Reor
Productivity
note-taking app
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How HN took it
13 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 19 critical, out of 56 comments about the project. Thread score -0.09.
Idea: 7 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 9 againstDesign: 5 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 4 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Local, private design and plain Markdown files
From 3 comments
This is a good reminder of why storing Obsidian notes as individual Markdown files is much more useful than stuffing those notes in a database and having Markdown as an export…
kepano on HNYes it was one of the best product decisions y'all made. Been so useful to have direct access to the files and options on how my data is processed and backed up.
toddmorey on HN"crucially, that AI should run as much as possible privately & locally" Just wanted to say thank you so much for this perspective and fighting the good fight.
toddmorey on HN
Useful project with good goals
From 2 comments
Rear is a really interesting project with admirable goals. I believe this is just the beginning, but you have already done a great job! I have been working on my note-taking…
dvorka on HNGreat to see something like this actualized. I’m a huge fan of Obsidian and its graph based connections for note taking. Always see parallels drawn between Obsidian note…
wbogusz on HN
Objections
Related-notes and RAG answers often weak or inaccurate
From 2 comments
Great job! I played around with this on a couple of small knowledge bases using an open Hermes model I had downloaded. The “related notes” feature didn't provide much value in my…
humbleferret on HNDoes the future of knowledge management involve using lots of AI to organize pieces of knowledge? I think "here be dragons", and that over-relying on AI to do all your…
fastball on HN
Crashes and failures on several platforms
From 3 comments
I like the idea. Unfortunately, could not get it to work on Linux. Making a note caused a crash. Searching notes crashed. LLM chat would cause crash. Hope to see it work some time.
erickf1 on HNSeems promising, but I couldn't get it to work at all. Seems like I'm not the only one having issues: https://github.com/reorproject/reor/issues
yosito on HNRunning with a Local LLM on a Mac M1, this completely locked up my system for minutes. I tried to let it run, because the progress bar was ticking every now and then, but after…
2024throwaway on HN
Does not use GPU yet
From 2 comments
Seems cool, but didn't utilize my GPU? At any rate, definitely a futuristic POC, and prototype for the way I see desktop software going in the next few years.
gavmor on HNYes unfortunately not implemented yet. Will be coming soon though :)
samlhuillier on HN
Over-reliance on AI may harm thinking
From 1 comment
Does the future of knowledge management involve using lots of AI to organize pieces of knowledge? I think "here be dragons", and that over-relying on AI to do all your…
fastball on HN
Requests
Multiple vaults
From 2 comments
Some suggestions : - Create multiple independent "vaults" (like obsidian). - Append links to related notes, so you can use (Obsidian's) graph view to map the AI connections. -…
CrypticShift on HNThanks for your feedback! - Multiple vaults is in fact in a PR right now: https://github.com/reorproject/reor/pull/28 - Manual linking is coming. - Minimizing the UI to chat is…
samlhuillier on HN
Support for PDFs and other formats
From 2 comments
Some suggestions : - Create multiple independent "vaults" (like obsidian). - Append links to related notes, so you can use (Obsidian's) graph view to map the AI connections. -…
CrypticShift on HNIt doesn't seem to view my plain text notes. What file formats are currently supported, if plain text is not?
mrtesthah on HN
Hardware requirements in README
From 1 comment
since LLM are computer intensive, you should add some hardware requirements in the README
poulpy123 on HN
Mobile version
From 1 comment
How would I use this as a mobile user?
donclark on HN
Questions
Which local model works best
From 1 comment
Which local model works best for folks? Sort of intimidated by the large number of models on Hugging Face and it is hard to conceptualize which of the variants work the best. I…
outside1234 on HN
Can it import OneNote or Logseq notes safely
From 2 comments
Wow cool, can I import my One Note notebooks?!!??
frankcort on HNI really like this idea and the app, but beware when using your existing logseq folder it will mess up the structure/indentation/bullet-points of the notes.
elcombato on HN
Does it work with existing Obsidian vaults
From 2 comments
So if I point this at my existing Obsidian library, what happens? Does this add to existing files, or add new files, to store the output of things generated by the AI? Doe the…
SamBam on HNIt's filesystem mapping 1:1. Basically the same thing Obsidian does when you open a vault. You can create new files with Reor, create directories and edit existing files.…
samlhuillier on HN
Alternatives named
Obsidian
From 2 comments
Great job! I played around with this on a couple of small knowledge bases using an open Hermes model I had downloaded. The “related notes” feature didn't provide much value in my…
humbleferret on HNI had been researching stuff related to this for some time. Interesting project! Why not an obsidian plugin to tap into the ecosystem?
dkarras on HN
Obsidian Smart Connections
From 1 comment
Interesting project, wishing you all the best! If you are using Obsidian, Smart Connections in v2 (1) does also support local embeddings and shows related notes based on semantic…
mcbetz on HN
Logseq
From 1 comment
Not OP but Obsidian (as mentioned) and Logseq are both good options.
iansinnott on HN
Joplin
From 1 comment
That was the reason why I gave up Joplin very quickly. The last Joplin thread, here on Hacker News, has also shown once again that some still do not understand why "But Joplin…
Ringz on HN