Scrintal: The Best Milanote Alternative for Visual Note-Taking (2025)

Scrintal: The Best Milanote Alternative for Visual Note-Taking (2025)

Become a Visual Thinker

Scrintal: The Best Milanote Alternative for Visual Note-Taking (2025)

Scrintal: The Best Milanote Alternative for Visual Note-Taking (2025)

Become a Visual Thinker

Scrintal: The Best Milanote Alternative for Visual Note-Taking (2025)

Scrintal: The Best Milanote Alternative for Visual Note-Taking (2025)

Become a Visual Thinker

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

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10 Second Summary

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

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10 Second Summary

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

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10 Second Summary

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

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10 Second Summary

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Milanote Alternative: Scrintal’s Best Features

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Personal Knowledge Management

With a personal knowledge management system, users can collect and create information to organize for more effective future use. PKM sounds daunting because of the breadth and depth of potentially relevant information, but with Scrintal you can organize information as it appears and make connections between topics.

You can also customize the visual display of this information: make clusters, trees, or intricate maps as needed, or dismiss and display notes as needed without losing the connections.

In Milanote, the collection of knowledge is done in a similar way (with cards), while the display is in columns; you can also create this column-organization in Scrintal, with blocks.

Scrintal’s spatial canvas is a critically important feature for mind-mapping, but it is far more than flashcards on a corkboard: there is no word limit for any card, and you can also embed images, videos, tweets, and PDFs to expand the potential for connections and remain within the Scrintal ecosystem. Backlinks to other cards and boards make related information easily accessible.

Milanote has many similar features, except that its connection system is more visual in nature: arrows are used to indicate connections between cards, but only external sources can be properly linked. In Scrintal, you can link to a doc (whether or not it is present on the desk or a board) or an entire board, enabling ease of access during creative ideation.

Connected Note Taking

In Scrintal, you can create networked connections between notes and edit them simultaneously. The same is true of Milanote, but cards only exist on the board and do not open in a new tab to edit; therefore, a card with a long paragraph of text will require scrolling to view the whole column, whereas, in Scrintal, you can choose between Compact, Snippet, or Full view of docs on the board. So you can fold docs to view titles only for a holistic overview of the board.

Being able to recognize the connections between different ideas inspires further creativity, which makes these features critical. Scrintal and Milanote both use visual representations to display the connectedness between notes; but in Milanote, the connection is purely visual and not linked. Scrintal displays the entirety of a particular map of notes using boards that differentiate topics, and connections are linked, allowing the user to open them while reading for easy reference.

Multimedia Detailed Notes

Milanote emphasizes media files as part of your board, so just like in Scrintal, you can upload or embed images, videos, and document files like PDFs. In Scrintal, you can open these media files in a new “floating” tab and drag them around your board, allowing you to read, watch, or listen to them while note-taking.

In Milanote, you can open multimedia files, but they take over your screen; you can view images and watch embedded videos (like YouTube videos) within the card instead, but documents cannot be read while note-taking.

This is also true for backlinks, which in Scrintal take you to a new floating note alongside the previous one. These notes can also be dragged around the page as required, and can be worked on simultaneously.

Intuitive User Experience

Both Milanote and Scrintal contain useful (and different) features. Some may find Milanote’s column layout too restrictive, so Scrintal may be a good intuitive alternative: the platform is easily navigable with common shortcuts to avoid interrupting one’s train of thought and a small learning curve.

Both platforms use board and cards(docs in Scrintal), but Scrintal docs tend to be linked in a tree to indicate the network of connections between ideas. Milanote cards are organized differently, with each card existing only in a single column unless duplicated. 

Side-by-side comparison and editing of notes in Scrintal means that the flow of ideas does not have to stop in order for the user to scroll and navigate to the proper note on the proper column to write down information. Especially with more complex boards, Scrintal may be easier to navigate with its flexible visual mind map.

Milanote Alternative Use Cases

Consultant

Consulting projects are almost always unique, composed of a specific set of deliverables to meet the needs of each client. It involves collecting loads of information, most of which will end up being irrelevant. For a client to execute recommendations requires careful planning and thorough explaining on the part of the consultant.

Scrintal has exactly the kind of features to enable and improve this process. Parsing through information to find the significant data points is made easier with a hierarchical structure. A visual network of connections that was created during the long research phase is valuable in explaining the reasons for recommendations, and the linking and tagging system makes it simple for a client to navigate between different facets of a recommendation.

The ability to share a board is the perfect medium: a simpler and more easily navigated version of a Prezi presentation that explains one’s thought process and inspires creativity to ensure no points are missed. In most cases, consulting is not heavier on visuals than most other professional fields, so Milanote might not be the best choice because text-heavy notes, especially without a link feature, will make a board harder to navigate.

Knowledge Worker

Scrintal is useful for organizing knowledge work like writing journalistic articles, scholastic papers in the arts and sciences, and reports for corporate use. Ideating and planning is made easy with the hierarchical and flexible structuring that the platform offers, and the abilities to fold, unfold, display, and dismiss cards as needed enables holistic awareness and focused work. Again, this type of work is not heavy on visuals, making Scrintal a more intuitive choice than Milanote.

For example, a journalist can use Scrintal to record the different facets of a story, including interview notes and critical images, documents, and videos, see how they connect, and have a bird’s-eye view of how an article can come together. With Milanote, this bird’s-eye view would not be easy, and it would be difficult to organize text-heavy content like interview notes and fact-finding investigations. 

Also, scientists can plan their papers within Scrintal, utilizing the whole ecosystem to keep their sources, notes, data, and original ideas together in a single place; Milanote may be another option for this if there are lots of graphs, but Scrintal has very similar functionalities with the added bonus of being able to handle lots of text. 

In a corporate setting, the platform can be used to construct business reports from the ground up by consolidating information; connections may reveal new areas of exploration and new data to collect.

There are, however, ways to utilize both Scrintal and Milanote in creating a report (even if it has nothing to do with marketing). For example, many reports do have a large visual component that can be added after the content is completed; in this case, Milanote can act as an organization tool for images with the only necessary text being subheadings or image captions.

Student/Researcher

Visual representations of a network of knowledge are particularly important to students and researchers because in order to study material effectively or write a convincing essay or thesis, information must be organized, holistic, relevant, and cited. Within Scrintal, one could store notes on lectures or research papers, a list of sources as a bibliography, ideas for an essay topic, or a table of contents outlining a scholarly article.

The hierarchical structure of a network on the platform can help cultivate a thesis; this feature is not present in Milanote, because it organizes information in columns that are cumbersome to move around the board because they mess with the visual cohesiveness of the Milanote board.

An important future feature for both platforms would be the ability to annotate documents like scholarly papers; in Scrintal, you can read PDFs while note-taking, while in Milanote, you can only read or write notes at any one time.

Consultant

Consulting projects are almost always unique, composed of a specific set of deliverables to meet the needs of each client. It involves collecting loads of information, most of which will end up being irrelevant. For a client to execute recommendations requires careful planning and thorough explaining on the part of the consultant.

Scrintal has exactly the kind of features to enable and improve this process. Parsing through information to find the significant data points is made easier with a hierarchical structure. A visual network of connections that was created during the long research phase is valuable in explaining the reasons for recommendations, and the linking and tagging system makes it simple for a client to navigate between different facets of a recommendation.

The ability to share a board is the perfect medium: a simpler and more easily navigated version of a Prezi presentation that explains one’s thought process and inspires creativity to ensure no points are missed. In most cases, consulting is not heavier on visuals than most other professional fields, so Milanote might not be the best choice because text-heavy notes, especially without a link feature, will make a board harder to navigate.

Knowledge Worker

Scrintal is useful for organizing knowledge work like writing journalistic articles, scholastic papers in the arts and sciences, and reports for corporate use. Ideating and planning is made easy with the hierarchical and flexible structuring that the platform offers, and the abilities to fold, unfold, display, and dismiss cards as needed enables holistic awareness and focused work. Again, this type of work is not heavy on visuals, making Scrintal a more intuitive choice than Milanote.

For example, a journalist can use Scrintal to record the different facets of a story, including interview notes and critical images, documents, and videos, see how they connect, and have a bird’s-eye view of how an article can come together. With Milanote, this bird’s-eye view would not be easy, and it would be difficult to organize text-heavy content like interview notes and fact-finding investigations. 

Also, scientists can plan their papers within Scrintal, utilizing the whole ecosystem to keep their sources, notes, data, and original ideas together in a single place; Milanote may be another option for this if there are lots of graphs, but Scrintal has very similar functionalities with the added bonus of being able to handle lots of text. 

In a corporate setting, the platform can be used to construct business reports from the ground up by consolidating information; connections may reveal new areas of exploration and new data to collect.

There are, however, ways to utilize both Scrintal and Milanote in creating a report (even if it has nothing to do with marketing). For example, many reports do have a large visual component that can be added after the content is completed; in this case, Milanote can act as an organization tool for images with the only necessary text being subheadings or image captions.

Student/Researcher

Visual representations of a network of knowledge are particularly important to students and researchers because in order to study material effectively or write a convincing essay or thesis, information must be organized, holistic, relevant, and cited. Within Scrintal, one could store notes on lectures or research papers, a list of sources as a bibliography, ideas for an essay topic, or a table of contents outlining a scholarly article.

The hierarchical structure of a network on the platform can help cultivate a thesis; this feature is not present in Milanote, because it organizes information in columns that are cumbersome to move around the board because they mess with the visual cohesiveness of the Milanote board.

An important future feature for both platforms would be the ability to annotate documents like scholarly papers; in Scrintal, you can read PDFs while note-taking, while in Milanote, you can only read or write notes at any one time.

Consultant

Consulting projects are almost always unique, composed of a specific set of deliverables to meet the needs of each client. It involves collecting loads of information, most of which will end up being irrelevant. For a client to execute recommendations requires careful planning and thorough explaining on the part of the consultant.

Scrintal has exactly the kind of features to enable and improve this process. Parsing through information to find the significant data points is made easier with a hierarchical structure. A visual network of connections that was created during the long research phase is valuable in explaining the reasons for recommendations, and the linking and tagging system makes it simple for a client to navigate between different facets of a recommendation.

The ability to share a board is the perfect medium: a simpler and more easily navigated version of a Prezi presentation that explains one’s thought process and inspires creativity to ensure no points are missed. In most cases, consulting is not heavier on visuals than most other professional fields, so Milanote might not be the best choice because text-heavy notes, especially without a link feature, will make a board harder to navigate.

Knowledge Worker

Scrintal is useful for organizing knowledge work like writing journalistic articles, scholastic papers in the arts and sciences, and reports for corporate use. Ideating and planning is made easy with the hierarchical and flexible structuring that the platform offers, and the abilities to fold, unfold, display, and dismiss cards as needed enables holistic awareness and focused work. Again, this type of work is not heavy on visuals, making Scrintal a more intuitive choice than Milanote.

For example, a journalist can use Scrintal to record the different facets of a story, including interview notes and critical images, documents, and videos, see how they connect, and have a bird’s-eye view of how an article can come together. With Milanote, this bird’s-eye view would not be easy, and it would be difficult to organize text-heavy content like interview notes and fact-finding investigations. 

Also, scientists can plan their papers within Scrintal, utilizing the whole ecosystem to keep their sources, notes, data, and original ideas together in a single place; Milanote may be another option for this if there are lots of graphs, but Scrintal has very similar functionalities with the added bonus of being able to handle lots of text. 

In a corporate setting, the platform can be used to construct business reports from the ground up by consolidating information; connections may reveal new areas of exploration and new data to collect.

There are, however, ways to utilize both Scrintal and Milanote in creating a report (even if it has nothing to do with marketing). For example, many reports do have a large visual component that can be added after the content is completed; in this case, Milanote can act as an organization tool for images with the only necessary text being subheadings or image captions.

Student/Researcher

Visual representations of a network of knowledge are particularly important to students and researchers because in order to study material effectively or write a convincing essay or thesis, information must be organized, holistic, relevant, and cited. Within Scrintal, one could store notes on lectures or research papers, a list of sources as a bibliography, ideas for an essay topic, or a table of contents outlining a scholarly article.

The hierarchical structure of a network on the platform can help cultivate a thesis; this feature is not present in Milanote, because it organizes information in columns that are cumbersome to move around the board because they mess with the visual cohesiveness of the Milanote board.

An important future feature for both platforms would be the ability to annotate documents like scholarly papers; in Scrintal, you can read PDFs while note-taking, while in Milanote, you can only read or write notes at any one time.

Consultant

Consulting projects are almost always unique, composed of a specific set of deliverables to meet the needs of each client. It involves collecting loads of information, most of which will end up being irrelevant. For a client to execute recommendations requires careful planning and thorough explaining on the part of the consultant.

Scrintal has exactly the kind of features to enable and improve this process. Parsing through information to find the significant data points is made easier with a hierarchical structure. A visual network of connections that was created during the long research phase is valuable in explaining the reasons for recommendations, and the linking and tagging system makes it simple for a client to navigate between different facets of a recommendation.

The ability to share a board is the perfect medium: a simpler and more easily navigated version of a Prezi presentation that explains one’s thought process and inspires creativity to ensure no points are missed. In most cases, consulting is not heavier on visuals than most other professional fields, so Milanote might not be the best choice because text-heavy notes, especially without a link feature, will make a board harder to navigate.

Knowledge Worker

Scrintal is useful for organizing knowledge work like writing journalistic articles, scholastic papers in the arts and sciences, and reports for corporate use. Ideating and planning is made easy with the hierarchical and flexible structuring that the platform offers, and the abilities to fold, unfold, display, and dismiss cards as needed enables holistic awareness and focused work. Again, this type of work is not heavy on visuals, making Scrintal a more intuitive choice than Milanote.

For example, a journalist can use Scrintal to record the different facets of a story, including interview notes and critical images, documents, and videos, see how they connect, and have a bird’s-eye view of how an article can come together. With Milanote, this bird’s-eye view would not be easy, and it would be difficult to organize text-heavy content like interview notes and fact-finding investigations. 

Also, scientists can plan their papers within Scrintal, utilizing the whole ecosystem to keep their sources, notes, data, and original ideas together in a single place; Milanote may be another option for this if there are lots of graphs, but Scrintal has very similar functionalities with the added bonus of being able to handle lots of text. 

In a corporate setting, the platform can be used to construct business reports from the ground up by consolidating information; connections may reveal new areas of exploration and new data to collect.

There are, however, ways to utilize both Scrintal and Milanote in creating a report (even if it has nothing to do with marketing). For example, many reports do have a large visual component that can be added after the content is completed; in this case, Milanote can act as an organization tool for images with the only necessary text being subheadings or image captions.

Student/Researcher

Visual representations of a network of knowledge are particularly important to students and researchers because in order to study material effectively or write a convincing essay or thesis, information must be organized, holistic, relevant, and cited. Within Scrintal, one could store notes on lectures or research papers, a list of sources as a bibliography, ideas for an essay topic, or a table of contents outlining a scholarly article.

The hierarchical structure of a network on the platform can help cultivate a thesis; this feature is not present in Milanote, because it organizes information in columns that are cumbersome to move around the board because they mess with the visual cohesiveness of the Milanote board.

An important future feature for both platforms would be the ability to annotate documents like scholarly papers; in Scrintal, you can read PDFs while note-taking, while in Milanote, you can only read or write notes at any one time.

Consultant

Consulting projects are almost always unique, composed of a specific set of deliverables to meet the needs of each client. It involves collecting loads of information, most of which will end up being irrelevant. For a client to execute recommendations requires careful planning and thorough explaining on the part of the consultant.

Scrintal has exactly the kind of features to enable and improve this process. Parsing through information to find the significant data points is made easier with a hierarchical structure. A visual network of connections that was created during the long research phase is valuable in explaining the reasons for recommendations, and the linking and tagging system makes it simple for a client to navigate between different facets of a recommendation.

The ability to share a board is the perfect medium: a simpler and more easily navigated version of a Prezi presentation that explains one’s thought process and inspires creativity to ensure no points are missed. In most cases, consulting is not heavier on visuals than most other professional fields, so Milanote might not be the best choice because text-heavy notes, especially without a link feature, will make a board harder to navigate.

Knowledge Worker

Scrintal is useful for organizing knowledge work like writing journalistic articles, scholastic papers in the arts and sciences, and reports for corporate use. Ideating and planning is made easy with the hierarchical and flexible structuring that the platform offers, and the abilities to fold, unfold, display, and dismiss cards as needed enables holistic awareness and focused work. Again, this type of work is not heavy on visuals, making Scrintal a more intuitive choice than Milanote.

For example, a journalist can use Scrintal to record the different facets of a story, including interview notes and critical images, documents, and videos, see how they connect, and have a bird’s-eye view of how an article can come together. With Milanote, this bird’s-eye view would not be easy, and it would be difficult to organize text-heavy content like interview notes and fact-finding investigations. 

Also, scientists can plan their papers within Scrintal, utilizing the whole ecosystem to keep their sources, notes, data, and original ideas together in a single place; Milanote may be another option for this if there are lots of graphs, but Scrintal has very similar functionalities with the added bonus of being able to handle lots of text. 

In a corporate setting, the platform can be used to construct business reports from the ground up by consolidating information; connections may reveal new areas of exploration and new data to collect.

There are, however, ways to utilize both Scrintal and Milanote in creating a report (even if it has nothing to do with marketing). For example, many reports do have a large visual component that can be added after the content is completed; in this case, Milanote can act as an organization tool for images with the only necessary text being subheadings or image captions.

Student/Researcher

Visual representations of a network of knowledge are particularly important to students and researchers because in order to study material effectively or write a convincing essay or thesis, information must be organized, holistic, relevant, and cited. Within Scrintal, one could store notes on lectures or research papers, a list of sources as a bibliography, ideas for an essay topic, or a table of contents outlining a scholarly article.

The hierarchical structure of a network on the platform can help cultivate a thesis; this feature is not present in Milanote, because it organizes information in columns that are cumbersome to move around the board because they mess with the visual cohesiveness of the Milanote board.

An important future feature for both platforms would be the ability to annotate documents like scholarly papers; in Scrintal, you can read PDFs while note-taking, while in Milanote, you can only read or write notes at any one time.

Milanote Alternative: The Final Verdict

Scrintal is the best Milanote alternative

Different tools suit different tastes and serve different purposes. As a visual learner and thinker who moves quickly through different ideas and needs to hold on to them before I forget, Scrintal is the best tool for me. However, I also appreciate the interface, flexibility in content, and organizational capacity of Milanote; and I can see how some visual thinkers, e.g. designers, who also work heavily with visuals would find it a more useful tool for their needs.

If you’d prefer not to scroll or click back and forth between links to the same few notes, Scrintal may be a good alternative to Milanote with all the same important features as well as an editable visual layout and the ability to pop out videos and PDFs into new tabs within the same ecosystem. 

If you prefer a stricter interface with lots of options for media, Milanote is a great choice. On the other hand, Scrintal can also be a great companion to Milanote. Both have the capability to facilitate visual ideation and strategization, with Scrintal focusing more on content and building of a knowledge base and Milanote on visuals. Together, the two can take a user through the brainstorming, writing, and “beautifying” process. We might see an integration between these tools in the future.

Scrintal’s flexible mind map means you can structure your thoughts exactly in the way you think them in your head, saving brainpower and facilitating understanding and creativity. It has many of the same features as Milanote and even more in the pipeline. If you are a visual thinker who prefers the holistic view from flashcards to the top-down and side-to-side approach of a column of notes, give Scrintal a try!

Scrintal is the best Milanote alternative

Different tools suit different tastes and serve different purposes. As a visual learner and thinker who moves quickly through different ideas and needs to hold on to them before I forget, Scrintal is the best tool for me. However, I also appreciate the interface, flexibility in content, and organizational capacity of Milanote; and I can see how some visual thinkers, e.g. designers, who also work heavily with visuals would find it a more useful tool for their needs.

If you’d prefer not to scroll or click back and forth between links to the same few notes, Scrintal may be a good alternative to Milanote with all the same important features as well as an editable visual layout and the ability to pop out videos and PDFs into new tabs within the same ecosystem. 

If you prefer a stricter interface with lots of options for media, Milanote is a great choice. On the other hand, Scrintal can also be a great companion to Milanote. Both have the capability to facilitate visual ideation and strategization, with Scrintal focusing more on content and building of a knowledge base and Milanote on visuals. Together, the two can take a user through the brainstorming, writing, and “beautifying” process. We might see an integration between these tools in the future.

Scrintal’s flexible mind map means you can structure your thoughts exactly in the way you think them in your head, saving brainpower and facilitating understanding and creativity. It has many of the same features as Milanote and even more in the pipeline. If you are a visual thinker who prefers the holistic view from flashcards to the top-down and side-to-side approach of a column of notes, give Scrintal a try!

Scrintal is the best Milanote alternative

Different tools suit different tastes and serve different purposes. As a visual learner and thinker who moves quickly through different ideas and needs to hold on to them before I forget, Scrintal is the best tool for me. However, I also appreciate the interface, flexibility in content, and organizational capacity of Milanote; and I can see how some visual thinkers, e.g. designers, who also work heavily with visuals would find it a more useful tool for their needs.

If you’d prefer not to scroll or click back and forth between links to the same few notes, Scrintal may be a good alternative to Milanote with all the same important features as well as an editable visual layout and the ability to pop out videos and PDFs into new tabs within the same ecosystem. 

If you prefer a stricter interface with lots of options for media, Milanote is a great choice. On the other hand, Scrintal can also be a great companion to Milanote. Both have the capability to facilitate visual ideation and strategization, with Scrintal focusing more on content and building of a knowledge base and Milanote on visuals. Together, the two can take a user through the brainstorming, writing, and “beautifying” process. We might see an integration between these tools in the future.

Scrintal’s flexible mind map means you can structure your thoughts exactly in the way you think them in your head, saving brainpower and facilitating understanding and creativity. It has many of the same features as Milanote and even more in the pipeline. If you are a visual thinker who prefers the holistic view from flashcards to the top-down and side-to-side approach of a column of notes, give Scrintal a try!

Scrintal is the best Milanote alternative

Different tools suit different tastes and serve different purposes. As a visual learner and thinker who moves quickly through different ideas and needs to hold on to them before I forget, Scrintal is the best tool for me. However, I also appreciate the interface, flexibility in content, and organizational capacity of Milanote; and I can see how some visual thinkers, e.g. designers, who also work heavily with visuals would find it a more useful tool for their needs.

If you’d prefer not to scroll or click back and forth between links to the same few notes, Scrintal may be a good alternative to Milanote with all the same important features as well as an editable visual layout and the ability to pop out videos and PDFs into new tabs within the same ecosystem. 

If you prefer a stricter interface with lots of options for media, Milanote is a great choice. On the other hand, Scrintal can also be a great companion to Milanote. Both have the capability to facilitate visual ideation and strategization, with Scrintal focusing more on content and building of a knowledge base and Milanote on visuals. Together, the two can take a user through the brainstorming, writing, and “beautifying” process. We might see an integration between these tools in the future.

Scrintal’s flexible mind map means you can structure your thoughts exactly in the way you think them in your head, saving brainpower and facilitating understanding and creativity. It has many of the same features as Milanote and even more in the pipeline. If you are a visual thinker who prefers the holistic view from flashcards to the top-down and side-to-side approach of a column of notes, give Scrintal a try!

Scrintal is the best Milanote alternative

Different tools suit different tastes and serve different purposes. As a visual learner and thinker who moves quickly through different ideas and needs to hold on to them before I forget, Scrintal is the best tool for me. However, I also appreciate the interface, flexibility in content, and organizational capacity of Milanote; and I can see how some visual thinkers, e.g. designers, who also work heavily with visuals would find it a more useful tool for their needs.

If you’d prefer not to scroll or click back and forth between links to the same few notes, Scrintal may be a good alternative to Milanote with all the same important features as well as an editable visual layout and the ability to pop out videos and PDFs into new tabs within the same ecosystem. 

If you prefer a stricter interface with lots of options for media, Milanote is a great choice. On the other hand, Scrintal can also be a great companion to Milanote. Both have the capability to facilitate visual ideation and strategization, with Scrintal focusing more on content and building of a knowledge base and Milanote on visuals. Together, the two can take a user through the brainstorming, writing, and “beautifying” process. We might see an integration between these tools in the future.

Scrintal’s flexible mind map means you can structure your thoughts exactly in the way you think them in your head, saving brainpower and facilitating understanding and creativity. It has many of the same features as Milanote and even more in the pipeline. If you are a visual thinker who prefers the holistic view from flashcards to the top-down and side-to-side approach of a column of notes, give Scrintal a try!

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Milanote Alternative: The Final Verdict

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Note-taking Strategies

Note-taking for Visual Learners

How to take Smart Notes

Note-taking Tips from PKM Experts

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Scrintal vs Miro

Scrintal vs Notion

Scrintal vs Obsidian

Scrintal vs Evernote

Scrintal vs Roam Research

Scrintal vs Milanote

Scrintal vs Mural

Scrintal vs Logseq

Visual Note-Taking Tool Alternatives

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hello@scrintal.com

St. Eriksgatan 63A
112 34 Stockholm
Sweden

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© 2025 Scrintal Labs AB

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Download for macOS

Download for macOS (Intel)

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Company

About

Affiliate Program

Brand Leads

Careers

Pricing

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

Privacy Settings

Guides

Visual Note-taking Guide

Visual Note-taking for Students

Note-taking Strategies

Note-taking for Visual Learners

How to take Smart Notes

Note-taking Tips from PKM Experts

Note-taking Definitions

User Flows

Comparisons

Scrintal vs Miro

Scrintal vs Notion

Scrintal vs Obsidian

Scrintal vs Evernote

Scrintal vs Roam Research

Scrintal vs Milanote

Scrintal vs Mural

Scrintal vs Logseq

Visual Note-Taking Tool Alternatives

Contact

hello@scrintal.com

St. Eriksgatan 63A
112 34 Stockholm
Sweden

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© 2025 Scrintal Labs AB