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Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App

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Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App

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Post by svnt »

This person appears to have leaned heavily on LLM generation in everything from their comment here, the readme, to even their github profile page. I haven’t reviewed the code.

The codebase and website consist of a handful of commits made over the prior three weekends.

There is no differentiation from the existing library of note-taking apps.

By any measure this is not a thing worthy of attention, and yet here it is. Why?

edit: At least one answer occurs to me: we have lowered the bar to app creation so far that a person can now create and market an app faster than they can evaluate and understand the existing options.

We are a website away from Let Me Google That For You evolving into LM Develop TFY.

Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App

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Post by qwerty456127 »

rpgbr wrote: post #22
WesleyLivesay wrote: post #19

At this point there are enough note taking app options out there that are really just a fancy interface on top of text/markdown files that I have a really hard time ever considering any ecosystem that locks my notes into their own data system. I do see an export function here, but it is unclear whether or not that export to text files or just to the PDFs. I use Obsidian, and I would love for it to be Open Source, but…

And yet, I keep using TextEditor (macOS default text editor) in plain text and, when syncing is needed, Simplenote. Sometimes people overcomplicate things that are, in essence, pretty simple.

A fundamental problem of using simple text editors for note taking is you can't easily click-jump from one note to another. If only TextEditor, Notepad, GEdit etc could make clickable hyperlinks whenever they encounter a string which is a name of a file existing in the same directory - then yes, they would be enough. And people who want a graph could just have it as a separate simple app in that case.

Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App

#33

Post by pzo »

Danielerolli wrote: post #2

Introduction: Beaver Notes, the privacy-focused note-taking app, is making waves among tech enthusiasts and power users alike. Built on an open-source foundation, this cross-platform gem is raising the bar for secure and intuitive note management. Join the ranks of privacy-conscious professionals who are embracing Beaver Notes for its robust architecture, seamless cross-platform compatibility, and powerful features.…

I wish these days projects stopped marketing cross-platform meaning as just MacOS, Linux, Windows. In this particular situation for note-taking app it's nice when you are switching from windows to linux or macos or vice versa but most likely most people don't own 2 desktops. It's more useful to sync notes between your smartphone, tablet and desktop that between different desktops only.

Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App

#34

Post by paddim8 »

svnt wrote: post #31

This person appears to have leaned heavily on LLM generation in everything from their comment here, the readme, to even their github profile page. I haven’t reviewed the code. The codebase and website consist of a handful of commits made over the prior three weekends. There is no differentiation from the existing library of note-taking apps. By any measure this is not a thing worthy of attention, and yet here it is.…

Well that's a bit rude. Calm down

Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App

#36

Post by gloryjulio »

WesleyLivesay wrote: post #19

At this point there are enough note taking app options out there that are really just a fancy interface on top of text/markdown files that I have a really hard time ever considering any ecosystem that locks my notes into their own data system. I do see an export function here, but it is unclear whether or not that export to text files or just to the PDFs. I use Obsidian, and I would love for it to be Open Source, but…

Yeah, I'm just using my own markdown repo

Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App

#38

Post by mkl »

Danielerolli wrote: post #25
samwillis wrote: post #17

Nice use of TipTap and Vue! As the files are just on the file system, what's the sync story? Have you tackled merging conflicting edits across devices?

Thanks for your interest in Beaver Notes! As of now, I don't offer sync functionality. All notes are stored locally on your device, and there's no automatic synchronization across devices. You can manually use cloud storage options like Google Drive or Dropbox for syncing if needed. Merging conflicting edits isn't supported at this stage. Your feedback is essential, and I'm continually working to enhance Beaver Notes…

> As of now, I don't offer sync functionality

Then why does your top-level comment say "Your notes sync effortlessly"?

Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App

#39

Post by bemusedthrow75 »

qwerty456127 wrote: post #32
rpgbr wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And yet, I keep using TextEditor (macOS default text editor) in plain text and, when syncing is needed, Simplenote. Sometimes people overcomplicate things that are, in essence, pretty simple.

A fundamental problem of using simple text editors for note taking is you can't easily click-jump from one note to another. If only TextEditor, Notepad, GEdit etc could make clickable hyperlinks whenever they encounter a string which is a name of a file existing in the same directory - then yes, they would be enough. And people who want a graph could just have it as a separate simple app in that case.

I used to think this was quite important and I still like the idea of interlinking notes, particularly for when I am using my phone.

But it is ultimately just more gardening.

I tried all sorts of systems like that and they all disappointed. What really matters is absolutely instantaneous search.

Edit to add: Apple Notes has finally added note-to-note linking, but at the moment I don't have all my Apple devices sufficiently up to date so I haven't tried it.

Notes also has tagging support which is another one of those things I was sure I'd use a lot more than I actually do.

Re: Beaver Notes: A Privacy-Focused Open-Source Note-Taking App

#40

Post by Danielerolli »

pzo wrote: post #33
Danielerolli wrote: post #2

Introduction: Beaver Notes, the privacy-focused note-taking app, is making waves among tech enthusiasts and power users alike. Built on an open-source foundation, this cross-platform gem is raising the bar for secure and intuitive note management. Join the ranks of privacy-conscious professionals who are embracing Beaver Notes for its robust architecture, seamless cross-platform compatibility, and powerful features.…

I wish these days projects stopped marketing cross-platform meaning as just MacOS, Linux, Windows. In this particular situation for note-taking app it's nice when you are switching from windows to linux or macos or vice versa but most likely most people don't own 2 desktops. It's more useful to sync notes between your smartphone, tablet and desktop that between different desktops only .

Thanks for your feedback. I get your frustration and I'm sorry this project doesn't fit your requirements. Just a couple of minutes ago another user on Reddit asked me about mobile support and as of now it is still an idea. However, as I am a beginner developer, I trust the community to help me build the mobile client.
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