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
404. Paid version for longer retention coming soon?
whydoineedthis on HNFrom the help page: “every note you create (anonymously) lives for 24 hours”
john-doe on HN
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 HNExcellent. 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
Needs $inline$ and $$block$$ math!
benrbray on HN
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
http://telegra.ph
quaintdev on HN
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