A moodboard for a project
- embeddd
- A board: drop images and videos, the grid lays them out at their real shape.
- Notion
- A database in gallery view: each image is a page with properties.
Comparison · reviewed September 2026
embeddd vs Notion
Plenty of people build moodboards in Notion galleries. It works — until the references are mostly videos and screenshots and the gallery becomes a spreadsheet with thumbnails. embeddd is built for the visual part; Notion for everything around it.
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Shoot day
Call 7:30 · Studio B
Shot list- Wide of the room
- Chair detail, low angle
- Lamp on, dusk
- Hands on the table
Less, but better.
💡 Keep the palette to three colours.
embeddd
A board built for pictures and short video, with notes where you need them.
Notion
A workspace built for docs and databases, where a gallery view can show images.
A connected workspace for docs, wikis and projects, with databases that can be shown as galleries, and a web clipper for saving pages.
embeddd and Notion, side by side
| Feature | embeddd | Notion |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Collecting and organizing your own references | Docs, wikis, databases and projects |
| Layout | Masonry grid of cards; boards inside projects | Pages and databases; gallery view shows cards |
| Reels and TikToks | Instagram, TikTok and YouTube posts saved as their own photos and videos | Embeds and links; not built to keep its own copy of a Reel or TikTok |
| Where it runs | Web app for desktop and mobile browsers; iPhone share-sheet Shortcut | Web, desktop and mobile apps, web clipper |
| Privacy | Private by default; no public feed, no ads | Private workspace; pages shared by invite or published |
| Notes | Rich-text note cards on the board; titles and descriptions on every card | Full documents |
| Search | Across all boards by text, tag and colour | Search across your workspace |
| Sharing | View-only links for boards and projects; editors and viewers by invite | Members, guests and published pages |
| Price | Free plan with unlimited boards and 5 GB; Pro $7/month for 50 GB | Free plan and paid plans (see notion.com) |
Details about Notion are based on its public website, reviewed September 2026. Plans and features change — check notion.com for current details.
The same job, two ways
How common tasks look in each.
The project plan
- embeddd
- A note card or two on the board.
- Notion
- Notion’s strength: docs, tasks, timelines and wikis.
Shape of the content
Notion galleries crop cards to a fixed shape. embeddd keeps each picture’s proportions and plays saved Reels and TikToks inline.
Everything else
Notion runs projects, wikis and docs. embeddd doesn’t try to — link your embeddd board from your Notion page.
Who each is for
embeddd makes sense if…
- Your references are mostly visual
- You save from Instagram and TikTok
- You want a moodboard that looks like one
Notion makes sense if…
- You need docs, tasks and wikis in one place
- References are a small part of the project
- Your team already lives in Notion
Where Notion shines
- Teams that run their work in docs and databases
- Long-form writing with some images
- Linking references to tasks and projects
Questions
Can I embed an embeddd board in Notion?
Share the board and paste its link into Notion as a link or bookmark.
Keep reading
Related
Try embeddd alongside what you use now.
Save a few references this week and see where they end up.
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