# VoodooPad review (2026): is it worth $24.99? > Mac wiki-style notebook that links pages, files and web addresses Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. VoodooPad is a Mac note-taking app built around wiki links, where typed words turn into links to other pages. Dropped-in files, folders, PDFs and URLs link up the same way, and a page can be encrypted. A document can be exported as PDF, ePub or HTML, or shared through a synced folder. - **Category:** Note-Taking Apps - **Made by:** Primate Labs Inc. - **Website:** https://www.voodoopad.com - **Runs on:** macOS - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use Windows or Android, as it is Mac only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, VoodooPad is a paid product, starting at $24.99 one-time. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | VoodooPad 5 | $24.99 one-time | Single purchase of the Mac app, sold through the vendor's Paddle checkout. The price comes from the checkout's US price data, since the page shows only a Buy Now button. | Read from https://www.voodoopad.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with VoodooPad before buying. ## Key features - **Wiki links:** Words in a page link to other pages, and dropped-in files, folders, PDFs, applications or URLs link up like web addresses. - **Collections, tags and aliases:** Pages can be grouped into collections, tagged and given aliases, with search across the whole document. - **Encryption:** A single page or the whole document can be encrypted, which the vendor suggests for passwords and account details. - **Export:** A document can be exported as PDF, ePub or HTML, and the app has a built-in web server for sharing over a local network. - **Shared folders and iOS:** A document can sit in a shared Dropbox folder for several editors. A separate VoodooPad for iOS app opens documents on iPhone and iPad. ## Good for - Mac users who want a personal wiki of linked pages and attached files - Research and household records that mix notes, PDFs and web addresses ## Worth knowing - The vendor lists macOS 10.12 or later; there is no Windows, Android or web version. - The Primate Labs site shows no version for the iOS app, so check its availability before relying on it. - Collaboration works by sharing a synced folder such as Dropbox, not through live co-editing. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. VoodooPad is a Mac notebook where typed words turn into links to other pages, files and web addresses. It's $24.99 once, but it runs on a Mac only, and its iOS app isn't clearly offered. - **Value for money: A.** $24.99 once is less than a year of the category's middle subscription ($5.99 a month). - **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing is free: the vendor shows a Buy Now button and no trial. - **Features: C.** Wiki links, tags, aliases, encryption and export to PDF, ePub and HTML. The listing's gap: sharing works through a synced folder, not live editing. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. It installs like any Mac app and you start typing. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Mac only, requiring macOS 10.12 or later. No Windows, Android or web version, and the iOS app's status is unclear. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from VoodooPad's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among note-taking apps - VoodooPad's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 7 of the 169 other note-taking apps we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 72 of 169) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/note-taking ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of VoodooPad you could make: notes, wiki and linked notes. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 152 of the 169 other note-taking apps grade higher. It costs $24.99, paid once. - You could make: Notes, wiki and linked notes: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A file manager working directly on your disk. - You could not: A real app for macOS. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Dropbox **Tags:** Notes, Wiki, Linked notes, One-time purchase, File management ## Alternatives - [DEVONthink](https://toolgpa.com/tools/devonthink): Document and information manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/devonthink-vs-voodoopad) - [Tinderbox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tinderbox): Mac tool for mapping, analyzing and sharing notes. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/tinderbox-vs-voodoopad) - [Keep It](https://toolgpa.com/tools/keep-it): Notebook and document organizer for Mac, iPhone and iPad. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/keep-it-vs-voodoopad) - [EagleFiler](https://toolgpa.com/tools/eaglefiler): Document organizer and mail archiver for Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/eaglefiler-vs-voodoopad) - [Curio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/curio): Freeform Mac notebook with mind maps, lists and Kanban. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/curio-vs-voodoopad) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.voodoopad.com - https://www.voodoopad.com/download/ - https://checkout.paddle.com/api/2.0/prices?product_ids=521656&customer_country=US Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/voodoopad Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).