ThinkType
Productivity
note taking
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 6 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Design: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 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.
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple and quick to capture thoughts
From 3 comments
Love the simplicity, does it store the notes in local storage?
beingflo on HNThis is a good idea and I hope to see that evolve. Any thoughts on how to export the notes?
ta988 on HNThis is a great idea
The_rationalist on HN
Works offline as a progressive web app
From 1 comment
> It does work offline That's very nice. > In thinktype, you write and search using the same field For my use I wouldn't care about search much. Most of what I write is one-time…
bobiny on HN
Objections
Search syntax for sorting is hard to remember
From 2 comments
Here's a hot take that most people here won't agree with but the query commands for sorting is hard to use because it forces me to remember them. If I forget, I have to reread…
antux on HN> I should search my todo app and my notes app. > What magic character did I have to type again? > I should press F1 to figure out. > What was the thought again?
smilekzs on HN
Too wide on iPhone, save button off screen and keyboard does not appear
From 2 comments
I tried Thinktype on my iPhone — added a shortcut to homescreen. 1) I need to tap screen to start writing 2) I need to save what I wrote — can autosave happen in a browser app?…
bobiny on HN> For my use I wouldn't care about search much. Most of what I write is one-time information like a phone number or some shopping list. Sometimes it's a thought that I just want…
amadeuspagel on HN
No autosave
From 1 comment
I tried Thinktype on my iPhone — added a shortcut to homescreen. 1) I need to tap screen to start writing 2) I need to save what I wrote — can autosave happen in a browser app?…
bobiny on HN
Requests
Sync between mobile and desktop
From 1 comment
Interesting but I have thoughts away from my main work machine, does this allow sharing between mobile and desktop?
pacifika on HN
Export as plain text
From 2 comments
This is a good idea and I hope to see that evolve. Any thoughts on how to export the notes?
ta988 on HNSuggested feature: export as a plain text file like https://www.editpad.org
mwattsun on HN
New text at bottom like chat apps
From 1 comment
I tried Thinktype on my iPhone — added a shortcut to homescreen. 1) I need to tap screen to start writing 2) I need to save what I wrote — can autosave happen in a browser app?…
bobiny on HN
Questions
How storage limits are handled
From 1 comment
Out of curiosity, how does it handle the storage limits imposed by browsers? I've had a lot of ideas for browser apps that use things like localStorage but got demotivated by the…
ravenstine on HN
Whether notes can be exported
From 1 comment
This is a good idea and I hope to see that evolve. Any thoughts on how to export the notes?
ta988 on HN
Alternatives named
Google Keep
From 1 comment
I use an existing product for this exact purpose: Google Keep. ($insert_your_favorite_hate_for_google_products_here /s)
smilekzs on HN
Drafts app
From 1 comment
I use Drafts app for this. It’s in my dock. Tap icon. Type text. Swipe and select where it should go: Evernote? Idea journal? Dynalist? Email? Clipboard? You name it.
leobg on HN
Markor with Syncthing
From 1 comment
Markor and Syncthing works well. Better than Dropbox Paper because it works when there is no connectivity. As a fastmail user I like the notes feature.
piceas on HN
Notational Velocity and Simplenote
From 1 comment
Quite a few things out there that can manage that, I’m currently using FSNotes on iOS, but for years I used simplenote / notational velocity - as easy as it gets for data entry
fattybob on HN
Orgzly
From 1 comment
I used Google Keep for a good while and it was so useful that I became afraid that they would discontinue is so I decided to drop it first. Now I use org-mode with orgzly and…
I_complete_me on HN