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I've had a reMarkable2 for a while, and just started using it. It does just want I want it to do (which isn't all that much). I use it to take notes while I'm s

I've had a reMarkable2 for a while, and just started using it. It does just want I want it to do (which isn't all that much). I use it to take notes while I'm studying. The handwriting recognition is surprisingly good (my hand writing is terrible). Somehow I missed there are a bunch of things out there written for these tablets! https://github.com/topics/remarkable-tablet https://github.com/topics/remarkable-tablet

tw04 6y ago
I still don't understand why they don't add native onenote integration. I would buy one in a heartbeat if they did. The whole "well just email it to yourself" workflow is horrible and a non-starter. It seems like such an oversight that I can't quite wrap my head around it. I have no doubt MS would be willing to work with them and it should be entirely do-able given the linux underpinnings of the tablet. Maybe by the time there's a reMarkable3.
- blakesterz 6y ago
  Totally agree with you on that one. OneNote would be a great thing to have on those things for sure. It's a nice little device, but doesn't do all that much.
- rgrieselhuber 6y ago
  I personally am very glad that nothing related to MS is anywhere near it. The device is pretty much perfect. Would be nice if they supported Japanese handwriting recognition though.
  - ad404b8a372f2b9 6y ago
    If you're a power-user sshing the framebuffer over + tesseract-jpn (or tesseract-jpn-vert) works splendidly for me. You can get it working in 100 lines of python from mix-matching existing scripts.
    - rgrieselhuber 6y ago
      Thanks, I'll check that out.
- wedn3sday 6y ago
  There's a nice 3rd party python library for reading/writing files to/from the tablet, so really you can do anything you want with it. The tablet is very much just a linux computer with an e-ink display attached, and they make it very easy to ssh in and do whatever you want.
- AlanYx 6y ago
  An open source OneNote integration project for the Remarkable was just unveiled: https://github.com/jamesf91/RemarkableSync https://github.com/jamesf91/RemarkableSync
nsomaru 6y ago
How are you dealing with the jagged line issue and the other issues like no custom templates, no bookmarks etc.? I was pretty sold on RM2 but then I read about the slow development pace, the apparent nonsensical lockdown of the device etc (yes I know it’s less locked down than an iPad) and I just think about getting a boox device. Edit: see https://youtu.be/QoVIpCSpaFs https://youtu.be/QoVIpCSpaFs
- AlanYx 6y ago
  The jagged line issue seems to have largely affected batches shipped in late 2020. Judging from the device serial numbers, it looks like there may have been four hardware revisions to the RM2. I have a more recent RM2 (early-February) and don't have the jagged lines issue or the wavy lines issue. Custom templates are possible without modifying the device at all, using free tools online. Bookmarks you can get using the DDVK hack (but they aren't anywhere as slick as the implementation on the Supernote). I'm not sure what you mean about the lockdown of the device. There's a thriving third-party community, including a package manager (Toltec), you get a SSH password out of the box, and you can even install a full Linux desktop environment on it (Parabola-RM). I'm pretty satisfied with mine. My biggest gripes are: (i) PDF searching is poorly implemented; (ii) no searching of handwritten notebooks apart from metadata; (iii) although you can get bookmarks with a hack, there's no way to bookmark notebooks like you would with paper notebooks, e.g., with several different style sticky notes that are easy to find and access. The built-in eBook reader functionality is poor, but since it's so easy to install KOReader, that's not an issue for me.
  - spijdar 6y ago
    I don't have a remarkable 1 or 2, but I did some digging when considering buying one before, and I'd call it locked down because the primary UI and software stack were very locked off. Yes, you can get an SSH connection to it, but past that point 3rd party development feels more like jailbreaking an iphone, just with the jailbreak freely provided. It's clear the developer intends for the device to be heavily restricted by default in an attempt to mimic a notebook as closely as possible. You are given a free escape hatch, but that's it.
Loughla 6y ago
I've been using the two for a month or two now for work notes (everything I do has to be documented in case of Freedom of Information requests). It's really good, but the lag between screens is just enough to be annoying. I tried the Boox Air, and it felt like trying to write on an overhead projector (for you youths, it felt like writing on a piece of stiff plastic). The one thing the remarkable does extremely well is simulate the actual feeling of writing on paper. That is very, very nice. I wish I was able to modify my tablet, because there are so many super handy things you can do with it!
- jjoonathan 6y ago
  Once they get the latency of eink under control, I'm in. Until then, I need an iPad so I can pan and zoom around my liquidtext notes in silky smooth 60fps.
spullara 6y ago
My daughter uses it for drawing and really likes it.

tw04 6y ago

I still don't understand why they don't add native onenote integration. I would buy one in a heartbeat if they did. The whole "well just email it to yourself" workflow is horrible and a non-starter. It seems like such an oversight that I can't quite wrap my head around it. I have no doubt MS would be willing to work with them and it should be entirely do-able given the linux underpinnings of the tablet. Maybe by the time there's a reMarkable3.

blakesterz 6y ago
Totally agree with you on that one. OneNote would be a great thing to have on those things for sure. It's a nice little device, but doesn't do all that much.
rgrieselhuber 6y ago
I personally am very glad that nothing related to MS is anywhere near it. The device is pretty much perfect. Would be nice if they supported Japanese handwriting recognition though.
- ad404b8a372f2b9 6y ago
  If you're a power-user sshing the framebuffer over + tesseract-jpn (or tesseract-jpn-vert) works splendidly for me. You can get it working in 100 lines of python from mix-matching existing scripts.
  - rgrieselhuber 6y ago
    Thanks, I'll check that out.
wedn3sday 6y ago
There's a nice 3rd party python library for reading/writing files to/from the tablet, so really you can do anything you want with it. The tablet is very much just a linux computer with an e-ink display attached, and they make it very easy to ssh in and do whatever you want.
AlanYx 6y ago
An open source OneNote integration project for the Remarkable was just unveiled: https://github.com/jamesf91/RemarkableSync https://github.com/jamesf91/RemarkableSync

nsomaru 6y ago

How are you dealing with the jagged line issue and the other issues like no custom templates, no bookmarks etc.? I was pretty sold on RM2 but then I read about the slow development pace, the apparent nonsensical lockdown of the device etc (yes I know it’s less locked down than an iPad) and I just think about getting a boox device. Edit: see https://youtu.be/QoVIpCSpaFs https://youtu.be/QoVIpCSpaFs

AlanYx 6y ago
The jagged line issue seems to have largely affected batches shipped in late 2020. Judging from the device serial numbers, it looks like there may have been four hardware revisions to the RM2. I have a more recent RM2 (early-February) and don't have the jagged lines issue or the wavy lines issue. Custom templates are possible without modifying the device at all, using free tools online. Bookmarks you can get using the DDVK hack (but they aren't anywhere as slick as the implementation on the Supernote). I'm not sure what you mean about the lockdown of the device. There's a thriving third-party community, including a package manager (Toltec), you get a SSH password out of the box, and you can even install a full Linux desktop environment on it (Parabola-RM). I'm pretty satisfied with mine. My biggest gripes are: (i) PDF searching is poorly implemented; (ii) no searching of handwritten notebooks apart from metadata; (iii) although you can get bookmarks with a hack, there's no way to bookmark notebooks like you would with paper notebooks, e.g., with several different style sticky notes that are easy to find and access. The built-in eBook reader functionality is poor, but since it's so easy to install KOReader, that's not an issue for me.
- spijdar 6y ago
  I don't have a remarkable 1 or 2, but I did some digging when considering buying one before, and I'd call it locked down because the primary UI and software stack were very locked off. Yes, you can get an SSH connection to it, but past that point 3rd party development feels more like jailbreaking an iphone, just with the jailbreak freely provided. It's clear the developer intends for the device to be heavily restricted by default in an attempt to mimic a notebook as closely as possible. You are given a free escape hatch, but that's it.

Loughla 6y ago

I've been using the two for a month or two now for work notes (everything I do has to be documented in case of Freedom of Information requests). It's really good, but the lag between screens is just enough to be annoying. I tried the Boox Air, and it felt like trying to write on an overhead projector (for you youths, it felt like writing on a piece of stiff plastic). The one thing the remarkable does extremely well is simulate the actual feeling of writing on paper. That is very, very nice. I wish I was able to modify my tablet, because there are so many super handy things you can do with it!

jjoonathan 6y ago
Once they get the latency of eink under control, I'm in. Until then, I need an iPad so I can pan and zoom around my liquidtext notes in silky smooth 60fps.

spullara 6y ago

My daughter uses it for drawing and really likes it.