SideNotes for macOS and SideNotes Mobile are not exactly the same app. They share the same data, but they don't have exactly the same set of features. Here you can find key differences between those apps.
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| Feature | SideNotes for macOS | SideNotes Mobile for iPhone | SideNotes Mobile for iPad |
| Displaying notes on the screen side | Available. Highly configurable | Not available | Available using standard Split View |
| iCloud Synchronization | Available | Available | Available |
| Apple Shortcuts support | Available for macOS >= 13 | Available | Available |
| Text Formatting | Markdown with Hidden Markup / Plain Text / Code | Markdown with Hidden Markup / Plain Text / Code. | Markdown with Hidden Markup / Plain Text / Code. |
| File Shortcuts | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Themes | Available | Available | Available |
| AppleScript API | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Global Shortcuts | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Backups | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Importing Text Files | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Note Colors | Available as background or bar | Available as background only | Available as background only |
| Exporting Notes | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Sharing note content | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Quickly switching to last‐folder folder | Available | Not available | Available via keyboard shortcut |
| Quickly switching to last folders | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Folder sorting | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Default note color | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Moving note to a new folder | Available | Not available | Not available |
| Availability | Mac App Store, Setapp, SideNotes Website | App Store | App Store |
| Price | $19.99 (One‐time payment. Free updates within the current major version. Future major upgrades are paid separately.) | $9.99 (One‐time payment. Free updates within the current major version. Future major upgrades are paid separately.) for the app for both platforms | |