Not sure how a 9 euro monthly subscription is justified in comparison particularly since I can use vscode as a power user
A different approach to note-taking and research
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#13(which is indicative that the issues are human, rather than technical — people feel the need to record stuff, but are not really able to stick with it and get good results; I have a stack of paper notebooks where I tried different systems as a physical manifestation; the software cemetery is less visible, but no less extensive. I may have found my final system, but who knows how long it will stick…)
Are you targeting per-project, short-to-medium term notes? If you have “second brain” ambitions, and choose to provide a hosted solution with no standardized format for export, you have to have some sort of long-term commitment. I do not see how that commitment can be taken in a way that is credible.
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#14I didn't see if it was possible to self-host. Is that a planned feature?
Hey, I'm the creator of Ummm. Not really on the roadmap anytime soon, but it's also still early for the product! Right now it's more about getting a grasp of what people want out of it, squashing some bugs and improving the UX further — before moving development further into a specific direction.
Looks like at least some people for sure want a way to store things locally and in current setup the only option they have is to ' want to be out of it'.
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#16Screenshots looks nice. Maybe you should focus more on the differentiating aspects? The note-taking application market is extremely crowded. (which is indicative that the issues are human, rather than technical — people feel the need to record stuff, but are not really able to stick with it and get good results; I have a stack of paper notebooks where I tried different systems as a physical manifestation; the softwar…
I upvoted the first harsher comment but then saw how you. framed it. I’ll try to give criticism more like yours in the future. thanks.
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#17I didn't see if it was possible to self-host. Is that a planned feature?
Hey, I'm the creator of Ummm. Not really on the roadmap anytime soon, but it's also still early for the product! Right now it's more about getting a grasp of what people want out of it, squashing some bugs and improving the UX further — before moving development further into a specific direction.
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#18For a local filesystem alternative similar to this, Obsidian + Sliding Panes (Andy Matuschak Mode) plugin is similar.
I guess it's hard to convey with static screenshots
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#19all these tools only allow you to store/record them. the tools do not provide the organization.