Brainio
Shares rank 30 of 33 note-taking apps by recommenders
A Markdown notepad that gives each document its own visual mind map, with a smooth layout even at 200+ nodes and easy formatting.
A Markdown notepad that gives each document its own visual mind map, with a smooth layout even at 200+ nodes and easy formatting.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Each document gets its own mind map
“The core value is that each individual document has its own visual mind map.”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “Show HN: Brainio – Markdown notepad that turns notes into visual mind maps” Works with Claude, Cursor and MCP tools
“It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or anything that supports MCP.”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “Show HN: Brainio – Markdown notepad that turns notes into visual mind maps” Layout stays smooth with many nodes
“even with 200+ nodes, the layout stays smooth”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “Show HN: Brainio – Markdown notepad that turns notes into visual mind maps” Easy to work with and format
“feels good/easy to work with and format!”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “Show HN: Brainio – Markdown notepad that turns notes into visual mind maps”
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4 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or anything that supports MCP.”
“The core value is that each individual document has its own visual mind map.”
“even with 200+ nodes, the layout stays smooth”
“feels good/easy to work with and format!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.