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Capacities

A studio for your mind with object-based notes

As of 30 August 2026, Capacities has a free plan and paid plans start at $10/month. Capacities is a note-taking app that treats everything as an object with properties and relations. Softwr lists it under Productivity. Capacities is made by Capacities GmbH, launched in 2021, available on Web, macOS, Windows, Linux.

Overview

What Capacities does

Capacities is a note-taking app that treats everything as an object with properties and relations. It combines the flexibility of networked notes with the structure of a database for a unique approach to knowledge management.

What people use it for

  • Productivity
  • Collaboration
  • Task management
  • Organization

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Capacities.

  • Pro plan pricing not prominently displayed on website
  • Smaller community and ecosystem compared to Notion or Obsidian
  • Limited third-party integration marketplace

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Pricing

What Capacities costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

Free

  • Unlimited spaces and objects
  • Device synchronization
  • Unlimited custom object types
  • 5GB media uploads total

Pro

$10 /mo

  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited notes
  • Advanced graph views
  • AI Assistant
  • Priority support

Believer

$149.88 /yr

  • Everything in Pro
  • Beta access to new features

Capabilities

Features

  • Object-based notes

  • Daily notes

  • Properties and relations

  • Graph view

  • AI assistant

  • Readwise

    Integration with Readwise

  • Web clipper

    Integration with Web clipper

  • GDPR

    GDPR security feature

  • German hosting

    German hosting security feature

  • Cloud deployment

    Supports cloud deployment

  • Web support

    Available on web

  • Desktop support

    Available on desktop

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

What platforms does Capacities support?

Capacities is available on Web, Desktop (macOS, Windows, Linux), and Mobile (iOS, Android), allowing seamless work across devices.

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Does Capacities have a free plan?

Yes, Capacities offers a free plan with unlimited spaces, objects, and blocks, device synchronization, unlimited custom object types, and 5GB media uploads total.

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What AI features does Capacities include?

Capacities includes an AI Assistant available on Pro and higher plans for brainstorming, summarization, and contextual Q&A about your notes.

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Behind it

Who makes Capacities

Company
Capacities GmbH
Based in
Berlin, Germany
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