Tana notes — The hyped supertag outliner that steered into meetings: capture calls, feed a context graph, query it with any model.
What it is
Tana is a hosted workspace that began as an outline-style note app where every node can carry database-like fields (supertags) and has since pivoted toward meeting memory: AI transcripts and summaries, a botless meeting agent for Zoom, Teams and Google Meet, and a context graph you can query with major AI models.
Editor's review
Long-form introduction by the BetterPicker editors · checked against the official site · Oct 27, 2026
Tana's story is a plot twist. In 2022 it was the most hyped note app on the platform - Shu's review alone drew 187,000 views - pitched as what you would get if an outliner and a database had a child, with supertags as the party trick. The 2025 tutorials, a ten-minute crash course (35,000 views) and a Tana-versus-Notion comparison (14,000 views), still teach that outline. But the product has steered hard into meetings. Today's homepage sells meeting memory: AI transcripts and summaries, a botless agent that sits in on Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls, and a context graph you can query through Claude, Gemini or OpenAI models. Pricing mirrors the pivot: a free plan with five hosted AI meetings a month and 50 AI queries; Pro at an early-bird $20 per user per month (regular $30) with unlimited hosted meetings, the meeting agent and full MCP; Business from $35 with SSO, audit logs and EU hosting. A 30-day trial needs no card, and yearly plans carry a 60-day refund window.
What it does well
Supertags still distinguish it: an outline where any node can carry typed fields and live in multiple collections remains a genuinely different way to structure knowledge, and it is the reason the early hype existed at all.
Meetings become structured data: transcripts, summaries and the meeting agent feed the graph directly, so decisions and follow-ups land next to the projects they affect instead of decaying in a video archive.
Model-agnostic and connected: HubSpot, Jira, Linear and GitHub integrate natively, MCP opens the rest, and you are not married to a single AI vendor's roadmap.
Who it's for
Meeting-heavy knowledge workers who want calls to end with the work partly done, and teams consolidating notes, docs and light project tracking in one graph. If the supertag model clicks for you, few tools feel as coherent. If you just want a notes app, the meeting-first packaging may feel like a detour, and per-seat pricing adds up for solo users who only wanted the outliner.
Where it falls short
The pivot has a cost: reviewers who learned Tana as an outliner now find the pitch centered on meetings, and roadmap energy follows the meeting market first - a real risk for note-first users.
The free plan is a tasting portion: five AI meetings and 50 queries a month run out fast for anyone capturing daily, and paid seats are per user per month.
Early criticisms linger: the missing graph view and the learning curve that 2022 reviewers flagged became part of its reputation, fairly or not, and newcomers still budget real time for the outliner mindset before the structure pays off.
Specs at a glance
Facts from the official site · not editorial opinion
| Latest version | Hosted app, continuously updated; desktop client and web access via tana.inc/download |
|---|---|
| Price | Free $0 (5 hosted AI meetings/mo, 50 AI queries); Pro $20/user/mo early bird (reg. $30); Business from $35/user/mo; 30-day free trial, 60-day refund on yearly |
| Platforms | Desktop app and web; hosted service |
| Open source | No - closed source, hosted service |
| Core capability | Outline notes with supertags, meeting transcription and summaries, botless meeting agent, AI context graph |
| Integrations | Zoom, Teams, Google Meet (agent); HubSpot, Jira, Linear, GitHub; MCP; Claude, Gemini and OpenAI models |
| Best for | Meeting-heavy teams that want calls, notes and projects in one queryable graph |
Frequently asked questions
▸What is a supertag in Tana?
A supertag is a tag that carries typed fields, like a database schema attached to any outline node. Tag a note as a book, a restaurant or a task and it gains fields, views and collection behavior.
▸How much does Tana cost?
Free covers 5 hosted AI meetings a month and 50 AI queries. Pro is $20 per user per month at early-bird pricing (regular $30) with unlimited hosted meetings. Business starts at $35 per user per month.
▸Does Tana work with Zoom and Teams?
Yes. A botless meeting agent captures Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls for transcripts and summaries, and everything lands in your workspace graph.
▸Is Tana still an outliner?
The outline and supertags are still there and still central, but the company now leads with meeting memory and AI capture. Note-first users should try the 30-day trial to see if the current direction fits.
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