Been using Reflect since last year, definitely has one of the easiest interfaces to use.
Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts
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Re: Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts
#12For years I’ve been pouring through all the apps/platforms like this, but after being burned too many times I am (incredibly) reluctant to tie my second brain to a box that will lock itself unless I pay. Even if it’s just an interface, it’s too disruptive when my whole workflow is upended by a service getting bought/shutting down/“upgrading” to break old features/increases fees.
I see a “free trial”. That plus the landing page not mentioning open source, a permanent license, or common/interchangeable formats bounced me immediately, despite what I’m sure are some great capabilities that folks put a lot of time and work into. Maybe I’m missing something? Is that kind of app not sustainable so we don’t see them, or do I just not know where to look?
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#13Nice. I'd be super interested in deeper AI integrations for note taking apps, to help you reach certain goals, e.g.: - calorie counting or diets: just write down what you ate, and it should be good enough to compute calories, macros etc. - gym logging: write down when you went to the gym and what you did, and it should give you tips, help you maintain your routine and other helpful things
I'd be more interested in the ability to implement such in a way that respects privacy and customizing per folder/note/line. A difficult task given how many are just relying on OpenAI as-is.
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#15For years I’ve been pouring through all the apps/platforms like this, but after being burned too many times I am (incredibly) reluctant to tie my second brain to a box that will lock itself unless I pay. Even if it’s just an interface, it’s too disruptive when my whole workflow is upended by a service getting bought/shutting down/“upgrading” to break old features/increases fees. I see a “free trial”. That plus the la…
I totally agree. In fact, that's the entire reason we didn't raise venture capital, because that would have forced an 'exit' (which typically means an acquihire/getting shut down). I'm sick of seeing otherwise good businesses ruined because they raised VC without a good reason to.
Our goals are modest, we're just trying to create a sustainable business. We're currently half-way towards profitability, and are on track to be profitable by the end of the year.
Regarding export formats, you can always export your notes into markdown or HTML so you shouldn't feel too locked in.
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#16I used Reflect when this was in Beta and free and liked the experience. However most of what you get from this, you can get from Obsidian as well. Despite that Obsidian never stuck for me while Reflect kinda did. These days I am back to Bear since it's free, native, fast and editing experience is top notch and I never found much use of bidirectional links. It really has to be some kind of behavioural trait that makes…
I've been using Roam but seems like development is stalled. I'm mostly happy with it as is but I see a lot more people talking about Obsidian, wonder what I'm missing.
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#17Let me guess: Electron?
Bingo!
Re: Reflect – App for recording and connecting notes, ideas and contacts
#18Nice. I'd be super interested in deeper AI integrations for note taking apps, to help you reach certain goals, e.g.: - calorie counting or diets: just write down what you ate, and it should be good enough to compute calories, macros etc. - gym logging: write down when you went to the gym and what you did, and it should give you tips, help you maintain your routine and other helpful things
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#19For years I’ve been pouring through all the apps/platforms like this, but after being burned too many times I am (incredibly) reluctant to tie my second brain to a box that will lock itself unless I pay. Even if it’s just an interface, it’s too disruptive when my whole workflow is upended by a service getting bought/shutting down/“upgrading” to break old features/increases fees. I see a “free trial”. That plus the la…
Agreed. And tired of them being hacked into, deciding to change their pricing model, retiring the product, etc. no replacement for good old note taking and using your noggin’.
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#20For years I’ve been pouring through all the apps/platforms like this, but after being burned too many times I am (incredibly) reluctant to tie my second brain to a box that will lock itself unless I pay. Even if it’s just an interface, it’s too disruptive when my whole workflow is upended by a service getting bought/shutting down/“upgrading” to break old features/increases fees. I see a “free trial”. That plus the la…
I also felt this way (jumping from tool to tool) until I found Obsidian, which is just sugar on top of markdown files and normal folders: https://obsidian.md