# Scrintal

> Visual note-taking on an infinite canvas of linked docs

Scrintal is a visual note-taking and research tool that combines an infinite canvas with rich-text documents. Notes start as blocks on a board, can be turned into full docs, and are connected with arrows and bi-directional links, alongside PDFs, videos and images. It is sold as a single Pro subscription billed annually, with no free plan.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Scrintal Labs AB
- **Website:** https://scrintal.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Scrintal is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $9 per month, billed annually ($108 per year).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial through an existing user's invite link; no direct trial is offered.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scrintal Pro | $9 per month, billed annually ($108 per year) | Unlimited docs and boards, unlimited file uploads, real-time collaboration, priority support and community calls with the team. |

Read from https://scrintal.com/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Scrintal before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **30% student discount** (Education): Scrintal's support docs offer students 30% off, applied automatically at checkout when subscribing with a university email address. Source: https://scrintal.gitbook.io/scrintal-support-docs/faq/before-subscribing

## Key features

- **Infinite canvas boards:** Boards hold notes, PDFs, videos and images side by side, so reading, watching and note-taking happen on one surface. Templates cover study and research.
- **Blocks that become docs:** A note starts as a block on the canvas and can be turned into a full rich-text document with a click. Docs live in one library and are reused across boards.
- **Arrows and bi-directional links:** Ideas are connected visually with arrows on a board, or through bi-directional links between docs.
- **AI Assistant:** The site lists a built-in AI Assistant for repetitive, time-consuming work. Gobu, a separate product from the same company, is an AI research assistant.
- **Real-time collaboration:** Subscribers share docs and boards with other Scrintal users by email address and work on them together in real time.
- **Markdown and PDF import and export:** Existing Markdown files can be imported, and the whole archive can be downloaded as Markdown files.

## Good for

- Students and researchers mapping reading notes visually
- Writers who lay out a thesis or article on a canvas before drafting
- Small groups brainstorming on shared boards

## Worth knowing

- There is no free plan and no direct trial; a 14-day trial is available only through an existing user's invite link.
- The single plan is billed annually at $108; the pricing data lists no monthly option.
- Refunds are limited to the first 7 days of a new subscription, once per user, and are not given after a trial.
- Desktop apps are offered for macOS and Windows; the site lists no mobile app.

**Tags:** Notes, Whiteboard, Linked notes, Real-time collaboration, AI features, Templates, Research

## Alternatives

- [Heptabase](https://toolgpa.com/tools/heptabase): Visual notes app that arranges linked cards on whiteboards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/heptabase-vs-scrintal)
- [Milanote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/milanote): Visual boards for organizing creative projects. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/milanote-vs-scrintal)
- [Obsidian](https://toolgpa.com/tools/obsidian): Markdown note-taking app that keeps your files on your device. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/obsidian-vs-scrintal)
- [Roam Research](https://toolgpa.com/tools/roam-research): Outliner for networked notes with bidirectional links. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/roam-research-vs-scrintal)
- [AFFiNE](https://toolgpa.com/tools/affine): Open-source workspace that merges docs, whiteboards and databases. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/affine-vs-scrintal)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://scrintal.com/pricing
- https://api.scrintal.com/v2/subscription/plans
- https://scrintal.com/
- https://scrintal.com/about
- https://scrintal.gitbook.io/scrintal-support-docs
- https://scrintal.gitbook.io/scrintal-support-docs/faq/before-subscribing
- https://scrintal.gitbook.io/scrintal-support-docs/faq/subscription-cancellations-and-refund-policy

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