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I've had precisely your reaction, and am stoked to share my enthusiasm for Roam (https://roamresearch.com https://roamresearch.com) -- a graph-based system for

• chris_st 7y ago
  I'm trying to like it, but I keep running into bugs... and I haven't been able to find a point of contact on their web page to describe them. But, yeah, when it works it's very nice indeed.
  • chrisweekly 7y ago
    yeah it's super-early-days; they won't even take my money yet. import and export and mobile (and hopefully encryption at rest) are all coming
• tvanantwerp 7y ago
  I've recently started using Roam, and I'm really enjoying it so far. Probably the easiest information capture and reference tool I've used to date--it makes it very simple to get things down without slowing you down. Only major downside so far is no mobile app, but I know they are working on one.
• darkpicnic 7y ago
  I checked out Roam (thanks for the rec!) and though I REALLY love the concept, I'm a little nervous to keep a massive interconnected knowledge base with a SaaS. Currently, I use Devonthink and though it's not perfect, I'm just so relieved I can have data on my machine with the storage system I choose. I miss the days of software storing data on my computer or where I want. As a backend engineer, I just think: "Man, this data is just sitting in a db somewhere for any engineer to grep." Until we get to a point where everything is just encrypted by default, I just can't see myself trusting software like this.