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I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by jhoh »

Bizarro wrote: post #153

Can anybody comment on the vim-keybindings plugin for Inkdrop. I've tried Notion, but I would really love a markdown/note-taking app with good vi-keybindings.

Long time Notion and vim user here. Just set up Inkdrop and tried the vim-plugin and all basic features work great. For things like switching files or navigation in general it seems like you'll need to use the software's standard bindings. But it looks like you can edit them.

If you plan to switch from Notion I recommend using the paste-as-markdown plugin. With this you can just copy a whole document from Notion and paste it into Inkdrop. Works flawlessly!

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by mikestew »

banachtarski wrote: post #53
pacifika wrote: post #49

FYI, a notetaker without inline images is a nogo for me. I need illustrations and screenshots with my notes. i'm happy to host the images externally.

So when you look at an article like this and there's this paragraph explaining how image support has been improved with a GIF demonstrating inline images scrolling in both the editor and the preview window, what is it exactly that prompts you to write a comment like this.

OT, but I believe that is the most diplomatic means of asking, "did you even read the article?" I've read. :-)

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by fbnlsr »

vault wrote: post #129

Nobody's mentioned notable yet: https://github.com/notable/notable

Notable is amazing. I spent weeks trying to find a good note taking app until I stumbled upon Notable. It works really well.

Before that, I was using a bunch of .md files stored in a Github repo. ;)

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by gooseus »

thanatropism wrote: post #137
program_whiz wrote: post #106

Basically all the comments here are just critiques. My 2 cents: excellent work, its extremely hard to stick with something for 3 years, especially with people's constant criticism and worries it isn't "big enough". The attitude of the developer seems quite wise and seasoned. Hearing things like "I'm making tools I use" and "I'd rather be small and opinionated" or "I'll take paying customers over droves of free users"…

This attitude you applaud is Emersonian self-reliance. I agree it's refreshing to see it.

Indeed, I was wondering what familiar sense of righteousness was stirring while reading this comment:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16643/16643-h/16643-h.htm#SEL...

Always worth a(nother) read.

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by zeppelin101 »

Quanttek wrote: post #138

I really like the project but I struggle with the fact that almost all Markdown editors, even note-taking applications, only offer you a rendered view separately from the file you edit. When I am taking notes, they should be rendered where I type them down in order to be easily digestible. Even later on, I will probably make a few smaller edits, so I can't solely rely on the rendered review. So far, I've only discove…

What are the "interoperability" issues you're referring to? I'm a very happy user of Typora and I've, thankfully, not experienced any data losses. The only thing that keeps me from using it more is that it's not the most smooth experience. When I take notes in Notepad++, for example, it's instantaneous. Which makes for a much more enjoyable experience.

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by btreecat »

Great work man, this is one of the few tools/use cases where I think mark down is really the right choice. Limited set of keywords means you don't have to spend a lot of time thinking about formatting. In the end it's easy enough to convert to HTML/PDF as an export to share.

On top of that, the tool looks slick af.

I don't think I want the cloud sync feature, have you considered an option to license the software with out that for a prorated cost?

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by TheGrumpyBrit »

ahmedfromtunis wrote: post #104
ansible wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In my note taking "system" (vim on a text file inside a GNU screen session) for work, I think I've only hit 1MB total for the last 10 years. If the OP is going to do a time-unlimited demo, it should be really small, like 5K or less. The point is the same: try it out for a little while, and see if it works for you.

Or maybe limit the number of notes that can be taken to 10 or 20.

Exactly - this works for notion.so, who allow 1000 "blocks" of data before requiring a paid account.

Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years

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Post by rcdwealth »

that is not even a free software by definition https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

hahhahahah, the guy (author) thinks he will become next FB/Google 1984-style Orwellian by giving people possibility to make 5 notes for free, thus to reach and create demand and earn some serious money while spying on their private data.

Even Suckerberg is better than that.

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