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I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by laurent123456 »

dvdgsng wrote: post #117
xref wrote: post #3

I just switched to the Joplin markdown note app (from DS Note, and Evernote before that). It’s free, works on desktop and mobile, etc etc. Frankly I love it and wish I switched earlier. Anyone have a good comparison vs Inkdrop?

I like Joplin, but writing markdown on mobile is a real PITA. They really should provide additional UI elements to create bullet points and alike.

Improving the mobile text editor is high priority (and has been tried a few times already), but currently there's no good React Native or web mobile code editor that can be used. CodeMirror for mobile is being developed so maybe we can use that once it's stable. I've actually already tried to integrate the beta in Joplin, which worked but it's not stable yet.

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by laurent123456 »

maddening wrote: post #35
laurent123456 wrote: post #23

The smart scroll on the editor is pretty nice. I don't know of any other Markdown app with dual view that does this.

Joplin also does this.

I'm the Joplin dev and was impressed by his smart scrolling, because currently we don't have this :-)

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by TheGrumpyBrit »

__afk__ wrote: post #74
TheGrumpyBrit wrote: post #50

It looks good, and I like your pricing model more than the Standard Notes one (I don't want to drop $149 at once on a web app, but the 75% discount for doing so makes the monthly price seem way too expensive). Two things that stop me pulling the trigger: 1. I need a web app. I want to be able to call up my notes from a computer, anywhere, without installing anything. 2. A 60 day trial seems like the wrong way to test…

I too need a web client - what do you currently use?

Currently either Standard Notes or a self hosted instance of VS Code on my home server.

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by dangus »

jamesgeck0 wrote: post #245
dangus wrote: post #230

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you have no plans to try this product I wonder why you claim it has performance issues or should have been architected in a different way, and why you're wasting all of our time by vocalising assumptions about an application based on its underlying technology. I haven't been able to find any other five-platform markdown based note taking app with plugin support and cloud sync, so I'm still awaiting your link to a…

> I wonder why you claim it has performance issues It's true, I haven't tried it. Perhaps this solo dev has succeeded where large teams with more resources have failed. > I'm still awaiting your link to a superior native alternative Sorry; I thought you wanted one that I'd written. I've used SimpleNote for years. It's got dozens of clients, many of them native; I use NValt, Resoph Notes, and the official iOS client.…

Interesting choice: Simplenote's Windows and Linux clients are written in Electron.

https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron

> simplenote-electron is the official Simplenote desktop app for Windows and Linux.

I'm only being annoying and flame-war-ish to you about this because I'm somewhat tired of "framework hate." Case in point, you still use VSCode because no better alternative exists for Angular development. So, I still criticize your initial comment where you chose to proclaim that this app that you haven't tried should be written differently, even though it's written the same way as an application you rely on.

It might be interesting to read one Electron developer's take on the issue:

https://medium.com/@felixrieseberg/defeating-electron-e1464d...

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by foxyv »

Dang it I was hoping this would be like a Sublime Text style individual license and no cloud stuff. I can't upload work documents outside our network and I hate monthly fees for software.

If I was working anywhere else though I would totally consider this, even though $5 a month is pretty steep for a markdown application with cloud sync. I would probably spring for their yearly pricing of $49.90.

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by jamesgeck0 »

dangus wrote: post #265
jamesgeck0 wrote: post #245

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I wonder why you claim it has performance issues It's true, I haven't tried it. Perhaps this solo dev has succeeded where large teams with more resources have failed. > I'm still awaiting your link to a superior native alternative Sorry; I thought you wanted one that I'd written. I've used SimpleNote for years. It's got dozens of clients, many of them native; I use NValt, Resoph Notes, and the official iOS client.…

Interesting choice: Simplenote's Windows and Linux clients are written in Electron. https://github.com/Automattic/simplenote-electron > simplenote-electron is the official Simplenote desktop app for Windows and Linux. I'm only being annoying and flame-war-ish to you about this because I'm somewhat tired of "framework hate." Case in point, you still use VSCode because no better alternative exists for Angular developme…

My "framework hate" directly stems from experience with applications written in the framework. "Rely on," is different from "enjoy."

Electron is a trade-off that prioritizes developer productivity over end-user experience.

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by throwmex »

cannonedhamster wrote: post #255
throwmex wrote: post #253

Earlier quoted context omitted.

An internet summarizes and makes a well informed conclusion :- Which is, I probably don't pay for things and felt hurt when I saw "yet another paid note taking app" amongst dozen others on the internet.

None of your comments have been relevant to the app. Your comments been complaints about specific verbiage used to describe a particular problem, common to startups, that the dev wished to avoid. We'd love to hear your points on what the app could use, however you've done nothing but insinuate that the developer doesn't appreciate his users because a particular word choice caught you wrong. I can see no other reason…

It is relevant. To answer your question, the app could use a developer with more humility towards users.

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by SimplGy »

I love markdown. It’s been my primary way of taking notes for many years.

A key benefit of the format to me is that text files will never be deprecated and are infinitely portable.

I saw mentioned a local cache. Would you add a pitch or squeeze page on this topic to help convince users like me? I want to love your product. The scrolling alone; beautiful.

Example user stories:

* can always see all notes as simple, well named, plainly organized, easy to read text files.

* Can output/sync certain folders of notes to plain text files. (To, for example, a Dropbox folder target)

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by SimplGy »

foxyv wrote: post #266

Dang it I was hoping this would be like a Sublime Text style individual license and no cloud stuff. I can't upload work documents outside our network and I hate monthly fees for software. If I was working anywhere else though I would totally consider this, even though $5 a month is pretty steep for a markdown application with cloud sync. I would probably spring for their yearly pricing of $49.90.

+1 for A local only version of this that stores plain text somewhere on my hard drive. Optionally as an encrypted zip archive.
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