This supports what I've always wanted in a markdown note taking app...
being able to directly copy and paste an image from the clipboard.
I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years
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If it is saturated (and by inference, unwanted), why do note taking apps consistently front-page? I can think of two possible reasons. One, there is no clear winner, and nobody has made the note taking app everyone _really_ wants. Or two, note apps are a bit like IDE's, where people use them all the time and subtle preferences mean a variety of apps doing the same thing is preferred.
It really comes down to the subscription-based model being profitable for people that think paying for something means they'll get a better product. People will find an open source solution and rebrand it for a $5 or $10/mo and have it sync to a server somewhere, and then move on to rebranding another solution. You can find a ton of apps in the app store where they do this.
> You can find a ton of apps in the app store where they do this.
But those do not consistently front-page as well, do they?
Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years
#273sounds very agile
Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years
#274Earlier quoted context omitted.
It really comes down to the subscription-based model being profitable for people that think paying for something means they'll get a better product. People will find an open source solution and rebrand it for a $5 or $10/mo and have it sync to a server somewhere, and then move on to rebranding another solution. You can find a ton of apps in the app store where they do this.
> You can find a ton of apps in the app store where they do this. But those do not consistently front-page as well, do they?
Yes, HN is a PR site. People pay to get content frontpaged here.
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#275Earlier quoted context omitted.
> You can find a ton of apps in the app store where they do this. But those do not consistently front-page as well, do they?
Yes, HN is a PR site. People pay to get content frontpaged here.
That doesn't explain that they also get a lot of discussion (relative to other posts). To me the story is a bit different. I've talked to a lot of people that take notes daily, and the only consistent theme I've found is that none of them are satisfied with their experience thus far. Until that changes, I'd expect every reasonably good notes application to front-page.
Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years
#276I've been a happy user of this product for about half of its lifetime (in the middle of my 2nd yearly subscription). If I were to build one, it would be quite similar: intuitive design, some GTD support, Markdown support. It has all the features that I need, and the developer is easy to reach when there's a problem (I've been mentioned in a few changelogs). I appreciate the openness of the developer about the feature…
BTW there s desktop client for Nextcloud notes, Qownnotes https://www.qownnotes.org/
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Mac only w/ electron? What is the point of using a slow fake-webrowser if not for compatibility?
No, Quiver doesn't use Electron and is Mac only. Inkdrop is cross-platform.
It does use electron.
"At that time, I was new to develop apps on top of Electron and ReactJS. As Inkdrop grew, I have learned a lot of good practices from it. I found that it can be improved much better in terms of implementation."
Re: I've been building a Markdown note-taking app for 3 years
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I like Joplin, but writing markdown on mobile is a real PITA. They really should provide additional UI elements to create bullet points and alike.
Improving the mobile text editor is high priority (and has been tried a few times already), but currently there's no good React Native or web mobile code editor that can be used. CodeMirror for mobile is being developed so maybe we can use that once it's stable. I've actually already tried to integrate the beta in Joplin, which worked but it's not stable yet.
alright then, can't wait. thanks for the info.
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> I’d like a command line way to just create a new note in one line that gets stuck somewhere 5 min hackjob that saves my day every day: # `note foobar` opens vim on a timestamped foobar file within a folder # `note` just opens the same folder in netrw # also, using tpope/vim-vinegar and liberal use of `-` to go back and forth function note() ( local title="$1" local timestamp="$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z)" local dir…
Thumbs up. I would just add the encryption filter, like gpg to yourself or within the editor automatic decryption and encryption. You can also add your own file type if necessary.
Good point and easy enough to add, although it does not fit my use case: I want the files to be readable on mobile, plus I only put non-confidential, to-be-public, or already public data in there.
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I certainly am. The only thing I disagree with is the lack of a web client. It just seems like you could save a ton of work by starting with the web client, then create desktop versions via something like todesktop.com. Then you're spending less time on updates - it's just one desktop version, and the iOS + Android versions are just consuming data from your API anyway. Love the BYO CouchDB feature - very interesting!
A high quality note taking app is all about sleek UI. "Just consuming data from an API" is going to be 5% of the development effort.
You're right there, not sure what I was thinking there.
Regardless, my original point is still valid. You could serve web/MacOS/Windows/Linux users with a single UI.