I've looked at the Org mode ecosystem a lot, but I haven't found any client with a "normally usable" UX, including this one. They all seem to cling to the weird

I've looked at the Org mode ecosystem a lot, but I haven't found any client with a "normally usable" UX, including this one. They all seem to cling to the weird concepts of Emacs (some people may like that, I do not). I've ended up using Logseq. Which, by the way, can also operate on Org mode files, but I chose to stay with the default Markdown (since I don't find the Org mode ecosystem all that appealing). It doesn't exactly have the same goals and not all of the planning features, but I find that it fits my requirements quite well (as a "normal", "modern" looking application). Oh, and it has nice keyboard commands too :-)