# Supernote

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Supernote and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a distraction-free, repairable e-ink notetaker that runs sideloaded apps without a subscription. Its built-in reader is weak and the Nomad has no front light.

## Why people recommend it

- Open, sideloadable software (5 comments): "aren't totally antagonistic to the community who builds the software they profit from" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49140107)) "am quite pleased with it given I can sideload Obsidian and other Android apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46228932)) "all of them can be trivially broken into and re-tooled however you like" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48164431))
- Repairable hardware and responsive developers (3 comments): "designed to have replaceable motherboards/batteries although it's still to be seen whether they will actually be able to support that long-term" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48044179)) "I have a Supernote which I like primarily because it's repairable and the developers are very responsive." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577755)) "I went with Supernnote for the repairability even if it cost a bit extra." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48590552))
- Distraction-free for writing (2 comments): "I specifically do this instead of an iPad because I found it vastly less distracting during meetings." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46985110)) "I wanted it specifically because it can't do anything not related to me entering words into it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45929673))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [reMarkable Paper Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/remarkable-pro-colors.md): 20 recommend
- [reMarkable Paper Pro Move](https://hackerapproved.com/p/remarkable-paper-pro-move.md): 6 recommend
- [Supernote Manta](https://hackerapproved.com/p/supernote-manta.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Supernote+Nomad+A6X2+e-ink+tablet&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://supernote.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Supernote", https://hackerapproved.com/p/supernote/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).