Notion does a lot — docs, wiki, tasks, databases, all in one place. But your content lives as proprietary blocks in their cloud, and getting it back out is lossy. Pinrom Docs is just a folder of plain .md files you own, offline and free.
No tool is best at everything. If these matter most to you, Notion may be the better choice.
Docs, a team wiki, tasks and databases under one roof. Pinrom is deliberately just a document editor — if you want the whole workspace, Notion does far more.
Real-time collaboration today, plus a huge library of templates and integrations. That breadth is real, and a genuine reason teams choose it.
Years of refinement across web, desktop and mobile. It’s a very polished product, and that shows.
| Pinrom Docs | Notion | |
|---|---|---|
| Files as .md you own on disk | ✓ | ✕ proprietary blocks, cloud |
| Works offline | ✓ | ~ |
| No lock-in / clean export | ✓ | ~ export is lossy |
| Format as you type (see formatting, not syntax) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Databases & workspace tools | ✕ deliberately focused | ✓ |
| Real-time collaboration | ~ comments live; co-editing coming | ✓ |
| Rich paste from Docs / Word / AI | ✓ | ~ |
| Price | Free | Free tier · paid for teams |
Notion keeps your content as proprietary blocks that live in their cloud. That’s what makes the all-in-one workspace possible — and it’s also lock-in, because when you try to leave, the export comes out lossy.
Pinrom is the opposite by design: a plain .md file on your own disk, offline and free, that round-trips cleanly. When you want someone to read one, a private share link is a tap away — no account needed on their side. If you want an all-in-one workspace, Notion is the answer. If you want a document that’s a portable file you own, that’s Pinrom.
Need databases, a team wiki and the whole workspace? Notion does far more, and Pinrom isn’t trying to. But if you just want a clean document that stays a .md file you own, download Pinrom and write in it first — your files never leave your machine.