Channels Compared – Notis

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the different channels available for interacting with Notis and their respective capabilities. Each channel offers unique features and limitations that may make it more suitable for specific use cases.

Channel Overview

Feature		WhatsApp	Telegram	Email	Raycast
Signup to Notis	Channels capable of onboarding you.	✅	✅	❌	❌
Character Limit	Limits for text messages.	1400 characters	4096 characters	Virtually unlimited	Virtually unlimited
Reaction Support	Emoji reaction to let you know what’s going on.	❌	✅	❌	❌
Inline Reply	Being able to reply to specific message to recall its context.	✅	✅	✅	❌
Max attachment size	For documents (incl. audio attachments)	16 mb	20 mb	25 mb	N/A
Voice messages max duration		30 minutes	No limit	N/A	N/A

Supported File Formats by Purpose

Purpose	File Extensions	Description
Vision	.jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .webp	Image files for visual analysis by AI models. This allows Notis to understand the content of the image you send.
File search	.c, .cpp, .cs, .css, .doc, .docx, .go, .html, .java, .js, .json, .md, .pdf, .php, .pptx, .py, .rb, .sh, .tex, .ts, .txt	Notis can search those documents using RAG to extract the context of your documents.
Transcription	.mp3, .wav, .ogg, .opus, .m4a, .aac, .flac, .webm (audio), .mp4, .mov, .mkv, .avi, .mpeg	Audio and video files for speech-to-text conversion.
Notion storage	.csv, .xlsx, .xml, .tar, .zip, .pkl	Notion supports all the previous file extensions, plus those extras.

Switching between WhatsApp and Telegram

You can freely switch from one to the other as long as they are connected to the same number. Your phone number acts as the authentication to Notis. Each channel will use the same Notis account but will manage separate conversations threads.