Collected Notes
Productivity
note-taking app
SHOW HN2020
457points
227comments
#61of 3,028 in 2020
Top 3%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
38 positive, 44 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 18 critical, out of 106 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Design: 10 for, 6 againstIdea: 10 for, 3 againstExecution: 7 for, 5 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, clean design
From 3 comments
This is a well designed product. I really like it. The last days I was working on my personal wiki/notetaking/knowledge management because it was bugging me, that everything…
m-localhost on HNSimple, I love it. I went down the rabbit hole of roam and notion. The "just works" aspects of this is great.
type02 on HNNeatly done, feel like the lack of a simple, but focused native experience is what has stopped me from using other web / cross platform alternatives – they all fail to corner one…
zuhayeer on HN
Impressive speed of delivery
From 2 comments
Wow awesome! I really like the simplicity of it and I am impressed you shipped this in 3 weeks! Supporting custom domains and certificates for them was more annoying than I had…
howon92 on HNNice app! Delivering this in three weeks is very impressive. Mind sharing how you made the walkthrough video? I wanted to do something similar and yours really catches the eye.
dutzi_ on HN
Good business model is clear
From 2 comments
I like that the business plan is made clear. Not explaining how they make money is one of the top reasons I won't use a "free" service.
underdeserver on HNCongrats on the launch, and you have an outstanding MVP here. I think it is priced well, considering that I would normally run something similar on a $5/month server for file…
bransonf on HN
Objections
Notes stored on server; not private or local
From 3 comments
ironic that it says "No nonsense" on their landing page but then it stores my thoughts/notes in the cloud. no thanks to another crappy freemium SaaS platform (for sure they have…
DyslexicAtheist on HNhow does "public/private" work? Looks like there is no sign up feature on the web and I can't view a private post (as it should be), but just wondering what is really going on…
cocktailpeanuts on HNGreat app, congrats on launching. Usability and User focus 10/10. How secure is this app? Care to let us in on the specifics?
tequila_shot on HN
Apple-only and web; no Android or desktop app yet
From 2 comments
I wish the title had make it clear that this is Apple only.
kwhitefoot on HNI liked the idea, really cool, hermano :) Do you plan to make an Android version of it?
estevao2c on HN
TLS certificate complaint in Firefox
From 1 comment
Ale Firefox complains about your TLS certificate
riledhel on HN
Requests
Search across notes on web
From 1 comment
Is there a way I can search through my notes/blog?
justinjc on HN
Offline/local storage and end-to-end encryption
From 2 comments
I was thinking of making something similar, along with E2E encryption. Could you add it? Basic principle is you encrypt the DB or the individual notes with an AES synchronous key…
novok on HN“Isn’t as easy as taking notes on Apple Note” YES that’s exactly why I built it. I love Apple notes but I can’t share them online or update my blog :) Obsidian looks really nice,…
alecrosa on HN
Plaintext-only mode or formatting toolbar on mobile
From 2 comments
It would be really cool to have an allow-plaintext-only option (and monospaced font). I know it’s probably too late for this, and I’m probably in the minority wanting this, but…
baby_wipe on HNLove this. A feature request: On mobile, have a shortcut for typing # and *. These are essential in markdown but unfortunately several clicks away on most mobile keyboards.
boltzmannbrain on HN
Questions
How does public/private work and is private data uploaded
From 1 comment
how does "public/private" work? Looks like there is no sign up feature on the web and I can't view a private post (as it should be), but just wondering what is really going on…
cocktailpeanuts on HN
How custom domain certificates are handled
From 1 comment
Wow awesome! I really like the simplicity of it and I am impressed you shipped this in 3 weeks! Supporting custom domains and certificates for them was more annoying than I had…
howon92 on HN
Alternatives named
Obsidian
From 1 comment
I think this is a great idea; makes you think why blogging isn't as easy as taking notes on Apple Notes. Between the recent launch of Obsidian and this, I'm probably going to go…
sdan on HN
Notion
From 1 comment
Really well done, especially for such a shorty turn around. I'm not sure I buy your reasoning though. I could be wrong, but I believe Notion does have native apps now. Also,…
senux on HN
Standard Notes with listed.to
From 1 comment
listed.to has done a similar thing for awhile leveraging Standard Notes[1] to give you a note taking and pseudo cms. I kind of hate that they bury it, SN is lovely and very…
Mr_Sweater on HN
Flipso
From 1 comment
You might give https://flipso.com/ a shot — Similar, but works via email instead of an app.
marban on HN
Evernote with Jekyll
From 1 comment
Excellent effort on the product! I had the similar idea for a long time as well, and I use Evernote to do all my blogging, then built a custom process to pull content from…
guugftg45664 on HN