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Show HN: A note-taking app for those who dump all notes on a single txt file

by guico on 5/5/23, 6:13 PM with 15 comments

  • by myrloc on 5/12/23, 3:29 PM

    I like this idea. I am this kind of note taker, where I enjoy the linear chronological nature of an append-only note, specifically for my "daily notes" in various topics. To me, it represents a journal-style approach that is helpful for team meetings or learning about a topic on a regular basis, or just journaling.

    Some ideas on what this could provide over current solutions like Google Docs or Notion: * My preference is to append to the top of my note. I can do this in your note but it would be cool if there was an out of the box UX improvement for appending to the top vs to the bottom * It would be nice if there was a tree-like structure to nested notes. Simple markdown-style headings would suffice, where I can fold headings and bullets, and see the tree structure in the right side panel

  • by _zzaw on 5/5/23, 8:12 PM

    This is a 500 MB app that demanded a login the first time I opened it. So I don't own my content, I guess?

    The author couldn't even take the time to provide any screenshots, or a brief overview—you have to sit through a video.

    Note-taking apps are one of these areas where I'm always interested in alternatives, but I also have some very good options that I'm already using. If I'm going to switch, there had better be a damned good reason. And so far, all this app is doing is giving me very good reasons to not take it seriously.

  • by ezero on 5/5/23, 11:06 PM

    Agree with the other comments about adding more to your landing page. There are tons of notes apps out there but yours is actually a very cool take. If it wasn't for the YouTube videos linked from this thread, I wouldn't have understood what you have built at all. I imagine any of the following would be quite helpful.

    - Condense your video to < 1min and embed it on your landing page.

    - Use your copy from these tweets alongside relevant screenshots: https://twitter.com/iamguico/status/1646396960360808449

    I probably wouldn't use it personally since I'm happy with Obsidian and I can choose how the data is synced, but I can see how your UX could make sense for many people.

  • by Oras on 5/5/23, 6:58 PM

    Would be helpful to have some screenshots or explaining why it’s a fresh take

  • by z3t4 on 5/5/23, 6:51 PM

    PaperRoll welcome video : https://youtu.be/eq9NPRlF6yc

  • by 3000 on 5/7/23, 12:39 PM

    i just spent a few hours last week looking for anew note app. settled on box.com notes. its not perfect, but its what is best for me at the moment.

    Just watched the video, and i love! your take , finally someone with a new idea. need windows/web and android though....

    good luck!!

    (subscribed and bookmarked)