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Overview
Get ready to supercharge your productivity, because Craft’s Thanksgiving 2025 release is here, and it marks a significant evolution for the platform. This update transforms Craft into a truly connected ecosystem where your ideas, external tools, and AI converge. Featuring a smarter, space-aware Assistant, pioneering support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and a smoother workflow across Tabs, Whiteboards, and the Code Editor, Craft is more equipped than ever to turn thoughts into action. Additionally, the highly anticipated Android app has officially launched in public beta on the Google Play Store.
Key Features
This release focuses on interoperability and intelligence. Here are the standout enhancements:
- Space-Aware AI Assistant: The assistant has evolved beyond single-document context. It now possesses “Space-level” awareness, allowing it to search, reference, and synthesize information across your entire workspace—including folders, daily notes, and tasks—to provide comprehensive answers.
- API and MCP Support: Craft now supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that allows external AI agents (like Claude or IDEs) to read and modify your Craft notes directly. This enables you to build custom AI workflows that bridge Craft with other applications.
- Rebuilt Whiteboards: Whiteboards have been completely re-engineered for performance. They are now significantly faster, more stable, and fully “production-ready” with offline support for visual collaboration.
- Upgraded Code Editor: The code block experience has been overhauled into a capable editor featuring live rendering, improved syntax highlighting, and better handling of long lines, making it a viable tool for storing and reviewing technical snippets.
- Refined Tab Navigation: Mac and iPad users get a professional-grade tab system, including vertical tabs on macOS, making it easier to switch between multiple active documents without clutter.
- Public Android Beta: Craft is officially available on the Google Play Store. This beta version wraps the robust mobile web experience into an app format, with native offline capabilities scheduled for future updates.
How It Works
So, how do all these new features come together in your daily workflow? It starts with the core structure you already know: users create and organize notes within spaces. The magic happens when the new Space-Aware AI taps into this structure. Instead of just summarizing the page you are on, it can answer questions like “What were the key takeaways from last week’s meeting?” by scanning your calendar notes and relevant folders simultaneously.
Meanwhile, the MCP integration acts as a bridge to the outside world. You can now connect your Craft workspace to external AI assistants (like Claude Desktop), allowing them to read your documentation to answer coding questions or automatically update project status pages based on external triggers. For visual thinkers, the rebuilt whiteboards provide a lag-free canvas that finally works reliably offline, ensuring your brainstorming isn’t interrupted by connectivity issues.
Use Cases
Craft’s versatility makes it a powerful tool for a wide range of users. Here are updated examples:
- Product Managers: Use the Space-Aware AI to query across all product specs and user interview notes instantly to find feature requirements, while using Whiteboards to map user flows.
- Developers: Store code snippets in the improved editor and use the MCP integration to let your IDE or coding assistant (like Cursor or Windsurf) “read” your Craft technical documentation for context while you code.
- Teams: Build internal dashboards where the API automatically updates project statuses from your issue tracker, turning static notes into a live source of truth.
- Mobile Users: Android users can finally access and edit their workspaces directly from the Play Store app, ensuring access to their notes on any device.
Pros \& Cons
No tool is perfect. Here’s a balanced look at where Craft’s latest update shines and the current limitations.
Advantages
- Deep Context AI: Unlike many tools that only see one page at a time, Craft’s AI now understands your entire knowledge base (“Space Awareness”).
- Future-Proof Interoperability: By adopting the open MCP standard, Craft positions itself as an open player in the AI era, unlike competitors locking data into closed gardens.
- Visual \& Performance Polish: The re-engineered Whiteboards and vertical tabs resolve long-standing user friction points regarding speed and navigation.
- Cross-Platform Parity: The release of the Android app closes the biggest gap in Craft’s ecosystem availability.
Disadvantages
- Android Limitations: The current Android beta is effectively a web-wrapper; full native offline performance is still “coming soon,” which may frustrate power users in areas with poor connectivity.
- Advanced Setup Required: Leveraging the true power of API and MCP connections requires some technical know-how, making these features less accessible to casual users.
- Feature Complexity: The sheer density of new features (AI, Code, Whiteboards, MCP) may feel overwhelming for users seeking a minimalist writing app.
How Does It Compare?
Craft operates in a competitive space with giants like Notion, Obsidian, and Evernote.
- Vs. Notion: While Notion has long held the crown for databases and “Notion AI,” Craft’s update challenges this by offering Space-Aware AI that rivals Notion’s Q\&A capabilities but with a superior, native-first user interface. Crucially, Craft’s adoption of MCP (Model Context Protocol) contrasts with Notion’s more closed ecosystem, potentially making Craft the better choice for users who want their notes to “talk” to external AI agents and coding tools.
- Vs. Obsidian: Obsidian is loved for its local-only privacy and plugin ecosystem. Craft’s “Rebuilt Whiteboards” and native AI features offer a more cohesive, “out-of-the-box” experience without the need to manage dozens of community plugins. However, for users demanding 100% local file storage, Obsidian remains the leader.
- Vs. Google Workspace: Craft is far more structured and visually polished than Google Docs. With the new API workflows, Craft can now mimic some of the “live data” aspects of Google Workspace but retains the feel of a personal knowledge base rather than just a document editor.
Final Thoughts
Craft’s Thanksgiving release is a pivot point for the platform. It has successfully transitioned from being “just” a beautiful note-taking app to a connected, intelligent workspace. The addition of Space-Aware AI and MCP support makes it a forward-thinking choice for professionals who want their notes to be an active part of their AI workflows, not just static text. While the Android app is still maturing, the overall package offers immense value for creators, developers, and teams. If you’ve been waiting for a tool that balances beauty with powerful, open-standard automation, now is the time to revisit Craft.