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note taking
SHOW HN2018
218points
116comments
#156of 2,155 in 2018
Top 8%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
8 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 10 critical, out of 41 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful and clean for quick notes; many say they will use it
From 4 comments
This is really cool and I'll use it. My only negative comment is that white on black is really harsh on my eyes. It would be nice if the theme could be toned down a bit somehow.
arxpoetica on HNThanks, I'll use this for entering my "three goals for the day" in the morning! (also, for those who missed it: The particle effects can be disabled in the settings.)
drcode on HNI've been using this all day and it's amazing. It's not a replacement for a notes app. Instead, I'm using it to remind me where I left off on my work. It's helping me stay…
TruthSHIFT on HNThis is a great idea!
bdickason on HN
Objections
Notes stored in browser storage may be lost; not a real notes app
From 2 comments
Serious question: does anyone regularly use a Markdown notes app/site/extension? I've seen this kind of thing appear a few times a year and, while they are cool and I like…
ravenstine on HNI am really confused on why this is useful and not any other proper-ish note taking application.
coolgoose on HN
White on black theme is harsh on the eyes
From 1 comment
This is really cool and I'll use it. My only negative comment is that white on black is really harsh on my eyes. It would be nice if the theme could be toned down a bit somehow.
arxpoetica on HN
Only available as a Chrome extension, not Firefox
From 1 comment
I love this, and I wish I could use it, but I've moved to Firefox. You'd have an instant daily user right here if you released it in Firefox.
coryfklein on HN
Requests
Firefox version
From 2 comments
I love this, and I wish I could use it, but I've moved to Firefox. You'd have an instant daily user right here if you released it in Firefox.
coryfklein on HNHey! I'll try to work on building a Firefox extension too, but until then why not make this: https://mdnt.surge.sh the default page? Thanks a lot!
plibither8 on HN
Vim mode
From 1 comment
Cool idea. A vim mode would be neat (e.g. https://codemirror.net/demo/vim.html).
olalonde on HN
Lighter theme or option
From 1 comment
This is really cool and I'll use it. My only negative comment is that white on black is really harsh on my eyes. It would be nice if the theme could be toned down a bit somehow.
arxpoetica on HN
Mobile access
From 1 comment
This is neat, but are there any like this that you can pull up on your phone?
askvictor on HN
Questions
Where are notes saved?
From 1 comment
This is interesting. Where are notes saved?
bsg75 on HN
How to add new notes; is it a single page?
From 1 comment
How can I add new notes? Or is it just a single page for all notes?
HashBasher on HN
Meaning of MIT license alongside all rights reserved
From 1 comment
How do you interpret these licensing terms: License Copyright (c) Mihir Chaturvedi. All rights reserved. Licensed under the MIT License. If Mihir has all rights reserved, what's…
halite on HN
Alternatives named
Papier Chrome extension
From 1 comment
I just use the papier chrome extension. Same exact thing except it actually displays styles and is easier to install. https://getpapier.com/
soared on HN
IA Writer, Typora, Caret, Emacs, Vim
From 3 comments
I use IA Writer for my mac which is a great notes app that supports dropbox syncing, focus mode, etc and also offers markdown support.
bdickason on HNAny editor supports syncing. Just save your files in your sync folder. Alternatives: Caret, Typora, Emacs, Vim, VS Code.
erikbye on HNAlso: https://caret.io/ https://typora.io/
erikbye on HN
Bookmarklet contenteditable pages
From 3 comments
Personally, I bookmarked this piece of code, so that everytime I open a new tab and want to take notes, I just open one and press my bookmark link: ``` data:text/html, <body…
neya on HNI just have a bookmarklet. If you're writing something so detailed it needs formatting, you shouldn't be doing it in a browser tab.…
j2kun on HNI have the following URL as the first bookmark on all browser bookmark bars: ``` data:text/html, <html contenteditable> ``` It isn't nearly as featureful as a full Markdown…
Anm on HN
HackMD, Quiver, BoostNote, Moo.do
From 4 comments
https://hackmd.io/ has changed my life, especially if you need to share notes with a team.
jcastro on HNI use Quiver[0] ($10) to store and organize work and personal notes. Their "cells" of content can be written in plaintext, code, markdown, or LaTeX. You can organize with…
bombtrack on HNI've been using BoostNote pretty regularly for about 6 months, and I like it fine, but I wish it weren't an Electron App. There's not really any sharing/collaborating as far as I…
gramstrong on HNI'm a big Moo.do[0] fan - I use it for notes, my todo list, and agenda, so at the moment I've got it set up as my new tab with some custom CSS to hide the stuff I don't need to…
tom_usher on HN