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Re: Show HN: A canvas-based note taking and organizer app

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As a notetaker who likes new apps, but has tried them all, I was impressed by this. Your version reminds me of OneNote when it was new and good and not horrible. Being able to place your notes where you want them is such a radical concept. The features you have are simple and the idea of stacking notes is really cool and don't think I've seen that done before.

Thanks! means a lot

Re: Show HN: A canvas-based note taking and organizer app

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The UI animations are impressive; they are cute and have a nice vibe. However, I discovered one bug. I am Korean, and when I write a memo in Korean on a sticker and press Enter, two notepads appear. This is a very familiar bug to me.

oh thanks for letting me know. I still haven't thought about supporting multiple languages other that english, since developing such a big app in itself is such a big feat lol. But ill fix this bug asap. Thanks for the feedback!

Re: Show HN: A canvas-based note taking and organizer app

#25

Really cool. What do the buttons on the right sidebar do?

1. Square Note template 2. Clipboard 3. dotted line boundary Select them, then click + drag on the canvas. Took me a minute to figure it out.

yep exactly! I guess I gotta make the features more discoverable to new users

Re: Show HN: A canvas-based note taking and organizer app

#26

Looks cool, but I can't sign up. I enter my email and password, and I see the error "Google sign-in isn't enabled. Turn it on in Firebase Console...". But I'm not trying to use Google sign in.

oh that's my bad. I just fixed it, should be working fine now.

Great, thanks. Looks very interesting; I'm trying it out now.

Re: Show HN: A canvas-based note taking and organizer app

#28

Nice work! The canvas interface looks clean and intuitive. I especially like the stacks and zones concept. Do you have plans to add a mobile app or sync across devices?

It already has a sync across device feature if you sign in and also works on mobile if you download it through the mobile browser as a PWA. But I still dont have plans on making an actual mobile version that can be downloadable from the app store, but im not sure.

Re: Show HN: A canvas-based note taking and organizer app

#29
I really like this! I'm not sure I can fully commit yet, though, because I don't want to invest in a new app without some assurances:

- Is this for the long run (I know you can't know, but I'd like to hear you out) - Will it transform to a paid service? - Will I always (at least before stopping the service or putting it behind a paywall) be able to export the content to store it myself, offline, so I own the data? - Is it open source? - Will I be able to sync it myself with an external provider? - Who are you? Why should I trust you? There's no info whatsoever anywhere, not a contact, not a privacy policy, a legal note. - Is the content encrypted?

I would really like to put my work notes in a place like this, it really looks great, but right now, I can't commit to it.

That said. I love this and wish you the best of luck! Maybe sometime I'll be a user :)

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