Notes.cx

Productivity

online notepad

SHOW HN2021

80points
43comments
#632of 2,533 in 2021
Top 25%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

7 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.

Idea: 4 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

Objections

  • Notes deleted after 24 hours, which limits use

    From 2 comments
  • Needs offline use; not offline by default

    From 1 comment
    • Is there something similar that is offline? All I'm interested in is just opening up a bookmark without an internet connection and being able to jot down stuff with Markdown…
      usrme on HN

Requests

  • Offline or open/save file support

    From 2 comments
    • Not to pressure but having open/save buttons (implementable either as upload/download Javascript shims) would be interesting. They can also be quine-like (I.e. you save the HTML…
      sharikone on HN
    • Excellent. Useful for being on a chromebook, offline and not logged in, so only opening local html files for tools is an option (no Chrome extensions). Will add file saving to my…
      a9h74j on HN
  • Keyboard shortcut to create a note

    From 1 comment
    • I find these super quick note taking tools incredibly handy. I love dillinger.io but I always find myself using docs.new because I can create a note within a second Feature…
      jack_riminton on HN
  • Math support (KaTeX)

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • How is anonymous content moderated?

    From 1 comment
    • I'm wondering for other folks that have created tools like this how do you do moderation of anonymous content as I can see this quickly devolving into a cesspool. The thought of…
      dugmartin on HN

Alternatives named

  • Telegraph (telegra.ph)

    From 1 comment
  • StackEdit

    From 1 comment
    • Stackedit works offline if you install the Chrome app. I assume there's also some way to coax it into working as a file:// uri. Chrome app:…
      tyingq on HN
  • notepad.js.org

    From 1 comment
    • Shameless plug: If you just need a dead simeple notepad that also works offline, check out https://notepad.js.org
      amitmerchant on HN

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