Show HN: YourNote, a note-taking app that puts users’ data first

Post by aviaryan » Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 4:27 PM UTC

alphakappa wrote: post #21

aviaryan wrote: post #12

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Oops, the info about the product is at the bottom. And I should have added a screenshot or illustration too. I added one in the background now. Here is how the app looks. https://i.imgur.com/T3ZVj35.png

That should be the first thing a visitor sees on the home page. Users don't owe you a click on 'learn more'. Explain the product, and maybe even allow them to use it without creating an account, and only ask them to sign up/sign-in when absolutely necessary (like, if they try to save a note, or if they are leaving with some unsaved work) Also, why would your average user care about 'blockstack'? That's an implementat…

Post by clarry » Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 4:30 PM UTC

dyarosla wrote: post #29

aviaryan wrote: post #7

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That is true, and the only way to fix that is when users see the code and run it themselves (I plan to open source very soon). Apart from that, I don't think I can provide any other guarantees. No open source project can. If they are discovered doing something bad, they go rekt. That's how it usually is. So what's the point here? Should I not have a line like this in my copy? Another thing that can be done is that I…

Word of advice: your usage of immature expressions very much lowers the professionalism of your product and how much I’d look to trust it. In the comments here, phrases such as ‘user starts hating YourNote for some reason’ and ‘they go rekt’ are two such examples.

Post by jacobtwotwo » Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 5:02 PM UTC

anonvom6 wrote: post #14

There are a few open source alternatives that let you store your notes locally. In no particular order, 1. QOwnNotes - https://github.com/pbek/QOwnNotes 2. Joplin - https://github.com/laurent22/joplin 3. Zim Desktop Wiki - https://github.com/jaap-karssenberg/zim-desktop-wiki Boostnote was pretty good as well, but it seems like after the change in leadership, there has been some issues.

Post by markovbot » Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 5:20 PM UTC

aviaryan wrote: post #7

TekMol wrote: post #5

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at any point in time, user and only the user has access to their notes I don't think that is true. When I use your app, you can do anything you want to my data. You might promise me that the Javascript you delivered to my browser is treating my data in a certain way. Storing it in encrypted form or whatnot. But that is just a promise. Reality is: you can ship me code that does whatever you like.

That is true, and the only way to fix that is when users see the code and run it themselves (I plan to open source very soon). Apart from that, I don't think I can provide any other guarantees. No open source project can. If they are discovered doing something bad, they go rekt. That's how it usually is. So what's the point here? Should I not have a line like this in my copy? Another thing that can be done is that I…

Post by aviaryan » Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC

ac130kz wrote: post #30

Loading takes 15 seconds, Blockstack account is required, which is not what I would want to. Maybe this app puts users' data first, but but the user.