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Show HN: InstaNote – notes in a simple chat interface

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Post by aj2 » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 4:15 PM UTC

Show HN: InstaNote – notes in a simple chat interface
instanote.io

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Post by aj2 » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 4:29 PM UTC

I made this for myself since all the notes apps were overly complex and didn’t support the important things I wanted - e.g, treating URLs as first class citizens, custom reminders, or easy sharing.

I’ve heard from others that they have similar needs too, and complexity and overhead of note taking apps is one reason they don’t use them much.

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Post by aynyc » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 4:31 PM UTC

This reminds me of google keep.

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Post by erokar » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 4:58 PM UTC

Looks neat. Where are the notes stored, locally on the device or in the cloud?

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Post by tethys » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 4:58 PM UTC

I use this in WhatsApp: Created a new group chat with a friend, then kicked her out - now I'm having an empty chat just for myself.

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Post by d2ncal » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 5:00 PM UTC

This is exactly what I have been looking for, few questions

- why does it need login? - what does it do with my data? - does the data live on phone or on your servers? - is it possible to export all the data somewhere?

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Post by qzx_pierri » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 5:00 PM UTC

very cool idea!

edit: you can only use the app if you sign in via Google. Uninstalled.

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Post by hamaluik » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 5:03 PM UTC

Surprised Apple let you publish this with only the option to sign in with a google account and not let you use any functionality until you do. I would also prefer to not sync yet more stuff with Google. Otherwise, seems pretty handy, I'll check it out.

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Post by aj2 » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 5:03 PM UTC

d2ncal wrote: post #6

This is exactly what I have been looking for, few questions - why does it need login? - what does it do with my data? - does the data live on phone or on your servers? - is it possible to export all the data somewhere?

Thank you. Requires login since data is backed up on the server. Export is a good idea and something I've been planning to add - perhaps Google Drive or a simple file to download.

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Post by denisw » Mon, Aug 24, 2020, 5:05 PM UTC

tethys wrote: post #5

I use this in WhatsApp: Created a new group chat with a friend, then kicked her out - now I'm having an empty chat just for myself.

Telegram has this built-in. The chat list contains an entry called "Saved Messages" that is basically a one-to-one chat with yourself.