What’s missing/are the issues with Apple contacts?
No easy way to merge duplicates and little to no support for bulk editing.
Ask HN: What software do you use to manage contacts?
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Re: Ask HN: What software do you use to manage contacts?
#22I'm a super disorganized introvert but I'm puzzled by this. Do people on HN have actual systems to organize people they meet in lists and take notes about them? Is this like for sales calls or normal people also do this for regular social events? Is everyone else doing this?
I have a personal notes app (Bear) where I journal about all types of things. Mostly todo lists, ideas, that kind of thing, but I also have a section dedicated to people I meet. I don't always make a note but sometimes I do. I rarely look back at these notes but I think it helps me remember details about them. And sometimes I do look back at the notes.
I have sections for the people I met through running (different run clubs, etc), work, etc.
Re: Ask HN: What software do you use to manage contacts?
#23I'm currently trying out https://covve.com. It has some of the features that I need like reminders, deduplication and CRM-esque features. I don't like the UI much but it's not that bad either.
Re: Ask HN: What software do you use to manage contacts?
#24I created EteSync a few years ago to securely sync my contacts, calendars and tasks. You can use the hosted solution or self host.
It doesn't work on iOS yet, but it's coming very soon: https://blog.etesync.com/nlnet-grant-and-the-ios-client/
Re: Ask HN: What software do you use to manage contacts?
#25I created EteSync a few years ago to securely sync my contacts, calendars and tasks. You can use the hosted solution or self host. It doesn't work on iOS yet, but it's coming very soon: https://blog.etesync.com/nlnet-grant-and-the-ios-client/
I just checked this out and from what I can tell at this point, it sounds really great! I'm definitely going to give it a whirl in the next few days. I've been wanting something like this for the longest time.
Thanks for creating this, please keep going.
Re: Ask HN: What software do you use to manage contacts?
#26I'm currently using a mix of MonicaHQ[1], Nextcloud[2], and Fastmail[3]. Obviously Fastmail isn't self-hosted, but monicahq/nextcloud are. I find it hard to use a webmail client without also having my contacts available to that mail client. I really want to use MonicaHQ more, but it just feels like a lot of work whenever I log in to it so it gets pretty neglected. My alternative is to store notes about contacts in ra…
> I really want to use MonicaHQ more, but it just feels like a lot of work whenever I log in to it so it gets pretty neglected.
I'm writing software for a personal knowledge base. Can you describe what makes MonicaHQ a chore?
Re: Ask HN: What software do you use to manage contacts?
#27> Google Contacts has privacy problems can you name a few ?
It’s hosted by Google.