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Productivity
markdown note editor
SHOW HN2018
13points
13comments
#1,485of 2,155 in 2018
Top 69%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Docs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
Objections
Calling it 'completely free' is misleading; 'free' is ambiguous
From 2 comments
From the web site: > Notably is completely free! That's a bit misleading, freedom means different things to different people. You explain that later as "free of charge", which is…
rhn_mk1 on HNWell, there's not much context... the website presents a software, and that's it. But software freedom is an established concept, at least as much as much as freeware is. There's…
rhn_mk1 on HN
Many markdown editors already exist; unclear what sets it apart
From 2 comments
I'll be honest, there's a LOT of markdown editors out there. What's your USP for Notably?
insomniacity on HNbut how is it different from others? Did you try a bunch of them, and decided to make your own, or just wanted to make something, so why not md editor for yourself?
seniorivn on HN
Google sign-in returned a 500 error
From 1 comment
Attempting to sign in with google gave me a 500 Server Error
s_ngularity on HN
Questions
What is the unique selling point compared to other markdown editors?
From 1 comment
I'll be honest, there's a LOT of markdown editors out there. What's your USP for Notably?
insomniacity on HN
Alternatives named
Evernote
From 1 comment
I think the choice of this sort of app is largely a question of personal preference. What I'm trying to replace for myself is evernote, which is what I've always fallen back to…
chris140957 on HN
Nocturnal
From 1 comment
Here's another one https://trynocturnal.com/
atps on HN