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TokenPig converts documents into clean, structured Markdown built specifically for LLM and RAG workflows โ ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and retrieval pipelines.
Raw PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel exports carry a lot of formatting noise โ repeated headers, broken tables, inconsistent whitespace โ that eats into an LLM's context window without adding useful information. Cleaning that up manually is tedious, and general-purpose converters weren't built with token efficiency in mind.
Researchers, consultants, and students who regularly paste documents into ChatGPT or Claude and want cleaner, cheaper context โ plus developers and teams building retrieval-augmented generation pipelines who need reliable document-to-Markdown conversion, with an API for automation.
Compared to open-source libraries like MarkItDown or Docling, TokenPig is built for people who want a ready-to-use tool with no setup, along with visibility into token savings โ while still offering an API for teams that want to integrate it into their own pipeline.
PrivacyNotes is a zero-knowledge encrypted workspace that brings your notes, tasks, journals, files, and passwords into one app, so you stop juggling four separate subscriptions.
Everything is encrypted on your device with XChaCha20-Poly1305 before it ever syncs. Your keys are derived from a recovery phrase that never touches our servers, so we cannot read your content, your filenames, or anything else. This is real zero-knowledge, not a marketing label.
Five pillars, one encrypted app:
Built for privacy, not surveillance:
Pricing that respects you:
Works on web, macOS, and soon iOS, Android, Windows and Linux with a responsive mobile layout. Import from Apple Notes, Standard Notes, Google Keep, Obsidian, and markdown in a few clicks.
TokenPig
PrivacyNotesTokenPig's answer
PrivacyNotes's answer:
Honestly? We have no idea, and that is the entire point. Signup is anonymous (a recovery phrase or Google, no email or personal details), the app ships zero analytics and zero trackers, and zero-knowledge encryption means we cannot see who you are or what you store. We could not name a single customer if we tried. A privacy product that tracked its users closely enough to brag about them would be missing the plot.
TokenPig's answer
TokenPig focuses specifically on token efficiency, not just format conversion. Alongside clean Markdown output, it shows an estimated token savings for every conversion, so users can see exactly how much context window they're recovering before pasting a document into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini โ something general-purpose converters don't surface.
PrivacyNotes's answer:
PrivacyNotes is the only zero-knowledge encrypted workspace that keeps notes, tasks, journals, files, and a password vault behind one set of on-device keys. Most privacy apps do one of those well and rent it to you monthly. We do all five, encrypt everything with XChaCha20-Poly1305 before it leaves your device, and charge once instead of forever. The encryption core is open core, published so the claims can be verified rather than trusted.
TokenPig's answer
TokenPig runs entirely in the browser โ no Python setup, no libraries to install, no code to maintain. That makes it accessible to non-developers (consultants, researchers, students) while still offering batch processing and an API for teams that want to automate document ingestion at scale.
PrivacyNotes's answer:
Three reasons:
TokenPig's answer
Two main groups: individuals who regularly feed documents into ChatGPT or Claude and want cleaner, cheaper context (researchers, consultants, students), and developers/teams building RAG pipelines who need reliable document-to-Markdown conversion via API.
PrivacyNotes's answer:
Privacy-conscious individuals and independent professionals who handle information they would not want a vendor reading: lawyers, journalists, healthcare and mental-health practitioners, developers, security specialists, researchers, and founders. It also fits anyone who simply wants one private home for their notes, tasks, journaling, and wellness tracking instead of spreading them across surveillance-funded apps.
TokenPig's answer
Built as a modern web application using Next.js and TypeScript, with a focus on fast, reliable document processing entirely server-side โ no client installation required.
PrivacyNotes's answer:
React, TypeScript, Vite and Tailwind CSS.
TokenPig's answer
TokenPig started from a recurring frustration: pasting PDF or Word exports into an LLM and watching layout noise โ repeated headers, broken tables, stray whitespace โ burn through the context window before the actual content even got read. TokenPig was built to solve that specific problem: clean, structured Markdown output plus visibility into the tokens saved.
PrivacyNotes's answer:
PrivacyNotes started from a simple frustration: staying organized meant scattering your life across half a dozen apps, most of which could read everything you typed and billed you monthly for the privilege. We wanted one place for notes, tasks, journals, files, and passwords, encrypted so thoroughly that the people running the servers could not read a word of it, and paid for once rather than forever. So we built the encryption first, made the keys live only on your device, and published the crypto as open core so the promise could be checked, not just believed. Everything else grew from one rule: your data is yours, and no one else's to mine.
This app checks every box for me. Clean interface, no learning curve, local-first encryption, and secure sync across all of my devices.
The biggest surprise is how many apps it replaced. Instead of juggling separate apps for notes, habits, mood, activities, and important dates, everything lives in one place now. It's made staying organized a lot simpler.
Paying once and knowing I won't lose access to my workflow because I canceled yet another subscription is incredibly refreshing. That peace of mind is worth a lot to me.
The best thing about this: No subscription model, it's a one-time fee for a lifetime license. But you can start for free with the generous freemium model. I only needed to upgrade to pro because I wanted to use the app on my phone, laptop and desktop. Highly recommended! Btw, it's a perfect markdown editor as well, not sure why they don't emphasize this more.
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