Is Flotes Free to Use and What Does the Pricing Plan Include?

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Flotes is free to use, and the free tier is not a stripped-down trial: according to the site, it includes unlimited notes, all views, and no lock-in. A separate Pricing page exists at flotes.app/pricing, but the homepage does not state what paid tiers cost or what extra features they add, so the only confirmed pricing facts are the free offering and the existence of a pricing page.

What the free plan includes

The site's closing call to action states the terms directly: "Free to use, unlimited notes, all views, no lock-in."

That translates into these concrete capabilities:

  • Unlimited notes — no cap on how many notes you create.
  • All views — Study, Canvas, Wiki, and Summary are described as part of the product, not as paid add-ons.
  • No lock-in — notes are written in plain Markdown and can be imported and exported freely, so you can leave with your data.
  • Sharing and publishing — the site lists "Free to share & publish," so publishing a note to the web is not behind a paywall.

What the pricing page covers

The site links to a Pricing page in its navigation and footer, which means a paid tier or tiers exist. However, the homepage content provided here does not list plan names, prices, billing periods, or which features are gated. If you need those specifics, the Pricing page is the place to check — treat any number you see there as the current source of truth rather than assuming a figure.

How to decide whether the free plan is enough

Your need Free plan covers it?
Take unlimited Markdown notes Yes
Study with fill-in-the-blanks and spaced repetition Yes — Study is one of the views
Visualize notes on a canvas Yes — Canvas is one of the views
Build a linked wiki / second brain Yes — Wiki is one of the views
Compile notes into long-form summaries Yes — Summary is one of the views
Sync across devices Yes — sync is listed as a core feature
Full-text search Yes
Share or publish notes Yes
Anything beyond the above Unknown — check the Pricing page

Practical steps to confirm before committing

  1. Open flotes.app/pricing and read the plan comparison, since the homepage does not disclose paid-tier details.
  2. Create a free account and test the workflow you actually care about — for example, write a Markdown note, convert it into study cards, and export it.
  3. Verify the export path early. The site promises open format and no lock-in, so a quick export test tells you whether your data moves cleanly if you later switch tools.

Common sticking points

  • Assuming "free" means limited. Here the free tier is described as unlimited notes with all views, which is unusual — but confirm on the Pricing page whether any future limits apply.
  • Confusing "no lock-in" with "no account." You still create an account to use the app; no lock-in refers to your data being portable Markdown, not to anonymous use.
  • Expecting prices on the homepage. They are not there. The Pricing link is the only pricing reference in the provided content.

Flotes is an independently owned project created and maintained by Erik Verduin, so plan changes are likely to be announced on the site itself rather than through a large vendor's channels.