Heynote
Productivity
scratchpad notes
SHOW HN2023
1,063points
303comments
#6of 3,109 in 2023
Top 1%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
73 positive, 86 neutral or asking, 13 mixed, 24 critical, out of 196 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.
Idea: 39 for, 3 againstDesign: 11 for, 6 againstExecution: 6 for, 7 againstPerformance: 3 for, 3 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean concept of blocks in one scratch buffer
From 3 comments
This looks awesome! I love the blocks idea. I’m gonna download and give it a try. I see lots of comments about Electron (per usual here haha) and I just thought I’d shout out…
dceddia on HNI love this! Simple and solid execution. I've been wanting to build something similar for some time now, might fork and play around with it. Thank you for open sourcing it! I've…
evnc on HNI love this! I typically use a separate text editor for things like this, but the block idea is great and works with how my brain likes to group things. I know this is expanding…
michaelrpeskin on HN
Math blocks are useful
From 2 comments
I just downloaded and installed and I am really impressed. I liked the concept of math blocks though it took me a few seconds to figure out how to change a new block into a math…
maineldc on HNInitial thoughts: 1. It looks beautiful and useful. Very nice work! 2. I love the math sections. 3. I was shocked how large the download was. 4. It's chewing enough memory…
hoistbypetard on HN
Objections
Electron app is large and uses significant memory
From 2 comments
Initial thoughts: 1. It looks beautiful and useful. Very nice work! 2. I love the math sections. 3. I was shocked how large the download was. 4. It's chewing enough memory…
hoistbypetard on HNCool, been looking for new tools to help collect the mess that is my notes. Nice and simple, as a tool like this should be. A few questions after playing for a few minutes: *…
rswail on HN
Small default font size
From 1 comment
I love the idea of this after playing with it for a few minutes. My main gripe is that the font size is way too small for my old-man eyes, and it doesn't seem to remember or…
Rudism on HN
Requests
Inverted block order with new blocks at top
From 1 comment
This is just outstanding. It's so exactly what I wish for out of a scratch pad. My feature request to add to your pile (possibly a lonely one, since maybe it's just unique to how…
jsdalton on HN
Timestamps for blocks
From 1 comment
Love this. This is exactly what I need. I have been using a WhatsApp group with just me, for this purpose, until now. Feature requests: - arch package - would really like the…
porridgeraisin on HN
Vim keybindings
From 1 comment
This is great. I always resort to textedit for this stuff, i am going to use heynote instead and see how it goes. love seeing stuff like this on HN like the good old days. Any…
apwell23 on HN
File reload and sync support
From 1 comment
Love this. This is exactly what I need. I have been using a WhatsApp group with just me, for this purpose, until now. Feature requests: - arch package - would really like the…
porridgeraisin on HN
Questions
Performance with very large buffers
From 1 comment
I love this! Simple and solid execution. I've been wanting to build something similar for some time now, might fork and play around with it. Thank you for open sourcing it! I've…
evnc on HN
Alternatives named
Obsidian
From 1 comment
I love this! Simple and solid execution. I've been wanting to build something similar for some time now, might fork and play around with it. Thank you for open sourcing it! I've…
evnc on HN
Emacs org-mode
From 1 comment
This reminds me a lot of org-mode(https://orgmode.org/). Do you have plans to add other org-like features, like evaluating code blocks? I don't personally see myself moving away…
rebeccaskinner on HN
Vim
From 1 comment
This is so neat. Good work! I've tried Obsidian, Notion, Typora, and a myriad of other local editors only to come back to vim every time. My ideal text editor is one that has…
injuly on HN