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Re: Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work

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Post by pavlov »

pjc50 wrote: post #20
therealmarv wrote: post #9

Hm, no, simply cannot afford 144$/y for another cloud note system. Please, we need this: Note taking done right: Android, iOS, Desktop, Markdown & HTML & Pictures, easy flat file format (preferred markdown), Web clipper, archive notes, offline and do this all without wasting whitespace (no document editor like Evernote) and good sync and instant search results while you type. <- would spend a bigger double digit numb…

> 144$/y for another cloud note system That's astonishingly expensive for what it is. Microsoft OneNote is free. Even office 365 "home premium" is only $100/y and comes with a load of storage.

If it's something I would use daily, that seems pretty cheap: less than 40 cents / day.

A company like Microsoft can afford to price its consumer software to maximize marketshare. Bootstrapped startups shouldn't bother to compete with the same approach.

Re: Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work

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Post by oliebol »

thenomad wrote: post #13

I love this. Fantastic app. I'm going to be using it for the design process on the next part of my VR game, by the looks of things. Major complaint so far - it's a bit laggy on FF.

Yep our Firefox support is definitely not perfect, give it a try in Chrome—should be much smoother :)

Re: Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work

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Post by epaga »

therealmarv wrote: post #9

Hm, no, simply cannot afford 144$/y for another cloud note system. Please, we need this: Note taking done right: Android, iOS, Desktop, Markdown & HTML & Pictures, easy flat file format (preferred markdown), Web clipper, archive notes, offline and do this all without wasting whitespace (no document editor like Evernote) and good sync and instant search results while you type. <- would spend a bigger double digit numb…

Don't check all of those boxes, but the visual, hierarchical notes idea reminds me of what I'm trying to do with my iPad (soon to be universal) app Mindscope, just that my app is on a far simpler level since it's text only. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mindscope-mind-mapping-outli...

Re: Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work

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Post by newscracker »

The app looks nice, especially as shown on a large monitor on the homepage.

Minus one on the score for not having a privacy policy. Oh, yes, there is one that the user can find by going to the support pages, searching and then getting to a privacy policy document on another subdomain. I thought it was standard practice for service providers to have a privacy related link on every single page, but seems like this service is an exception.

Additionally, this seems to be targeted at companies and "creative professionals". There's nothing in it for personal use. Just a "free" 100 note limit plan, with the next immediate one for professional use at $12 a month, which is quite steep.

Re: Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work

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Post by oliebol »

newscracker wrote: post #24

The app looks nice, especially as shown on a large monitor on the homepage. Minus one on the score for not having a privacy policy. Oh, yes, there is one that the user can find by going to the support pages, searching and then getting to a privacy policy document on another subdomain. I thought it was standard practice for service providers to have a privacy related link on every single page, but seems like this serv…

Not sure if this is the page you're talking about, but here's some basic info about privacy etc: http://help.milanote.com/frequently-asked-questions/how-safe...

We're also looking at some other pricing options at the moment to make it a bit friendlier for personal use ... stay tuned :)

Re: Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work

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Post by Broken_Hippo »

hiphopyo wrote: post #7

My recent findings is that it's better to not take any notes at all. Instead of adding some item to your todo list, do it immediately and don't send it off like some nasty surprise to your future self. The smaller my notes.txt the less complications I have to worry about and I can go on living a happy and fulfilled life.

That's a magnificent way to work if your have projects that can be done in such a way.

On the other hand, I make visual art: Usually drawing and painting, but sometimes I head into sculpture. Ideas don't always come when I can actually do them - and sometimes I have to source materials and things to do an idea. Sometimes the idea isn't complete and I need to add to it before beginning, and sometimes I start yet stop part of the way through.

It simply isn't linear enough to do as you say.

I'm not really sure why it is stressful this way, though. I nearly always have something to work on that have various difficulty levels and it isn't a big deal if I don't get one or two done - some never get done at all. Of course, it depends on how many ideas you actually have. Good time management is a plus sometimes, which seems to take care of some of the stress.

Re: Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work

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Post by s_kilk »

therealmarv wrote: post #9

Hm, no, simply cannot afford 144$/y for another cloud note system. Please, we need this: Note taking done right: Android, iOS, Desktop, Markdown & HTML & Pictures, easy flat file format (preferred markdown), Web clipper, archive notes, offline and do this all without wasting whitespace (no document editor like Evernote) and good sync and instant search results while you type. <- would spend a bigger double digit numb…

I just sync a directory of markdown files (and subdirectories) with Dropbox, and use whatever editor is appropriate on whatever desktop/mobile OS.

Easy, simple, no botnet.

Re: Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work

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Post by jclos »

therealmarv wrote: post #19
jclos wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You might be interested by [Laverna]( https://laverna.cc/ ). It's not as full-featured as Google keep but it does work offline and let you encrypt and sync your notes via dropbox, which I find to be more important than pure looks. The other alternative would be [Turtl]( https://turtlapp.com/ ) but you need to host the server somewhere (although I imagine just hosting it localy would work as well).

Laverna looks not bad (beside the white space, if I want to edit a long markdown document I will use something else). Thanks, I will try it out. Turtle (which looks like a private Google Keep) I wanted to try out two days ago but could not register. Do you know if Turtle does some caching? Beeing dependent on Internet (connection) for notes is something which I want to avoid entirely (actually Google Keep is good at…

Turtl would be great if not for the reliance on a server. I think they do some caching (their settings page has "erase local data") but since it relies on a login anyway it still requires an "always on" connection.

I agree completely on Laverna, but I think it's the closest to what you (and I) are looking for. I wish I wasn't so lazy/busy and got the motivation to fork it and implement the changes I want (I don't care for the double panel and the white space everywhere).

Re: Show HN: Milanote – A notes app for creative work

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Post by criddell »

pavlov wrote: post #21
pjc50 wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 144$/y for another cloud note system That's astonishingly expensive for what it is. Microsoft OneNote is free. Even office 365 "home premium" is only $100/y and comes with a load of storage.

If it's something I would use daily, that seems pretty cheap: less than 40 cents / day. A company like Microsoft can afford to price its consumer software to maximize marketshare. Bootstrapped startups shouldn't bother to compete with the same approach.

Of course they should compete. They should provide better value. That doesn't necessarily mean it has to be less expensive though.

Freemium applications usually have nothing between the free tier and the professional tier. I'd pay for a lot more services if there was a personal or supporter tier. For something like this, I'd pay $25 / year. That means every time I launch it, I'd be paying between ten and twenty-five cents.

Basecamp is another service that's worth about that much to me, but they don't offer a personal or family tier.

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