I use it daily, it works for me but honestly it still feels weird. But so do all note taking apps.
Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
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Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#12Yes, I feel like their interface design is pretty awesome. Relational databases for everyone, I'd say.
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#13Are there any really good Notion alternatives? Preferably Open Source?
Maybe obsidian.md?
Obsidian is very different from Notion, I wouldn't call it an alternative. And all the plugins which try to replicate some Notion-features, are not really on pair in terms of quality, and seem to be mostly dead anyway.
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#14Are there any really good Notion alternatives? Preferably Open Source?
Coda is the better alternative, pretty much on the same level, but with a different focus and polished at other parts I would say.
Appflowy (open source) might become some day an alternative, but it's still in development, and somewhat lacking. I would give it another 1-2 years.
There are also many other direct alternatives, in the sense to be a 1:1 clone, like Microsofts Loop or Zenkit Hypernotes(?), and a bunch of Open Source-Projects, but they all are very early in their development, or just lacking here an there, so I would more call them future alternatives.
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#15Notion is the only note taking app I managed to stick with. I’ve previously used EverNote, OneNote, org-mode, BearNotes (most overrated note app ever), plain text notes, Obsidian and Apple Notes, in this order.
I love Notion because:
- the block system is top notch. It’s a great way to fix a common issue with WYSIWYG: impossibility to add a new line after a block (often after a table, a picture, etc. you can’t place a cursor for some reason)
- very easy to make pretty pages: an icon, a banner, drag and drop to make multi column layouts, colors
- table support is great, unlike BearNotes
- code support is great, unlike Apple Notes
- search works fine and sharing works great, unlike Obsidian
- databases are cool
Basically I’ve never had something I wanted to do that I couldn’t.
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#16I can't stand Notion but love Coda. Pivoted my team to using it and they seem to love it as well.
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#17I also find it annoying. My whole company uses Craft now.
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#18I will never use Notion because all the data are locked in. It's very obvious for me to not use Notion. If I don't have control over my notes, I can't use that product.
I use Obsidian. All the files are on my computer, and even if the company goes under, the notes are still with me in markdown. I can choose to buy sync option. Or sync with something like Dropbox.
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#19Well its hard to see the point of building a knowledge base that's entirely at the whims of a company and needs me to be online. I prefer to use something like Obsidian that I can control synching behavior.
Re: Ask HN: Do you like Notion? Isn't it overrated?
#20Are there any really good Notion alternatives? Preferably Open Source?
Coda is the better alternative, pretty much on the same level, but with a different focus and polished at other parts I would say. Appflowy (open source) might become some day an alternative, but it's still in development, and somewhat lacking. I would give it another 1-2 years. There are also many other direct alternatives, in the sense to be a 1:1 clone, like Microsofts Loop or Zenkit Hypernotes(?), and a bunch of…
Anytype's the big one I'm aware of