The Sublime Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Sublime in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Sublime
The Insider’s Guide
Personal library for saved links, highlights and ideas
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among note-taking apps, read from Sublime’s own pages.
Made by Sublime Internet Inc · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Sublime’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Sublime’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 22 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade
Sublime is a personal library for things worth keeping: links, highlights, articles, images, videos, PDFs, podcasts and your own text, each saved as a card. Cards are grouped into collections that can be kept private or shared, and each one surfaces related ideas that other people have saved. Capture runs through a web app, a browser extension and an iOS app, and an infinite whiteboard called Canvas is there for laying saved material out.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Sublime, taken from its own pages and our grades.
If you capture on Android, look elsewhere.
- 1
Best for a library of saved links, highlights and ideas
Sublime saves links, highlights, articles, images, PDFs and your own notes as cards, and shows related cards other people have saved.
- 2
Paid plans start at $6.25 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $75 per year.
- 3
There is a free plan
Basic plan: free, with limited cards, collections and canvases, limited privacy and collaboration, and limited related cards, search, summaries and integrations. The page gives no figures.
- 4
It runs on 2 platforms
Web and iOS, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Cards for any kind of content
Websites, articles, highlights, images, videos, PDFs, podcasts, books, social posts and plain text are each saved as a card in one library.
- 6
Browser extension and highlighter
The extension saves images, articles and videos, highlights text on web pages and PDFs, and captures screenshots. It is offered for Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Arc, Brave and Opera.
- 7
Collections, private or public
Cards are organized into collections that can stay private or be shared. Other people's libraries can be followed, with no likes or comments.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 22 of 147
That is against the other note-taking apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Sublime you would be making a search engine with an AI model behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Sublime at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $75 per year
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Browser extension
- Made by
- Sublime Internet Inc
- Category
- Note-Taking Apps
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for a library of saved links, highlights and ideas
Sublime saves links, highlights, articles, images, PDFs and your own notes as cards, and shows related cards other people have saved. The free plan's limits aren't given as numbers anywhere, paid plans are $75 a year with no monthly option, the Kindle, X, Instagram, Readwise and Raycast links are paid, and there's no Android or desktop app. If you capture on Android, look elsewhere.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Premium is $75 a year, which is $6.25 a month, so right on the $6 middle of this category. It's yearly or nothing, as the pricing page shows no monthly option. Premium+ at $100 adds events and a Substack membership, and lifetime is $400. |
| Free plan and trial | C | There's a free basic plan and you will hit its limits, but nobody will tell you where they are: the pricing page calls cards, collections, canvases, search and summaries limited and gives no figures at all. Advanced privacy and the Kindle, X, Instagram and Readwise links are paid. |
| Features | C | It does the saving job fully: cards for websites, highlights, images, videos, PDFs and podcasts, an extension that highlights pages and takes screenshots, search on half-remembered details, and a Canvas to lay cards out. But collecting is a smaller job than note-taking, and there's no Android app to capture on. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating on record, so we go by the listing: content is categorised for you, so you save first and sort later, or never. There's nothing to configure before the first save. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, an iOS app and an extension for Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Arc, Brave and Opera, with Kindle, Readwise, X, Instagram, Raycast and MCP access to Claude on paid plans. No Android app, and no desktop app either, which is what an A wants. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Sublime is for
- Fits if you collect references across links, images, PDFs and podcasts in one place
- Works for people who want to browse what others saved on the same theme
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you're on Android, as no app is listed for it, and there's no desktop app either
- Not for you if you want the free limits spelled out, because the pricing page gives no numbers
- Pricey if you'd rather pay by the month, since it's $75 for the year or nothing
- Tight if you want Kindle, Readwise, X, Instagram or Raycast imports for free, as those and advanced privacy are on paid plans
Good to know
Good for
- Writers and designers collecting references across many media types
- People who want to browse what others have saved on a theme
- Bringing Kindle, Readwise, X and Instagram saves into one library
Worth knowing
- The basic plan is described only as limited: the pricing page gives no numbers for cards, collections, canvases or search.
- Paid plans are billed yearly ($75 or $100) or once ($400); the pricing page shows no monthly option.
- Advanced privacy and the Kindle, X, Instagram, Readwise and Raycast integrations are listed under the paid plans.
- Capture is through the web, a browser extension and an iOS app; no Android app is listed.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$6.25
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Sublime has a free plan. Paid plans start at $75 per year.
It's yearly or nothing, as the pricing page shows no monthly option.
basic
$0
Limited cards, collections and canvases, with limited privacy, collaboration, related cards, search, summaries and integrations.
premium
$75
per year
Unlimited cards, collections and canvases, advanced privacy and collaboration, unlimited search and summaries, all integrations, and MCP, CSV and ZIP export.
premium+
$100
per year
Everything in premium, plus members-only events, a paid Substack membership, discounts on merch and zines, and access to the company's archives.
lifetime
$400
one-time payment
Everything in premium+, paid once, plus a 1:1 onboarding call and investor updates.
The free plan
Basic plan: free, with limited cards, collections and canvases, limited privacy and collaboration, and limited related cards, search, summaries and integrations. The page gives no figures.
Read from sublime.app on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Lifetime license
Lifetime plan for $400
A one-time payment of $400 covers everything in premium+ for good, and adds a 1:1 onboarding call and investor updates.
Stated on sublime.app
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “premium”, against $75.00 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | ₱ 3,990.00 | $63.51 | 15% less |
| Canada | $99.00 | $69.59 | 7% less |
| Turkey | ₺3.499,99 | $71.18 | 5% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 1,299juta | $72.65 | about the same |
| Australia | $119.00 | $83.07 | 11% more |
| South Africa | R1,499.99 | $90.73 | 21% more |
| Germany | 89,00 € | $99.73 | 33% more |
| United Kingdom | £79.00 | $104.44 | 39% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Browser extension
Personal library for saved links, highlights and ideas. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: AI search, notes, whiteboard, web clipper, bookmarks, highlights.
But collecting is a smaller job than note-taking, and there's no Android app to capture on.
- Cards for any kind of content
- Websites, articles, highlights, images, videos, PDFs, podcasts, books, social posts and plain text are each saved as a card in one library.
- Browser extension and highlighter
- The extension saves images, articles and videos, highlights text on web pages and PDFs, and captures screenshots. It is offered for Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Arc, Brave and Opera.
- Collections, private or public
- Cards are organized into collections that can stay private or be shared. Other people's libraries can be followed, with no likes or comments.
- Related ideas
- Saving or entering an idea brings up related cards that other people have collected, so one saved item leads to others on the same theme.
- Semantic search
- Search works on context and loosely remembered details instead of exact keywords, and content is categorized automatically.
- Canvas and exports
- Canvas is an infinite whiteboard for arranging saved cards. Paid plans add MCP access for Claude and other LLMs, plus CSV and ZIP export.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Kindle
- Readwise
- X
- Raycast
- Claude
- ChatGPT
- Google Docs
Sublime is made by Sublime Internet Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
22/147
Other note-taking apps it is graded above
Sublime's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 22 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 27.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 86 of 147) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $6.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $5.83 for the category: 39 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 13 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 148 note-taking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sublime’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 16 of 147
- CFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 147
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 147
- BEase of useAbove 47 of 147
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 86 of 147
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 103 note-taking apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Sublime is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Sublime you would be making a search engine with an AI model behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 98 of the 147 other note-taking apps grade higher. It costs $75 a year.
What you could make
- Bookmarks, highlights, web clipper and notes: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A search engine with an AI model behind it.
- An endless canvas that stays smooth with hundreds of things on it.
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Kindle, Readwise and X among them.
What this rests on. Sublime’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
mymind, Fabric, Raindrop.io, Readwise and Notion
The 5 tools Sublime is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.0GPA
mymind
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Private AI-tagged store for bookmarks, notes and images.
- Only mymind lists macOS and Android apps.
- Sublime also covers AI search and whiteboard.
- mymind also covers linked notes and read later.
- 2.8GPA
Fabric
Free plan · from $8/mo
AI workspace for notes, files, bookmarks and meeting notes.
- Only Fabric lists macOS, Windows, Linux and Android apps.
- Sublime also covers bookmarks and highlights.
- Fabric also covers meeting notes and file sync.
- 3.2GPA
Raindrop.io
Free plan · from $28/yr
Bookmark manager with collections, tags and highlights.
- Only Raindrop.io lists macOS, Windows and Android apps.
- Sublime also covers AI search, notes, whiteboard and web clipper.
- Raindrop.io also covers read later.
- 3.0GPA
Readwise
Free trial · from $5.59/mo
Highlight library with a daily review and a read-later app.
- Sublime has a free plan. Readwise does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Readwise lists macOS, Windows and Android apps.
- Sublime also covers AI search, notes, whiteboard, web clipper and bookmarks.
- 3.2GPA
Notion
Free plan · from $10/mo
Workspace for docs, wikis, databases and projects with built-in AI.
- Only Notion lists macOS, Windows and Android apps.
- Sublime also covers AI search, whiteboard, web clipper, bookmarks and highlights.
- Notion also covers databases, wiki and templates.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Sublime free?
Sublime has a free plan. Basic plan: free, with limited cards, collections and canvases, limited privacy and collaboration, and limited related cards, search, summaries and integrations.
How much does Sublime cost?
Sublime lists 4 plans. basic: $0. premium: $75 per year. premium+: $100 per year. lifetime: $400 one-time payment.
What platforms does Sublime work on?
Sublime is available on Web and iOS. It also has a browser extension.
Does Sublime offer any discounts?
Sublime publicly lists the following: Lifetime plan for $400.
Does Sublime have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Sublime is listed for Web and iOS.
Does Sublime have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Sublime is listed for Web and iOS.
Is Sublime open source?
Sublime is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does Sublime integrate with?
Sublime's listing names Kindle, Readwise, X, Instagram, Raycast, Claude, ChatGPT and Google Docs.
Who makes Sublime?
Sublime is made by Sublime Internet Inc.
What are the alternatives to Sublime?
The closest alternatives to Sublime in our directory are mymind, Fabric, Raindrop.io, Readwise and Notion.
How does Sublime compare with other note-taking apps?
Sublime's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 22 of the 147 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 27.
Is Sublime good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Sublime C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $6.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $5.83 for the category: 39 of the 66 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Sublime?
To replace Sublime you would be making a search engine with an AI model behind it.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Sublime’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sublime's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-07-18.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Sublime Internet Inc. Prices change, so check sublime.app before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Sublime, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/sublime
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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