Mimir vs. Tana
Mimir vs. Tana Outliner: plain bullets and links, or supertags, fields, and AI. Status after Tana's 2026 split, price, and which to choose.
Tana began as an outliner where any bullet can carry a supertag that gives it fields, like a row in a database. In 2026 the company split it in two. The outliner is now called Tana Outliner, and the name “Tana” now belongs to a separate product built around AI and meetings. This page compares Mimir with Tana Outliner, the app that’s closest to Mimir.
Checked on 2026-10-11.
Which to choose
Choose Mimir if you want to write rather than build a system. There are no supertags, fields, or queries to learn, and nothing to set up first. On iPhone and iPad you write, link, and search the same as on a Mac. Your notes stay on your device and work offline, and Cloud Sync is a one-time purchase.
Choose Tana Outliner if you want bullets that work as database records, AI chat and meeting transcription, or an app in the browser and on Windows, Linux, and Android. Expect time to learn supertags, and a paid plan if you use more than the free AI credits.
Tana Outliner rewards the time you put into structure. Mimir asks for none.
At a glance
| Mimir | Tana Outliner | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Mac, iPhone, iPad | Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android |
| Where notes live | One database file on your device | Tana’s servers |
| Price | Free. Cloud Sync is a one-time purchase. | Free with limits. Plus is $10 a month, Pro $18 a month. |
| Status | Active | Active |
Where Tana is heading
On 2026-03-16, Tana gave its name and main website to a new product for teams, built around meetings, AI agents, and a block editor. The original app moved to its own site as Tana Outliner. Tana says the outliner keeps its own team and roadmap, focused on speed, reliability, and fixing small problems. Some long-time users objected to the rename.
Price
Tana Outliner’s free plan includes 500 AI credits a month, three workspaces, and 0.5 GB of uploaded files. Plus costs $10 a month, or $8 a month billed yearly. Pro costs $18 a month, or $14 a month billed yearly. The paid plans add more AI credits, calendar sync, password-protected sharing, and integrations.
The new meetings product has its own plans and prices.
Mimir is free on every device. Syncing between devices is the one paid feature, a one-time purchase rather than a subscription.
What they share
- Bullets you indent, outdent, fold, and move.
- A page for each day.
- Links between notes, and a list of what links to each one.
- A bullet shown in more than one place, edited in one.
Where they differ
- Tana Outliner turns bullets into typed records with supertags, fields, and live searches, so you can build task lists or a reading log inside your notes. Mimir has pages, links, and to-dos, and no fields or queries.
- Tana Outliner has AI chat, AI agents, meeting transcription, and voice memos, paid for with credits. Mimir has no AI built in.
- Tana keeps your notes on its servers. Its desktop app also works offline. Mimir keeps your notes in a file on your device and works fully offline on every device.
- Tana runs in any browser and on Windows, Linux, and Android. Mimir runs on Mac, iPhone, and iPad today.
What people say
Supertags are the reason people choose Tana. They also take time to learn. When Tana explained the split, it said that each time it simplified the app for new users, it risked taking away power that existing users rely on. Some long-time users objected to the rename, and the split left some unsure which product to follow.
On iPhone and iPad, Tana Outliner has 4.0 out of 5 stars from 50 ratings on the US App Store, and was last updated on 2026-06-08. Its recent mobile work is about capture: writing a quick note, voice memos, and voice chat. Tana said the existing mobile experience was hard to evolve, which is one reason the new product was designed for phones from the start.