Xinzhi
A knowledge recording tool focusing on the "digital garden" concept, which the official says helps you connect fragmented knowledge to build a knowledge network. It supports card notes, voice shorthand, multi-level tags and interconnection between notes.
Updated: 2026-10-26
What is Xinzhi?
The title of Xinzhi's official website is "Water the Digital Garden, Weave the Web of Meaning", and its description is "Help you connect fragmented knowledge and build a knowledge network through bit-by-bit records". It is designed for long-term accumulation rather than one-time organization: records are in the form of cards, and scattered notes are linked into a network through tags and associations. The official website also supports syncing articles to Notion and provides an entry like "Garden Footprint" to review the accumulation process.
Who is it for?
- Researchers and writers who read and write regularly and want to turn scattered excerpts into a knowledge network.
- Note-taking users who engage in long-term accumulation using the Zettelkasten method and require multi-level tags and bidirectional links.
- Teams already using Notion who want to consolidate their quick notes back into it.
- Teachers and editors who create teaching and reading notes and need to accumulate materials by theme.
Key features
6Text Notes and Image Notes
The official website distinguishes between two types of entry forms for recording: text notes and image notes.
Voice Note-Taking
A quick-entry portal listed on the official website, suitable for jotting down notes on the go when you don’t have time to type.
Tag System
Supports creating and editing tags. Multi-level tags can be created in the format of "Tag1/Tag2", with a maximum limit of two levels on the official website.
Linked Notes & Linked Cards
You can link notes to each other, and the page will display the source and quantity of links, forming a networked structure.
Highlighted Notes
Highlight key content and the original text, and use the "Go to Original Webpage" feature to review the source.
Sync to Notion
After binding, articles can be synced to Notion, and the official website will indicate the sync status and support real-time sync.
How to use Xinzhi
- First establish a stable set of tag rules before entering a large number of entries.
- it will be very troublesome to modify tags once they are widely used.
- Note that the official website only supports up to two-level tags.
- Be restrained with connections.
- only link truly related cards, as overly dense connections will make the network unreadable.
- Confirm the structure of the target database before binding for Notion synchronization.
- The official website indicates that synchronization is an ongoing process, so pay attention to the synchronization status after changing the binding.
- Voice jotting is suitable for temporary capture.
- organize it into text as soon as possible afterward to avoid backlog.
- When excerpting others' articles, keep the original links and sources.
- For commercial use and reprint authorization, comply with the original author's and platform's rules.
- Export or back up important notes on your own.
- do not rely on a single service alone.
- It is recommended to rewrite the card titles yourself instead of copying the original text verbatim.
- excerpt-style titles will be unrecognizable after a few weeks.
- The official website provides an entry for full-screen reading and visiting the original webpage, allowing you to read the original text and take notes in one place without switching back and forth.
- Voice jotting relies on the system's recording permission.
- Remember to grant it on first use.
- otherwise, you will only get empty cards.
Traffic & popularity
Data month Sep 2026
Xinzhi receives about 1.0K visits per month and ranks #13,462,125 worldwide.
Monthly visits
12 monthsTraffic sources
- Direct81.7%
- Search10.2%
- Social6.0%
- Referrals2.1%
- Display ads0.1%
Top countries
- United States75.5%
- Japan24.5%
Estimated from third-party traffic data.
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