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BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by yonz »

The in page add database holds amazing promise, how can I reference a record that I create in the database? Lets say I have a block with a database [User|Title] and I want to refer to a value TasksDb[user=yonz].title. or something.

We had the pleasure of hosting one of the co-founders at our latest local first meetup https://lofi.software, feel free to checkout the recording https://www.youtube.com/live/Z0nzsxhoToo?feature=share The team has put in a lot of background effort to allow for a seamless https://affine.pro app using blocksuite

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by lopkeny12ko »

jitl wrote: post #45
lopkeny12ko wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean, an immutable website for consumption is exactly what most people want. I want to differentiate content editing and content viewing much the same way in software development you edit source code which is then built into an immutable read-only artifact . Is it really such a foreign concept that people want a dedicated editing-focused mode whose source is published into the final wiki page for viewing? Is this n…

Many tools that predate Notion open pages in "edit" mode: Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, Google Docs, Etherpad, Dropbox Paper, TextEdit, Nodepad.exe... We want to serve people who've used apps like those with their preferred writing experience.

Also, pointing to existing tools with glaring usability problems is not a justification for creating yet another tool with those same usability problems, amplified.

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by esafak »

ncallaway wrote: post #5
PurpleRamen wrote: post #4

Multiplayer? Is this a game? How extendable is this? Can I add my own blocks? And is this a commercial project with open core, or a truely open source-project?

> Multiplayer? Is this a game? Many document editors describe the “collaborative Google-docs like model” of multiple people working on the same document and seeing everyone’s updates in real time as “multiplayer”

Multi-user.

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by freedomben »

eitland wrote: post #38

I want to test it as an alternative to LogSeq, but mostly just for fun, because with LogSeq I am for the first time truly content with such a tool.

I'm in the same boat, but I'd be thrilled if logseq introduced a "multiplayer" feature. Though a centralized (browser-based) version of logseq would need to be done first, and the project would need some changes. I tried to do this and didn't get far because the File API it uses relies on the server being on localhost.

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by majormajor »

lopkeny12ko wrote: post #12

Does anyone else feel that the whole entire-canvas-is-editable-by-default approach of Notion and similar tools is an extremely annoying antipattern? I want to be able to open a document in read-only mode. Otherwise, while just navigating through pages or reading content, it's far too easy to accidentally add text to a block by pressing anything on the keyboard, or move things around with an accidental drag of the mou…

I agree, I think for shared docs easy edit-ability/instant-autosave is an antipattern that encourages less-thoughtful editing and hurts their purpose as a long-term store of knowledge. The places I've worked that have really leaned into that part of Notion (vs just like Notion as a nativeish-app/snappier Wiki) were all overly ADHD in their approach to planning and work in general, too.

There's a certain sort of worker that really leans into that as their version of "easy async collaboration" but is actually just putting the burden on the recipients to make sense of the author's journey and thought process, instead of putting more effort into more-infrequent-but-more-curated updates.

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by innocentoldguy »

Pulz wrote: post #6
58x14 wrote: post #2

It seems like there's a lot of recent interest and effort in open-source or self-hosted Notion-like/markdown-with-widgets applications and platforms. AppFlowy ( https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy ) comes to mind; I attended one of their monthly "town hall" meetings a few months back, and looks like they're rapidly increasing in popularity. I think there was another similar project like this on HN front page last…

It would be interesting to have your perspective, as an Obsidian user, on Logseq( https://logseq.com/ ). I say this, as like you - I moved towards this for local-first file storage, where content can be edited on any device with any editor and where I have more control over my data. I did try obsidian briefly, but eventually gravitated towards Notion for knowledge and project management - but found that the bulk of t…

I switched to Logseq from Obsidian and like it a lot. The PDF annotation features and ability to use Org Mode are what won me over.

Re: BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support

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Post by lannisterstark »

jawsua wrote: post #37
lannisterstark wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does this compare to outline? https://github.com/outline/outline

Does Outline have mobile apps? The name makes it hard to search and find anything relevant

Sadly they rely on PWA for Android. PWAs work but has their own set of issues.
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