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Contextly

Mac notes app that links notes to your calendar and meetings

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About Contextly

Contextly is a Mac notes app that automatically links every note to the calendar moment it happened, records or imports meeting audio and transcribes it on-device, and uses Apple Intelligence to summarize notes and extract action steps you can send to Things, OmniFocus, Todoist or Apple Reminders. Nothing touches a server; there are no accounts.

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Homepage preview of Contextly

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Contextly: strengths & things to check

Strengths

  • Free tier available — you can start without paying (freemium model).
  • Covers notes, macos, meetings, calendar — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
  • Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

  • The full feature set sits behind a paid plan — check which limits the free tier carries on the official site before committing.
  • Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
  • It is one of 2328 tools in the Productivity & Notes category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Contextly pricing

Pricing modelFreemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Free accessYes — free tier, paid upgrades available
Current plan pricesListed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official sitecontextlynotes.app

Contextly key facts

Contextly FAQ

How much does Contextly cost?

Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (contextlynotes.app).

What is Contextly used for?

Mac notes app that links notes to your calendar and meetings Its focus areas in the Productivity & Notes category: notes, macos, meetings, calendar.

Where can I try Contextly?

On its official site, contextlynotes.app — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Contextly vs alternatives

ContextlyAmieAmplenoteEverest
PricingFreemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areasnotes, macos, meetings, calendarcalendar, todos, meetings, ainotes, tasks, calendar, pkmscheduling, calendar, email assistant, meetings
Official sitecontextlynotes.appamie.soamplenote.comeverest.ag
Directory statusListedListedListedListed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Productivity & Notes category

Notes, tasks, and project tools that keep you organized and focused. The Productivity & Notes category on Tools Hub currently lists 2328 tools. Alongside Contextly, it includes KanbanApp, TriggerFlo, TimTodo, Stenote.

FreemiumProductivity & Notesnotesmacosmeetingscalendar

Alternatives to Contextly

Tools in the same Productivity & Notes category that share focus areas with Contextly — worth comparing before you commit:

AProductivity & Notes

Calendar and todos in one fast app

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AProductivity & Notes

Notes, tasks, calendar and jots in one system

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EProductivity & Notes

Your calendars, handled: the scheduling agent you CC

Freemiumschedulingcalendaremail-assistantmeetings
FProductivity & Notes

Local AI notes for Mac that file themselves as Markdown

Freenotesmacoslocal-aimarkdown
MProductivity & Notes

Tasks, notes, lists and a calendar in one local-first app

Freemiumtasksnotescalendarlocal-first
NProductivity & Notes

Free open-source Mac note-taker storing notes as plain text

Freenotesmacosopen-sourceplain-text

More in Productivity & Notes

Comparing tools in the Productivity & Notes category? These related listings are worth a look: KanbanApp — Free offline kanban board that runs as a single HTML file; TriggerFlo — Time tracker and Kanban board in one app with a floating always-on-top timer; TimTodo — Simple project management with task boards, time tracking and profitability reports for freelancers and agencies.

KProductivity & Notes

Free offline kanban board that runs as a single HTML file

Freekanbanofflineboardsno-signup
TProductivity & Notes

Time tracker and Kanban board in one app with a floating always-on-top timer

Freemiumtime-trackingkanbantask-managementmcp
TProductivity & Notes

Simple project management with task boards, time tracking and profitability reports for freelancers and agencies

Freemiumproject-managementtime-trackingtask-managementfreelancers
SProductivity & Notes

AI meeting notes that record from your own device instead of sending a bot into the call

Paidmeeting-notestranscriptionaisummaries
TProductivity & Notes

Task list where every item carries its own stopwatch for time-aware to-dos

Freemiumtask-managementtime-trackingto-do-list
DProductivity & Notes

Local-first time tracking and invoicing console for freelancers who bill by the hour

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