Notable
Productivity
note-taking app
SHOW HN2018
124points
108comments
#342of 2,155 in 2018
Top 16%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
17 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 13 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 9 for, 2 againstDesign: 3 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 5 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
Clean, attractive UI
From 3 comments
I am using this now! Clean!
theSealedTanker on HNHi Fabio, Congratulations on Notable, it's very slick, and exactly the kind of note taking app I was after. I'm mostly concerned about keeping my data offline these days, so…
oelmekki on HNIt’s very nice (and kudos for the good UI, I like the tagging) but I’m sticking to a native editor. My resolution for 2019 is to avoid as many Electron apps as possible.
rcarmo on HN
Plain Markdown files work with any editor and Dropbox
From 2 comments
Hi Fabio, Congratulations on Notable, it's very slick, and exactly the kind of note taking app I was after. I'm mostly concerned about keeping my data offline these days, so…
oelmekki on HNYou can kind of get both today if you put your data directory inside Dropbox and then edit your notes with any available text editor. It's definitely not the same thing though.…
fabiospampinato on HN
Attachments and nestable tags
From 2 comments
Notable is most definitely not an Evernote clone, which is what I'm coming from as well. I'm comparing Notable with Boostnote in the comparison table [1] in the readme, you might…
fabiospampinato on HNThis is great, I'm very tempted! When I was looking at note apps (and as I continue to re-evaluate my decision), the big win that keeps me on Standard Notes is the longevity and…
alexland on HN
Objections
Electron app is memory-heavy
From 3 comments
Describing an electron app as “doesn’t suck” is pretty rich on its own, but even more so when you consider that there are several existing native macOS Markdown editors.
stephenr on HNI kinda don't get why people end up building electron apps to, essentially, "act like it's native". The app looks absolutely awesome, but i would have loved to just see it run in…
krsdcbl on HNIt’s very nice (and kudos for the good UI, I like the tagging) but I’m sticking to a native editor. My resolution for 2019 is to avoid as many Electron apps as possible.
rcarmo on HN
No Android or mobile app and no sync
From 2 comments
My only issue with Notable is the absence of an Android app and sync across devices. I'd love to use it as my daily driver, if not for these features. Really love your UI. I'm…
shscs911 on HNdoes it have iPhone support too
cooljyo on HN
No LaTeX math support yet
From 1 comment
I used Typora < https://typora.io/ > this year for my lecture notes and Notable lacks two crucial features that the former has: 1) LaTeX math support (i.e. MathJax). Being able…
boramalper on HN
Requests
LaTeX math support
From 1 comment
> 1) LaTeX math support I'll probably add this with the next release, on the first release I focused on the features I'm personally interested in. > 2) Notes in custom directory…
fabiospampinato on HN
Mobile app or web app
From 2 comments
Wow this is really cool! I've been looking at OneNote alternatives, specifically due to the lack of Linux client. I really love the searching capabilities in OneNote, I hope this…
vmarsy on HNdoes it have iPhone support too
cooljyo on HN
Stylus input support
From 1 comment
How about a notetaking app that also handles stylus input? IMO any note-taking app that doesn't suck handles stylus input gracefully as I make many notes that aren't easily…
mettamage on HN
Dark theme
From 1 comment
Yeah that's actually in my todo list [1]. If I can find a dark version of the CSS GitHub is using for Markdown files it should be easy to implement. [1]…
fabiospampinato on HN
Questions
How attachments work and are stored
From 1 comment
What exactly is the attachments feature and how does it work? And how are these saved? Also, what do you mean by 'no WYSIWYG'? Since you render ir in Github Flavoured MD?
avinassh on HN
How search performs with many notes
From 1 comment
This looks cool. Just curious, how is the search performance when you have hundreds or even thousands of notes?
Fudgel on HN
How Evernote web clippings are imported
From 1 comment
Very excited about this. My Evernotes include many web clippings. How does Notable import those? Any chance you’ll add a web clipper?
caseyf7 on HN
Alternatives named
Typora
From 2 comments
I used Typora < https://typora.io/ > this year for my lecture notes and Notable lacks two crucial features that the former has: 1) LaTeX math support (i.e. MathJax). Being able…
boramalper on HNLooks good. Have been using Typora. Any major differences other than supporting attachments?
lyonlim on HN
Boostnote
From 1 comment
I found myself Evernote refugee a couple of months ago and found Boostnote, which has done the job for me. Seems like the only difference between Notable and Boostnote is that…
zmil on HN
Joplin
From 1 comment
My only issue with Notable is the absence of an Android app and sync across devices. I'd love to use it as my daily driver, if not for these features. Really love your UI. I'm…
shscs911 on HN
VNote
From 1 comment
For those not interested in electron, you can give VNote a try: https://tamlok.github.io/vnote
tamlok on HN
Quiver
From 1 comment
Quiver is a pretty awesome open format note-taking application with an iOS app (read-only): http://happenapps.com/
someguydave on HN
Standard Notes
From 1 comment
This is great, I'm very tempted! When I was looking at note apps (and as I continue to re-evaluate my decision), the big win that keeps me on Standard Notes is the longevity and…
alexland on HN