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I've been using my CatWiki[1] for making notes since 2016 and find it quite easy to use. It stores notes as Markdown files on a local hard disk. [1]: https://g

I've been using my CatWiki[1] for making notes since 2016 and find it quite easy to use. It stores notes as Markdown files on a local hard disk. [1]: https://github.com/cabalamat/catwiki https://github.com/cabalamat/catwiki

noname120 5y ago
Obsidian[1] uses a similar approach. [1] https://obsidian.md/ https://obsidian.md/
kushan2020 5y ago
I’m working on Bangle[1] which is similar that saves notes locally in Markdown but provides a nice notion like UI. [1] https://bangle.io https://bangle.io
- nnwright 5y ago
  thank you for posting this.... it looks like exactly what I've been wanting. Looking forward to where the product goes!
  - kushan2020 5y ago
    Thanks for the kind words, my goal is to make note taking portable and delightful.
- cabalamat 5y ago
  Bangle looks like an interesting project. I tried using it but couldn't get it to work. It relies on keystrokes like Ctrl-P and Ctrl-Shift-P, which I dislike for 2 reasons: (1) it forces people to remember commands when they shouldn't have to. GUIs have used menus, buttons etc for this for ages. (2) Perhaps importantly, it doesn't work for my setup (Firefox on Linux), where Ctrl-Shift-P opens another Firefox window for privater browsing. Also I note that File System storage only works with the Chrome browser. This is probably a good thing because I do not want random web pages being able to look at my filesystem!
  - kushan2020 5y ago
    Those are great points, I will be working on the product to improve upon those. > Also I note that File System storage only works with the Chrome browser. This is probably a good thing because I do not want random web pages being able to look at my filesystem! Just like how a random web page cannot access your webcam, similarly a random web page cannot access your file system without your permission.

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I've been using my CatWiki[1] for making notes since 2016 and find it quite easy to use. It stores notes as Markdown files on a local hard disk. [1]: https://g

by cabalamat 5y ago

noname120 5y ago
Obsidian[1] uses a similar approach. [1] https://obsidian.md/ https://obsidian.md/
kushan2020 5y ago
I’m working on Bangle[1] which is similar that saves notes locally in Markdown but provides a nice notion like UI. [1] https://bangle.io https://bangle.io
- nnwright 5y ago
  thank you for posting this.... it looks like exactly what I've been wanting. Looking forward to where the product goes!
  - kushan2020 5y ago
    Thanks for the kind words, my goal is to make note taking portable and delightful.
- cabalamat 5y ago
  Bangle looks like an interesting project. I tried using it but couldn't get it to work. It relies on keystrokes like Ctrl-P and Ctrl-Shift-P, which I dislike for 2 reasons: (1) it forces people to remember commands when they shouldn't have to. GUIs have used menus, buttons etc for this for ages. (2) Perhaps importantly, it doesn't work for my setup (Firefox on Linux), where Ctrl-Shift-P opens another Firefox window for privater browsing. Also I note that File System storage only works with the Chrome browser. This is probably a good thing because I do not want random web pages being able to look at my filesystem!
  - kushan2020 5y ago
    Those are great points, I will be working on the product to improve upon those. > Also I note that File System storage only works with the Chrome browser. This is probably a good thing because I do not want random web pages being able to look at my filesystem! Just like how a random web page cannot access your webcam, similarly a random web page cannot access your file system without your permission.