Quillow
Quillow is an online journal tool designed to assist users in maintaining and managing their morning pages. Its main functionality centers ...
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What is Quillow?
Quillow is an AI-powered intelligent notepad designed for capturing, organizing, and utilizing unstructured thoughts. It automatically processes every note you save by categorizing and tagging it, transforming scattered braindumps, meeting notes, and raw thoughts into an organized knowledge base. The platform features AI summary cards for each page, fast global search that becomes more powerful with hundreds of notes, and a Q&A system where you can ask questions directly to your notes and save answers as AI pages.
Key features include auto-tagging and auto-categorization, custom category creation with customizable prompts for how AI should organize pages, AI writing assistance, focus mode, SMS-to-save-note functionality (on paid plans), email support, and priority video call support (on Orange plan). The system indexes information with temporal context, understanding when something happened as important as what happened, which is essential for their proactive AI agent mission.
Quillow is designed for students, professionals, creatives, and anyone seeking to manage unstructured thoughts effectively. It's particularly useful for people who copy-paste notes from Apple Notes, Google Keep, Notion, or Obsidian, sales professionals who need to track sales calls intelligently before updating a CRM, and anyone wanting to transform scattered thoughts into actionable insights. The team is also launching Edith, a general-purpose personal AI that messages users first.
The platform operates on three technical pillars: Memory (indexing information for right context at right time), Agency (providing computer-use tools for autonomous action with guardrails), and Continuous inference (triggering agents via system clock with robust infrastructure). Quillow uses a subscription-based business model with robust privacy policies to protect user data.
Quillow pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free plan: 10K words (can delete pages to free up capacity), auto organization with tag/categorize/summarize, Q&A your notes and save answers as AI pages, advanced editor with focus mode and AI writing, email support. Orange Plan: $15/month - includes everything in Free plan plus unlimited words, SMS to save a note, and priority email and video call support. Black Plan: $30/month - includes advanced functionalities, will be available soon.
Quillow pros
- Automatically categorizes and tags every note you save
- AI summary cards appear on each page instantly
- Fast global search works well with hundreds of notes
- Q&A feature lets you ask questions directly to your notes
- Save Q&A answers as new AI pages with dashboards
- Create custom categories with customizable AI prompts
- Focus mode for distraction-free writing
- AI writing assistance built into the editor
- SMS-to-save-note on Orange plan
- Unlimited words on Orange plan
- Priority email and video call support on Orange plan
- Free tier includes 10K words with room management
- Auto organization includes tagging, categorizing, and summarizing
- Email support on free plan
- Can copy-paste notes from Apple Notes, Google Keep, Notion, Obsidian
- Temporal indexing understands when things happened
- Engineering-led consumer AI team building proactive agents
- Subscription model ensures privacy without data misuse
- Robust infrastructure for continuous inference
- Model-agnostic service approach
Quillow cons
- Free tier limited to 10K words only
- You must delete pages to free up capacity on free plan
- True end-to-end encryption not yet possible
- Orange plan at $15/month may be expensive for some
- Black plan at $30/month not yet available
- Requires copy-pasting notes from other apps initially
- No mobile app mentioned for iOS or Android
- Q&A requires typing colon to activate
- Custom categories require prompt configuration knowledge
- Privacy relies on subscription model not encryption
Frequently asked questions about Quillow
What type of notes should I create in Quillow?
Quillow recommends unstructured notes like braindumps or meeting notes. The best way to start is to copy/paste at least 3 notes from Apple Notes, Google Keep, Notion, or Obsidian. Write a couple of sentences about anything you like, such as a recent conversation with a customer and your raw thoughts.
How does Quillow organize my notes?
Every note gets automatically processed, categorized, and tagged when you save it. The AI creates an AI Summary Card for each page. You can find notes in their appropriate categories like 'Braindump' and navigate using keyboard shortcuts like ⌘ Shift C.
How do I use the Q&A feature?
Type a colon (:) to bring up Q&A directly from the search bar, then ask your notes a question. The AI will power the answer based on your stored notes. You can then save the answer as an AI page, which becomes a qualitative dashboard.
Can I create my own categories in Quillow?
Yes, you can create custom categories/entities by typing the category name in the sidebar. You fill in prompts defining how the AI should organize pages, including Card Title Prompt, Card Summary Prompt, and Tagging Prompt with specific instructions.
What's the difference between Free and Orange plans?
The Free plan includes 10K words with auto organization, Q&A, advanced editor, and email support. The Orange Plan at $15/month adds unlimited words, SMS to save a note, and priority email and video call support.
How do I get started with Quillow?
Start by creating 3 starter notes and saving them with the Save button or ⌘ S. Then navigate to All Pages (⌘ Shift F) to view AI Summary Cards. Find notes in categories (⌘ Shift C), try global search, use Q&A with colon, save answers as AI pages, and create custom categories.
Is Quillow privacy-focused?
Yes, Quillow takes privacy seriously with a subscription-based model and robust privacy policies protecting user data. They will not use your data without consent. However, true end-to-end encryption is not yet possible for AI products, but they secure data as much as possible.
What is Edith and how does it relate to Quillow?
Edith is Quillow's general-purpose personal AI that messages you first. It's their first step toward providing personal AI that runs continuously for all. Edith is proactive, anticipates what is required, and knows you extremely well while maintaining privacy.
What keyboard shortcuts does Quillow support?
Quillow supports ⌘ S to save notes, ⌘ Shift F to navigate to All Pages, and ⌘ Shift C to navigate to categories. These shortcuts make navigation faster as you build up your note collection.
Can Quillow help with sales call tracking?
Yes, you can create a custom 'Sales Calls' category with prompts that mention company name and person name in the title, list 3 main points plus Key Action in the summary, and tag business name, person name, lead stage (lead/opportunity/deal_won/deal_lost), and deal size (low/medium/large).