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Muse
Muse is a digital canvas designed for deep thinking, brainstorming, and creative ideation.
Our verdict
Who it's for
A cozy space for deep thinking and organizing ideas with nested boards and a distraction-free canvas.
Who should look elsewhere
Intentionally lacks complex drawing brushes and text formatting
Pros
- +Facilitates non-linear and intuitive thinking with nested boards
- +Distraction-free environment promotes focus on ideas
- +Supports a wide variety of content types on one canvas
- +Excellent for brainstorming, research, and creative ideation
- +Seamless experience across Apple devices with Apple Pencil support
Cons
- −Intentionally lacks complex drawing brushes and text formatting
- −May not suit users who prefer highly structured or linear tools
- −Limited free tier features (small board size, limited cards and collaborators)
Key features
- ✓Nested boards for hierarchical organization of ideas
- ✓Single canvas for ink, text, cards, images, videos, PDFs, web links, and files
- ✓Dark & Light themes for comfortable viewing
- ✓Shared workspaces for collaboration with live cursors and comments
- ✓Inbox for temporary storage of cards
- ✓Search and quick-jump to boards
- ✓Read and annotate PDFs
- ✓Create connections between cards
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | month | Mac, iPad, and iPhone; Small board size; 2 workspaces |
| Unlimited | $9.99 | month | Mac, iPad, and iPhone; Huge board size; Unlimited workspaces |
| Setapp | $9.99 | month | Mac*, iPad, and iPhone; Huge board size; Unlimited workspaces |