Dovli vs CraftA free Craft alternative for the web and Android.
Dovli vs Craft, side by side. A free Craft alternative with beautiful pages, whiteboards and templates, on the web and Android. Import your Craft docs as Markdown.
Free to useWorks offlineWeb and Android
The short answer
Pick Dovli if you love Craft's style of beautiful documents, but want it free and at home on the web and Android.
Pick Craft if you live on a Mac, iPhone and iPad and want its polished native apps.
At a glance
- Price to start
- Dovli: Free
- Craft: Free, block limit
- Best for
- Dovli: Calm personal notes
- Craft: Apple-first docs
- Whiteboards
- Dovli: Built in
- Craft: Built in
- Offline
- Dovli: Yes, on every page
- Craft: Yes
Dovli and Craft, side by side
Craft facts checked October 2026
| Feature | Dovli | Craft |
|---|---|---|
| Price to start | Free | Free plan with a block limit. Plus for unlimited docs |
| Made for | Notes, docs and planning on the web and Android | Beautiful documents, first on Apple devices |
| Whiteboards | Built into your pages, with flowcharts you can edit | Yes |
| Offline | Every page saves on your device first, then syncs | Yes, in its apps |
| AI | Assistant in every page, plus your own AI apps over MCP | AI assistant, plus MCP |
| Where it runs | Web and Android | Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows, web and Android |
| Moving your notes | Imports Craft Markdown and TextBundle exports | Exports to Markdown, TextBundle, PDF and Word |
Plans change, so check Craft’s own site before you decide.
Where Dovli is different
- Free, with no block limit on your notes.
- Made for the web and Android first, not as an afterthought.
- Page styles: give each page its own look, and export it to Word or PDF.
- Bring your own AI: connect Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Codex through MCP.
Where Craft is stronger
- Native apps on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro, with years of polish.
- Tasks, calendar and daily notes in one place.
- Family and team plans with shared spaces.
We’d rather you pick the right app. If these matter most, Craft is the better fit.
Move from Craft to Dovli
It takes a few minutes, and your pages stay in Craft too, so you can try both.
- In Craft, export a document or a folder as Markdown or TextBundle.
- In Dovli, open Settings, then Import & export, and drop the files or the .zip in.
- Folders become pages, so your structure stays. Pictures come along.
Questions people ask
Something else? Write to us, a person answers.
Is there a free alternative to Craft?
Dovli is a free alternative to Craft for notes, docs and whiteboards. It runs on the web and Android, with page styles, templates and an AI assistant.
Can I import my Craft documents into Dovli?
Yes. Export from Craft as Markdown or TextBundle, then drop the files or the .zip into Dovli's Settings, under Import & export. Folders become pages, and pictures come along.
Does Dovli work on Windows?
Yes, in the browser: open dovli.in in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on any computer. There is also an Android app on Google Play.
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