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Thanks Lucas! I was a Notion web clipper user as well. For me it worked for the most basic use case of saving a page into a table. But for me these use cases ke
by laybak 6y ago
Thanks Lucas! I was a Notion web clipper user as well. For me it worked for the most basic use case of saving a page into a table. But for me these use cases kept coming up:
- An idea belongs to multiple collections, as opposed to a single "table"
- There are usually properties/metadata I want to save (e.g. YouTube channel information), which would take multiple copy-and-pastes back and forth each time
- Bi-directional linking of captured content
- I wanted full-control over the captured data, for more advanced queries/filtering
and it's sad that web clippers tend to be one of these "table stakes" features that companies build a basic version for, and not invest further in.
Quick answer for "Why should I use Rumin?" is: "Perhaps you shouldn't yet, but let's stay in touch and I'd love to hear about your use cases and other ideas."
The current version of Rumin is very rough, and there's an overwhelming list of improvements to make. This is one reason why I closed it for sign ups for now. But in the meantime, I feel there's a lot the community can do even with just the web capture component being open source.
Regarding your concern about data loss. I intend to open source more and more parts of the platform, and somehow figure out a model to make the development sustainable.
Thanks again for checking it out!