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Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by quaintdev »

compootr wrote: post #9

This sounds like memos[0] with the asterisk that I must pay the apple corporate overlords to use it, trust you with my data, and ultimately lock myself into what you allow me to do with my data memos is FOSS, and I run it on my machine, without the need to trust you. it also has a nifty API around it [0]: https://usememos.com/

Love memos. I've it running on my Pi server and it's really good. It doesn't get in the way of note taking. After a while you forget about app itself and just get used to the interface for noting things down.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by toyg »

My girlfriend doesn't even self-text, she just texts me random stuff on whatsapp followed by "ignore that". When I told her about this app, she said it sounds great and she'll check it out.

I personally think there is something there. The app-switching problem is real though; maybe it would work better as a Whatsapp/Telegram bot.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by vidyesh »

Congrats on the launch!

The app looks simple and good but I struggle with the idea that I need to use yet another app for this. The reason for self-texting is that I am already using that app and now I can send quick notes to myself for later.

The odd thing is, I use most and all the messaging apps for this for some reason. My quick notes or links or text snippets I want to store are in multiple apps I already use.

Not an app for me but good luck!

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by eguchi1904 »

AlecSwanky wrote: post #6

Sounds great, I would use this. Will there be an android version?

Thank you! I’d love to work on an Android version if time permits, but currently, it’s a lower priority compared to adding other features. Sorry about that.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by hnbad »

dewey wrote: post #11

This somehow seems to be a solution in search of a problem. The reason people use self texting is that they _don't_ want to use another app. Not because the existing apps are somehow missing features. > I often defaulted to dumping notes into chat apps like Slack or iMessage What makes you think people think differently about this app? If people wanted all these features they would already all be covered by Apple Not…

Another benefit is that self texting means you have access to your notes wherever you have access to your messages. Using another app makes that more tedious.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by heliodor »

toyg wrote: post #22

My girlfriend doesn't even self-text, she just texts me random stuff on whatsapp followed by "ignore that". When I told her about this app, she said it sounds great and she'll check it out. I personally think there is something there. The app-switching problem is real though; maybe it would work better as a Whatsapp/Telegram bot.

You can pin yourself to the top of Whatsapp and write to yourself. Explain that to her. It's what I do and it's been phenomenal.

Re: Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves

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Post by msravi »

A couple of questions. The notes seem to be markdown, which is good. But where are they stored? Are they just markdown files stored in an accessible folder? How easy is it to "export" the notes?

I use "self-texting" on WhatsApp for temp notes that I know I won't need beyond a couple of days and don't mind losing and Obsidian for others.

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