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About Allume
Allume, previously called Muse, is a canvas-based thinking app for iPad, iPhone and Mac. Each board works like a whiteboard that can contain further boards, so ideas can branch and be organised later.
A single canvas holds writing, handwriting, notes, images, videos, PDFs and web links. Version 4.0 added the rename, AI support with MCP and a Liquid Glass interface. It suits people who sketch out ideas visually, especially with a pencil on iPad.
Strengths
- Nested boards for open-ended ideation
- Mixes ink, text, images, PDFs and links on one canvas
- Light and dark themes
Limitations
- Apple platforms only
- Renamed from Muse, so older guides use the previous name
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree to download, with plans listed on the pricing page.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- macOS, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- iPad and Mac users who think visually and sketch with a pencil
- Categories
- Note-taking
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Allume
Compare allSoftware that can replace Allume for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Milanote
A visual board tool for arranging notes, images, links and files for creative projects.
Milanote offers free-form visual boards for notes, images, links and files in a web app and browser extension, but boards live on the vendor's servers and there is no pencil-focused Apple app.
Heptabase
Visual note-taking app that organizes research as cards on whiteboards.
Heptabase organises research as cards on whiteboards on Windows, macOS and the web, dropping Apple pencil ink but requiring a paid subscription instead of a freemium plan.
Kinopio
A spatial note-taking canvas for collecting cards and connecting ideas, alone or with others.
Kinopio is a spatial canvas of connected cards in the browser with no sign-up needed to start, but its free tier is limited to 100 cards and it lacks ink support.
Scrintal
A visual note-taking web app that places linked notes on boards for research and study.
Scrintal places linked notes on boards in a paid web app that requires an account, trading Allume's nested ink and PDF canvases for research-focused visual linking.
AFFiNE Community
Combine notes, tables and a drawing canvas in a local-first workspace.
AFFiNE combines notes, tables and a drawing canvas in an MIT-licensed, local-first workspace that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and the web, and can be self-hosted.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
LiquidText
An active-reading app for annotating PDFs and pulling excerpts into a flexible workspace.
GoodNotes
Handwriting-first notes app for iPad with Apple Pencil support and OCR search.
MindNode
A mind mapping and outlining app for Apple devices that turns loose ideas into structured plans.
Xmind
A mind mapping and brainstorming app for web, desktop and mobile with AI and Gantt planning.
Tinderbox
A Mac app for making, visualizing and analyzing notes, with map views and automation.
