When comparing Turtl vs Milanote, the Slant community recommends Turtl for most people. In the question“What is the best note taking app for Mac?” Turtl is ranked 13th while Milanote is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose Turtl is:
Turtl has applications for all the major operating systems, as well as Android. In addition, there are extensions available for Firefox and Chrome that cooperate with the downloadable applications.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Multiple Platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Firefox, Chrome)
Turtl has applications for all the major operating systems, as well as Android. In addition, there are extensions available for Firefox and Chrome that cooperate with the downloadable applications.
Pro Open source
The app is licensed under GPLv3 making it open source. This means that anyone can use the code and contribute. This also makes it easy to use on one's own server or for company solutions.
Pro Good security
After assigning a password to your account in Turtl, a key is created to encrypt the entire account. No data is stored on their servers meaning they have no access to unencrypted content. This is a huge leg up when comparing to other Evernote alternatives.
Pro It's well-suited for collaboration
This app works great for thought maps, brainstorming, taking notes from meetings.
Pro Has a free version
Pro You and other individuals can work on a single note effectively due to the real-time collaboration feature
You can invite other collaborators to your Milanote board, allowing them to work on notes you create. You will also be able to see the changes that they make to the notes in real time.
Pro Instantly creates backups of notes that you make
The application creates backups of the notes that you make, along with the latest changes that you have made. This is very useful if your device unexpectedly shuts down as your work will still be available for your to edit the next time you open the app.
Cons
Con No iOS app
While many other operating systems have a client, iOS does not have one yet (though it is planned).
Con No image embedding
Instead of image embeddings, there's a sort of poor man's substitute: image + description. If you add an image, you can create a description of any size and with all the formatting features. It can be used instead of image embedding but much more limited: only one image and only at the very top.
Con Internet dependent
Requires Internet connection to initiate offline mode, loses access to notes without Internet or server.