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Show HN: A canvas-based note taking and organizer app

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Post by passiflora96 »

So I've been working on this app for a very long time now. Started off by wanting an app that separates long form notes from short form notes visually and keeps everything organized on a canvas.

The app features:

-Sticky notes for quick, small notes and A4 notes for long form documents

-A quick mode that uses local storage to quickly open the app and jot down a thought on the canvas -A PDF export option that exports your notes into 3 custom designed PDF styles

-Visual hierarchy to replicate file structure instead of a linear fashion, where your files are notes, stacks are folders and labels are names for your folders

Would love to continue working on this app if you guys like the concept.

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Post by ArekDymalski »

Congratulations on shipping your app! I like the design and the concept of avoiding forced hierarchy like folders etc. I think this concept is worth building on even more. For example do users really need a rigid hierarchy like post-it vs A4? What would happen if I would be able to click anywhere on the canvas and immediately write down the thought (just like in MS OneNote) and format this text after writing it down - give it a distinct background to make it that physical note feel? Personally I'd be happy as it would give more freedom. Now that experience is a bit broken - I can click anywhere on the canvas to create a post-it, but inside of it I need to click on the top row to even start writing. I hope this quick opinion will be useful/inspiring for you.

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Post by NuclearPM »

mjkl7896 wrote: post #2

The UI animations are impressive; they are cute and have a nice vibe. However, I discovered one bug. I am Korean, and when I write a memo in Korean on a sticker and press Enter, two notepads appear. This is a very familiar bug to me.

How is it familiar?

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Post by mjkl7896 »

NuclearPM wrote: post #4
mjkl7896 wrote: post #2

The UI animations are impressive; they are cute and have a nice vibe. However, I discovered one bug. I am Korean, and when I write a memo in Korean on a sticker and press Enter, two notepads appear. This is a very familiar bug to me.

How is it familiar?

It was a bug I frequently encountered when developing websites that support Korean.
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