Cross-Platform ClientsĪny given day I swap between iPad, iPhone, Windows 10 and macOS depending on the context. Offline support is equally as important needing to be online to see and write my notes is a total dealbreaker, one which brings me to my next requirement… 3. I am no exception to this as I hop from one device to another many times a day. These days we expect our data to be available everywhere at all times. Most of my notes contain code snippets, but sometimes it’s just a small list of thoughts and occasionally long-form prose like a blog post draft. If markdown isn’t a first class citizen like in Bear or Typora it should at least be supported (e.g. It is flexible enough to allow for long form essays and big paragraph blocks or just simple bullet lists and probably among the most important to me: code blocks. This by far and away my preferred writing format. There might be other features that are useful to me but I don’t consider them deal breakers if they are missing.

Must-havesĪny note platform which I am going to use seriously NEEDS to have all these things. I have a pretty small list of reasonable requirements and yet, I frequently find myself repeatedly unsatisfied with the current offerings and therefore repeatedly switching platforms over and over. I need something that can do it all, and keep it all in one place. I draft blog posts, write long-form and also jot down quick to-do lists and random brain dumps of bullet points. I use notes for just about every context of my life, so the ability to separate them (by tags, folders or whatever) is super important. With that out of the way… What Do I Use Notes For Hopefully after doing this exploration I can actually settle on one platform for the long haul and stop procrastinating by switching note platforms and writing blog posts about it. This post is really an exploration into the pros and cons for my own personal workflow and this the things I find important when managing notes. Unfortunately I haven’t found a magic bullet (yet). As I have written before, I’ve used just about every note solution around.

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