Comparison
Glassy vs Evernote
Evernote pioneered digital note-taking. Glassy reimagines it for the local-AI era: Markdown files, on-device inference, and an MCP server for AI agents.
Glassy
Markdown-native files. Plain text. Export anytime, no lock-in.
Evernote
Proprietary format. Export to HTML or ENEX, which is lossy and hard to migrate.
Glassy
Local AI in your browser. Summaries, tags, transcription — no server round-trip.
Evernote
AI features route through Evernote's cloud. Your notes leave your device.
Glassy
MCP server exposes your knowledge base to Claude Desktop and Cursor.
Evernote
No MCP server. No AI-agent queryability.
Glassy
Hybrid search: BM25 + vector. Find by meaning or exact phrase.
Evernote
Keyword search only. No semantic search.
Glassy
$17/month for the whole workspace. No per-device or per-feature pricing.
Evernote
Free tier is limited. Premium is $14.99/month. Personal Pro is $17.99/month.
Glassy
Self-hostable. Your data, your server.
Evernote
Cloud-only. No self-hosting option.
Glassy
Obsidian sync, browser companion, RSS reader — all included.
Evernote
Web clipper exists but core features are gated behind higher tiers.
No credit card. Import from Evernote via Markdown.