Free for the desktop app. Barside Plus: US$20 a month or US$200 a year. Paid Spaces: creators set their own pricing through Stripe, with Barside taking 8% (5% for Plus subscribers).
Key features
Automated daily, weekly, or monthly backups
Export to clean Markdown format with media and attachments
Deliver to Google Drive, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, or Nextcloud
Offline HTML viewer with full-text search
Teams plan includes comments, raw JSON export, and change log
Automatic deletion of staged copies after 7 days if backup fails
Single zip file delivery to storage
Notes with rich formatting including headings, checklists, tables, code and links
Integrated drawing and diagramming with Excalidraw editor
Screen recording that saves directly into notes
Video transcription with timestamps
AI-powered search across all notes and content
Built-in password manager with auto-fill
Video meetings for up to 6 people
Cloud backup with up to 90 days of history for Plus subscribers
Team Spaces with chat, polls and shared notes
AI agents that run on schedule with approval workflow
What makes it different
No storage fees; use your own cloud storage provider
Plain text Markdown format readable with any editor, independent of Notion
Offline viewer with full-text search bundled with every backup
Completely free for core features with local-first architecture requiring no account
Replaces 10+ subscription apps in one unified desktop application
AI agents with approval workflow for safe automation
Integrated screen recording and transcription without external tools
Supports multiple operating systems with native desktop integration
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