Kobble
Productivity
markdown notes app
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
5 positive, 27 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 46 critical, out of 82 comments about the project. Thread score -0.47.
Idea: 3 for, 11 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 13 againstDesign: 1 for, 12 againstDocs: 0 for, 7 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful dark UI and design
From 1 comment
Interesting tool, I like that it works with GitHub and the repo support will be cool to see. The design is neat (I generally like dark themes) although the fading animations got…
lol768 on HN
Objections
Gists are public, so private notes are exposed
From 2 comments
I think I'm able to view all other gists. If I open the Gist on https://gist.github.com/ then go to the original gist at 'kobble-git/channel-groups.json' I can navigate to all…
abrussak on HNI think we assumed that GitHub users would know that gists are not private. We added a clarification to the onboard slideshow. Support for public and private repos is coming, via…
kobble on HN
Track and channel terminology is confusing
From 3 comments
Why did you choose obscure names instead of something everyone could understand right away? To me, it seems "channels" are just "groups"/"categories"/"folders" and "tracks" are…
Etheryte on HNI like the app, but the terminology is confusing. For me and a lot of other people, a track is the lowest level of a music app. People think of it as an atomic unit. Making it a…
FullMtlAlcoholc on HN..but, but, it doesn't really apply to the expectations of a note app. You're a light text editor that cloud saves to Github; why are you trying to push a new vernacular that…
ohyeshedid on HN
Too complicated for quick note-taking
From 2 comments
This feels excessively complicated to me. what's a track? what's a channel? why do I need filenames for everything? why does it take 3 minutes for a new user to write a single…
coalaber on HNIf they are just like projects, then call them projects. You're using music and video names for paper analog components. You're spending a lot of time defending the naming here.…
grovegames on HN
Ownership claim is misleading
From 2 comments
> Kobble is the only app available where you own all of your data. What? I find that highly unlikely. In what way do I not "own" the texts I write in–for example–Apple's…
matt4077 on HN> Kobble is the only app available where you own all of your data. If it's hosted on Github's servers, you don't really "own" it. Or at least you don't have sole proprietorship…
passivepinetree on HN
Requests
Private repo support
From 2 comments
i would love something like this for free bitbucket private repos, is there any planned support? realtime updates would also be great
lfender6445 on HNUnfortunately I cannot access this because it can read my private gist. I understand why it needs the access though :(
baby on HN
Mobile version
From 2 comments
Would be nice, if there is a mobile friendly version.
Eun on HNmobile?
rileytg on HN
Offline use
From 1 comment
Can I use Kobble offline?
orschiro on HN
Questions
Why does it need access to email address
From 1 comment
Why do you need access to my email address?
grogenaut on HN
How it compares to Standard Notes
From 1 comment
What does this have over Standard Notes? https://standardnotes.org/
insomniacity on HN
Alternatives named
Standard Notes
From 1 comment
What does this have over Standard Notes? https://standardnotes.org/
insomniacity on HN
Blankslate
From 1 comment
Seen https://blankslate.io/?
jbpetersen on HN
Laverna
From 1 comment
I think adding encryption at the client side would make more practical, like what laverna does. https://github.com/Laverna/laverna
b88d80170 on HN