meetings, they're for personal knowledge management (PKM), kind of like a second brain.

Comma splice should be corrected with a semicolon or period

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Tools like Notion and Obsidian weren't built for meetings; they're for personal knowledge management (PKM), kind of like a second brain.

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The catch? The AI is bolted on, not built in. Notion was never designed for note-taking, the block system is clunky, mobile is slow.

Comma splice should be corrected; rhetorical question can be clarified

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The catch is that the AI is bolted on, not built in. Notion was never designed for note-taking; the block system is clunky and mobile performance is slow.

💡 Clarity

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I'm obsessed with Obsidian. Their file over app manifesto hits home.

Link should be removed or simplified; the bracketed link within quoted text creates formatting confusion

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I'm obsessed with [Obsidian](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://obsidian.md/&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1768759307556808&usg=AOvVaw3iVOX-hmrHgHJ6pcIa6TfH). Their 'file over app' manifesto hits home.

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The problem? You're building a system, not using an app. Every feature needs a plugin, documentation, setup. I've spent weekends tweaking themes instead of writing. It's brilliant when it works, exhausting when it fights you.

The rhetorical question and choppy sentences can be clarified for better flow

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The problem is that you're building a system, not using an app. Every feature needs a plugin, documentation, and setup. I've spent weekends tweaking themes instead of writing. It's brilliant when it works but exhausting when it fights you.

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Granola is an AI-powered notepad designed for people who prefer taking their own notes but want intelligent assistance to make them comprehensive.

Remove unnecessary link formatting for better readability

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Granola is an AI-powered notepad designed for people who prefer taking their own notes but want intelligent assistance to make them comprehensive.

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Notion, an all-in-one workspace tool, now has AI.

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Notion, an all-in-one workspace tool, now has AI.

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Reflect is a daily notes app with backlinks and AI bolted on.

Remove unnecessary link formatting

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Reflect is a daily notes app with backlinks and AI bolted on.

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Otter has been in the AI note-taking game longer than most and it shows.

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Otter has been in the AI note-taking game longer than most and it shows.

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Mem.ai is built around one idea: you shouldn't have to organize notes.

Remove unnecessary link formatting

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Mem.ai is built around one idea: you shouldn't have to organize notes.

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