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Can't recommend notion.so enough as a modern replacement for Evernote.

by akurilin 8y ago

astrodust 8y ago
You could recommend it more by linking to the thing: https://www.notion.so https://www.notion.so
nerfhammer 8y ago
what's better about it?
- mxwsn 8y ago
  I prefer notion because it enables powerful structures around individual notes. From when I used evernote, it was limited to folders of lists of notes sorted by some not very useful criteria (towards the end I was naming my evernote notes with certain prefixes to try to instill more structure), or sets of notes grouped by tag. In contrast, notion allows notes to coexist with other notes within a single "meta" note, ad nauseum. You can organize them in rows and columns and insert arbitrary text or whatever other content to label notes, for instance. One particularly powerful structure is using notes in a kanban or trello like setup, while enjoying the full evernote-like features provided within any individual note.
hartator 8y ago
Just downloaded the app. Do you know if it can OCR pdfs? I miss that from Evernote.
ckorhonen 8y ago
I’m on the fence after using it for about 4 months. Initially I was drawn to Notion due to the features, templates etc. - it made me feel like I was running a legit business, with sections for company vision, expense reports, meeting minutes etc! The multifunctional nature reminded me a lot of Lotus Notes, empowering users to build new functionality and database (not a bad thing, though leads to silos and lock in). Two main things ended up frustrating me about Notion that I went back to Bear and other tools: - For pure text editing some of the shortcuts drove me insane. The syntax was kind of like markdown but not quite, and the shortcuts for moving between levels of indentation were different from pretty much every other app I had used. The rich content was cool, but ran into so many issues with embeds only working on certain platforms, and rendering blank or crashing the app on others. - It was surprisingly easy for team members to screw things up. I’m talking about cluttering tables with blank records, moving documents around and causing them to disappear into the ether for other users. There just didn’t seem to be very good controls or audit trails.

Can't recommend notion.so enough as a modern replacement for Evernote.

astrodust 8y ago

You could recommend it more by linking to the thing: https://www.notion.so https://www.notion.so

nerfhammer 8y ago

what's better about it?

mxwsn 8y ago
I prefer notion because it enables powerful structures around individual notes. From when I used evernote, it was limited to folders of lists of notes sorted by some not very useful criteria (towards the end I was naming my evernote notes with certain prefixes to try to instill more structure), or sets of notes grouped by tag. In contrast, notion allows notes to coexist with other notes within a single "meta" note, ad nauseum. You can organize them in rows and columns and insert arbitrary text or whatever other content to label notes, for instance. One particularly powerful structure is using notes in a kanban or trello like setup, while enjoying the full evernote-like features provided within any individual note.

hartator 8y ago

Just downloaded the app. Do you know if it can OCR pdfs? I miss that from Evernote.

ckorhonen 8y ago

I’m on the fence after using it for about 4 months. Initially I was drawn to Notion due to the features, templates etc. - it made me feel like I was running a legit business, with sections for company vision, expense reports, meeting minutes etc! The multifunctional nature reminded me a lot of Lotus Notes, empowering users to build new functionality and database (not a bad thing, though leads to silos and lock in). Two main things ended up frustrating me about Notion that I went back to Bear and other tools: - For pure text editing some of the shortcuts drove me insane. The syntax was kind of like markdown but not quite, and the shortcuts for moving between levels of indentation were different from pretty much every other app I had used. The rich content was cool, but ran into so many issues with embeds only working on certain platforms, and rendering blank or crashing the app on others. - It was surprisingly easy for team members to screw things up. I’m talking about cluttering tables with blank records, moving documents around and causing them to disappear into the ether for other users. There just didn’t seem to be very good controls or audit trails.