Did Remnote Just Leapfrog Tana?

Posted by nathanb
Feb 24, 2026 at 07:53 PM

Well it’s 2026 and I continue to double down on RemNote. It just got yet another solid update. Most the updates are performance, it’s very mature at this point.

It still hits that sweet spot for me as backlinking outliner like Roam/LogSeq with supertag/database tricks like Tana/Capacites. The development continues to be strong and steady.

What keeps me there is it’s already “configured” as a college-oriented learning platform. My college years are waaaay behind, but I’m a knowledge worker, so the education never stops. Therefore, I don’t feel the need to continuously customize it like I do with Obsidian/Notion, etc.

Also, as a forgetful ADHDer, I’ve found that Spaced Repetition is huge for me. It’s obviously great for locking in rote facts and definitions….but it’s also great for the re-surfacing of intentions, decisions, motivations, jokes, dilemmas to ponder etc. My greatest weakness with any “2nd brain” system is my resistance to reviews, fueled by a silly recency bias. Spaced Repetition, applied broadly, keeps my meat brain and 2nd brain “synced up”.

I’ve been so satisfied with RemNote’s philosophy that I haven’t been obsessively “CRIMPing” for a while. I have no idea if RemNote is even considered a “top 10” outliner these days. I’m curious what this forum’s thoughts are. I feel like I’ve been shouting “guys, this is THE ONE” since before Tana was even released. :-)