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Visual tile-based workspace
xTiles ranks #11 of 22 in Personal knowledge management, with an Alt Score of 74. It is proprietary, freemium from $15/month per user and available on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. 13 of 14 checklist rows are verified against a public source.
Freelancers, students, and small teams who need to plan projects, take notes, and manage tasks without being boxed into a rigid document or spreadsheet structure — including users who find linear, list-based tools hard to stay organized with.
A flexible canvas made of tiles that hold text, checklists, images, tables, files, and links, arranged freely on a page instead of a fixed template. Pages can mix note-taking, task tracking, and visual planning side by side, so a single view covers what would otherwise be several separate apps. Ready-made templates cover common use cases like weekly planning and project tracking, and built-in AI workflows (e.g. daily briefs, task triage) can pull information together automatically. Available on web and desktop.
Users start from a blank canvas or a template, then add and resize tiles — text blocks, checklists, images, tables — and position them anywhere on the page like a whiteboard. Pages can be organized into a workspace hierarchy for different projects or areas, and AI-driven workflows can be triggered to summarize or organize content within a page.
Where xTiles stands out
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Feature comparison
Rows come from the Personal knowledge management checklist (18 rows). Human-verified cells only. ? means the value has not been verified.
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Every fact and feature listed for xTiles is verified against its own pages. Each alternative is sourced on its own page.
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License Proprietary verified 2026-07-12
xtiles inc
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xtiles-notes-tasks-projects/id1633029507 -
Pricing model Freemium verified 2026-07-12
$0
https://xtiles.app/en/pricing -
Starts at $15/month per user verified 2026-07-12
$15per month / user
https://xtiles.app/en/pricing -
Platforms Web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android verified 2026-07-12
Information automatically syncs across all your devices: web, mobile, tablet.
https://xtiles.app/en/mobile-app-xtiles/ -
Status active verified 2026-07-12
3.1.3 Jul 1
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xtiles-notes-tasks-projects/id1633029507 -
Markdown support Partial verified 2026-07-12
Creative pages and documents: PDF, PNG, Markdown
https://help.xtiles.app/en/articles/10983061-export-import-content -
Block-based editing Yes verified 2026-07-12
changes the type of block, affecting the entire block
https://help.xtiles.app/en/articles/8372599-text-writing-editing -
Backlinks / graph view Partial verified 2026-07-12
A backlink lets you mention or reference other tiles within a project, so you can quickly jump to related information
https://help.xtiles.app/en/articles/13451785-backlinks -
Databases & tables Yes verified 2026-07-12
Table View displays cards as rows in a database-like spreadsheet.
https://help.xtiles.app/en/articles/8570858-collection-views -
Templates Yes verified 2026-07-12
Select 'Save as Template' from the options.
https://help.xtiles.app/en/articles/8374545-how-to-make-and-save-your-own-templates -
Real-time collaboration Yes verified 2026-07-12
By sharing your projects with others, you can edit and build new content together in real time — whether you're brainstorming ideas, planning, or managing ongoing projects.
https://help.xtiles.app/en/articles/8379302-how-to-share-a-project-for-collaboration -
Web clipper Yes verified 2026-07-12
Clip pages, shape them into tasks, notes, or projects, and keep working in xTiles.
https://xtiles.app/en/web-clipper/ -
Sync between devices (native) Yes verified 2026-07-12
Information automatically syncs across all your devices: web, mobile, tablet.
https://xtiles.app/en/mobile-app-xtiles/ -
Local-first storage No verified 2026-07-12
Information automatically syncs across all your devices: web, mobile, tablet.
https://xtiles.app/en/mobile-app-xtiles/ -
Plugins / extensions Partial verified 2026-07-12
Connect xTiles with your favorite tools — Google Calendar, Outlook, Email, Telegram, and AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT via MCP.
https://help.xtiles.app/en/ -
Daily notes Partial verified 2026-07-12
My Planner is your personal planning hub in xTiles — a dedicated space where all your tasks, notes, and events come together in one place, organized by date.
https://help.xtiles.app/en/articles/11028546-how-to-use-my-planner -
Task management built in Yes verified 2026-07-12
Task Calendar gives you a visual overview of all your scheduled tasks and calendar events in one place
https://help.xtiles.app/en/articles/8687917-task-calendar -
Publish to web Yes verified 2026-07-12
You can make an individual xTiles page public so that anyone with the link can view it — without sharing the entire project it belongs to.
https://help.xtiles.app/en/articles/8375232-public-page
FAQ
Yes. Craft, Trilium Notes and Logseq have a free tier or are fully free. Free-tier limits in the comparison table are verified and dated.
AppFlowy, Trilium Notes and Logseq — every license claim links its source.