MyMind's "no folders" philosophy breaks down at scale

The aesthetic is beautiful. The auto-tagging is clever. But when you have thousands of items and the AI misses, you're stuck with no way to override.

MyMind is one of the most visually beautiful knowledge tools available. Its philosophy is radical and appealing: save anything, don't organise it, let the AI auto-tag and surface things when you need them. No folders. No notebooks. No manual filing. Just a beautiful stream of saved content that the AI makes findable.

For small collections of a few hundred items, predominantly visual content, this works beautifully. The auto-tagging is decent, the visual browsing is pleasant, and the freedom from organisational overhead is liberating. You save things and forget about them until you need them.

For larger collections, the philosophy reveals its limits.

When the AI tags wrong, you can't fix it. The auto-tagging isn't always accurate, and when it misses, you have no way to manually override because the system doesn't have manual organisation. The article about design systems that the AI tagged as "technology" instead of "design" is unfindable through the "design" filter. You can search for it, but if you don't remember the exact title, the search has to be good enough to compensate for the mis-tag. Sometimes it is. Sometimes it isn't.

You can't group things by project or client. When you're working on a specific project and want all relevant references in one place, MyMind's "no folders" philosophy means you can't create that grouping. Everything lives in one flat stream. The references for your current project are mixed in with the references for everything else, and the only way to isolate them is through search.

The search has limits. MyMind searches its auto-generated tags and does image recognition, but it doesn't offer full semantic search across text content with the same depth as tools built specifically for text-based knowledge. Conceptual queries ("articles about how teams communicate differently in remote settings") may not surface all relevant results.

Fabric gives you the beauty of AI-powered organisation with the structure you actually need when you need it. Smart organisation handles categorisation automatically, like MyMind. But spaces, folders, and manual tags are available when you want to override the AI. The AI organises by default. You add structure where the AI's understanding doesn't match yours. Your choice, not the app's.

Frequently asked questions

Isn't the whole point of MyMind that you don't have to organise? The no-organisation philosophy works when the AI's organisation is accurate enough and your retrieval needs are simple enough. When either condition fails (the AI misses, or you need specific groupings), having no manual override is a limitation, not a feature.

Does Fabric also auto-organise? Yes. Smart organisation categorises content automatically by meaning. The difference: you can override, add manual tags, and create spaces when the AI's categorisation doesn't match your needs.

Is MyMind good for designers specifically? MyMind's visual focus makes it appealing for design reference collections. For designers who also need text notes, client feedback, project files, and searchable documents alongside visual references, the visual-only focus becomes a limitation. The designer's second brain in Fabric handles both visual and text content.

What about MyMind's visual similarity search? MyMind can find visually similar images, which is useful for design reference collections. Fabric's semantic search finds content by conceptual meaning across both visual and text content, which covers a broader range of retrieval needs.

Can I use MyMind for a team? MyMind is designed for individual use. For teams that need shared knowledge, permissions, and collaboration, tools with team features are necessary.

Is MyMind free? MyMind offers a limited free tier and paid plans. The pricing is competitive for a visual saving tool but doesn't include the AI search, notes, voice memos, or tool connections that Fabric offers.

What about MyMind's mobile app? MyMind has a mobile app for saving and browsing. Fabric's mobile app adds voice memo capture, quick notes, screenshot sync, and full semantic search on mobile.

Can I import from MyMind to Fabric? MyMind's export is limited. For the most important saved content, re-clipping through Fabric's web clipper or re-saving images captures them into the Fabric library with full semantic indexing.

Related reading: MyMind is not for notes, Your second brain should think, Do you need a database or a library?. Related pages: Smart organization, Search, Canvas.