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Their 2.0 release notes says 6-12 months, with tags the first mentioned on the 'organization' dotpoint. I'm personally hoping they come quicker–I'd love to switch from Bear, but nested tags fits my organizational methodology a lot better than a traditional folder hierarchy.
In the search for a good Markdown editor for work, I’ve come across many, many apps to no avail, for the most part. Typora is unmatched in my opinion for the simplicity of it, but I’ve been trying Craft — it’s like if Typora and Notion had a baby. I like it and it supports Markdown really well, but I’m not sure if I’m a fan of the blocks structure yet. I miss being able to do inline images. But the organization and folder structure is great, and it works really well. There’s a free and paid tier for this one.
DayOne is the grand-daddy of journaling apps for Mac/iOS. It is designed specifically for diary writing. If you want an app JUST for journaling, this is your best bet.
Agenda is very specifically designed to be a date/time driven note-taking app. It's geared more toward business meetings than diaries, though.
Craft is a general-purpose note-taking app (which is now my go-to writing app), but has date-oriented view built in as well. So you can use it to take daily notes/journal entries. This would be a good choice if you want your general-purpose writing notebook to live in the same app as your diary.
Using Craft for campaign prep and notetaking. Easily interlink things with @, and a TONNE of keyboard shortcuts (optional) that can speed up workflow (especially helpful while note-taking).
I used to use OneNote and switched over. Also tried Notion but couldn't get the hang of it, but will say it is superior to OneNote.
Also, the Ire are Elantrians. So you gotta read Elantris, too. I have a reading order I made to catch all the Easter eggs without having to jump between series too much. 😊
Storm light has a very steep learning curve. I usually recommend that people start with Mistborn. I’ve attached a reading order here for your use. It makes it so you get all the Easter eggs without jumping between series too much. Mistborn is more self-contained, and is therefore a good starter point.
There are a lot of sliders out there (and unfortunately a lot of them use the same hotspots), it's very possible the creator of the preset used something you don't have for the previews.
Adaora has a very good guide to the popular ones, if you're interested.
If you want to do serious technical/mathematical writing then nothing is going to come near LaTeX, which there are solid options for. I believe TexPad is quite well regarded.
If you just need a more casual writing environment that has support for TeX style equations, then there are options like Craft Docs that has options for both full equation blocks and inline math as well.
I’ve been using Craft for all of my writing and worldbuilding. It’s the best match to the way that I create that I’ve found so far, and it has a really, really nice sharing to HTML option.
For example, here’s a link to a solo, sci-fi TTRPG that I’m currently finishing up, which includes a ton of world building: Space Junk. I’m not making as extensive use of backlinks in the document yet, but I will go back and fill a bunch in before I share it for playtesting purposes.
I can’t take credit for this template as it is based off of something I saw in a video on YouTube, but I like the simple yet structured nature of this meeting note template.
Older meeting notes will be grouped into pages, creating an ongoing list of meeting notes I can reference for that client or department etc.
I like this template because I can drag in meetings from the new calendar/daily note feature. And I like that by adding a date, I can see it on the calendar/daily note page too.
iA Writer is absolutely not meant for Zettelkasten. It's an amazing writing tool if you want to output a document (a PDF, a blog post, etc.) It has some great unique options for it like transclusion (being able to inserts the contents of one file into another), the ability to convert CSVs into nice tables, etc. But linking between notes is not its strength at all. I usually use iA Write when I want to produce a PDF.
For your use case, I'd actually recommend Craft It has amazing interlinking, including backlinks, so it should cover your Zettelkasten needs, and it supports editable freeform sketches. It has a subscription for some of the features but enough of it is free that you can test it for yourself.
Honestly, I can't think of any other app covering your specific needs...
After several years using OneNote (and being really happy with it to be honest) I’ve recently moved to Craft (https://www.craft.do) and I love it. Downside? Relatively new app, exclusively in the Apple eco system and a pretty different way of thinking about my note taking.
I’ve been working on a NextDNS user guide on Craft that includes detailed setup guides for a couple devices, but I’ve halted working on it now that my new semester of college has started. You’re welcome to take a look at it and I’ll post the link to it in this post. https://www.craft.do/s/FlHV4k4PEZEdD0
Certainly impressive... I can imagine the efforts required to maintain it. It looks like a digital garden. This is mine. https://www.craft.do/s/prWu9ohKSgta1T
I'm curious, what is the purpose of all this? What's your motivation?
I'm using Craft to, and would be pretty much interested in this turnaround to use it on my NovaAir. I downloaded Opera, and went to https://www.craft.do/ but I can't see the "Sign In" button in the sandwich menu bar on the upper right. This button is visible on a desktop browser. Could you tel us how or where did you sign in ?
Craft should keep data locally by default, so it’s always available. You could test this by force closing Craft, putting your iPhone in airplane mode, and restarting the app.
From https://www.craft.do/s/5EYqvXdOUIrNu5
‘From start, Craft has been offline-first. Meaning we store all your (textual) data on your devices as well as in the cloud. You can access & edit even if offline, and changes will sync back once you have internet connection. This means even if our servers are down or inaccessible, you can still use (read, write, export) your data.’
Craft is at the center of my blogger workflow which is documented in this recent post: "My Blogger Workflow As of 2021-12". Also, you can find my digital garden, all created with Craft, here. These will give you a better idea of the place Craft is having in my numeric life. In summary, it is my second brain for storing information tidbits, writing and publishing on my websites.
Not really. Here are intentions for 2022: https://www.craft.do/whats-new/b/623ABE95-9BB9-4005-9829-7330752CCC16/v2.0_-_Craft_update
If you want to interact with the team, join their Slack community: https://www.craft.do/community/
https://www.craft.do/s/OhmDYXrBwI2wZS
Here is the article that Craft published you can read. I know from the iOS app you can still share things with different apps. Craft was created from the ground up to run on Apple OS devices. They are constantly releasing updates and just getting better and better in my opinion.
For example, if I made a list in Craft and wanted to send it to Things then I still can do that from the iOS version of Craft.
I am not sure if that totally answered your question but hopefully it helps some.
I've been using Craft for a while now and absolutely LOVE it. For reference, I used to use Evernote heavily, then OneNote, now this. The app/platform is being developed at a good pace (new features and polish being rolled out seemingly monthly).
Pros: - very intuitive and quick way to format notes, link notes, sort notes, etc - wiki-like linking and backlink ing simply by using the @ symbol - really sleek yet minimal user interface - multi-tab and multi-window modes are an absolute godsend
Cons: - freemium app (although the subscription is very affordable IMO) - free version is mostly a trial version (can't write a huge volume unless you upgrade) - currently available on all Apple devices only (Mac, iPhone, iPad) and a webapp that is still in beta, no Android mobile/tablet support
I certainly use Craft for content creation… consider bookmarking numericcitizen meta blog for the details. Craft is a writing application. Now, if you’re talking about using Craft to publish from within the app… you can get a peek at my digital Garden to get a sense of its possibilities. In the next future, you’ll be able to publish directly to blogging platforms like Ghost using Craft X extensions currently in development. Hope this helps.
I just pre-ordered mine and am so excited! Where’s the best place to start collecting games? Here’s my list of favorites from when I was a kid. (Long lost to my parents' house.)
I've moved to Devonthink, while still staying open Notebooks and Craft as my secondary apps but I would be up for testing something new if you plan to build one! After all the app testing I've done the past year, these are the features I need:
- Tab functionality i.e ability to open new notes in multiple tabs (which would be easier to implement with a native app). Of all the apps I've tested, only Mac Native apps provide this feature.
- Good
web clipper, like the one EN has. No other apps out there can clip as well as EN. - Tagging functionality
- Local/offline notebooks
- Good search function
- Different ways to sort notes (such as last modified, last created etc.)
- Option for rich text format if you're planning a markdown app, including the ability to create tables.
- A snappy, native notetaking experience
- Cross platform would be nice, but if your app doesn't store notes in a propriety format, it would at least make it possible to view/edit notes when not using the desktop. Devonthink and Notebooks, which I'm using, store notes in html and/or md.
- Bi-directional linking would be nice.
I emailed them yesterday and they quickly replied to me confirming that this is indeed one of the most requested features, and that it's on their roadmap :-)
Also, they just published this post, where they've confirmed it's on the works!
>Organisation and Navigation: Craft already supports a number of ways to both organize and navigate your content. We want to extend its capabilities by introducing tags, improving on backlinks, as well as providing easier ways to jump to the information you need on all devices. This includes features like seeing all tasks on a single page, improved search and easier access to navigation (especially on iPhone). We also want to inspire people on how to use Craft and will be introducing templates.
I couldn't edit my original post for some reason because of the buggy comment box. I wanted to add another suggestion:
I read above that you mentioned ipad, iphone and web. In that case, Craft should make the list. It's pretty new but the devs are very diligent in issuing updates with new features every 2 weeks or so. It was a really high contender on my list and I'm still a paid subscriber. Just waiting for it to mature enough. I love everything about it except for the note-blocks system which can make the typing experience feel clunky. It also still doesn't have a web-clipper.
Update: I currently have 539 named NPCs and counting. There are 210 friendly, 93 hostile and 236 neutral.
Edit: But I’m now using Craft, which makes it easy to grab stats like this :D
- 3rd point tagging is great but for example it makes exporting notes incompatible with general markdown so in case of switch to different app , the information gets lost. In case of bear its end up as dead text in the note
- 4th point , Craft supports external location no? https://www.craft.do/getting-started/b/5D42FBFF-9F67-4E6E-B333-47CF8E6632A6/External\_Locations
Thanks for your comment. Incidentally, while I was rationalizing some reasons why Apple might have left out a feature like highlighting from Notes until now, I wouldn’t necessarily rule out their adding it in a future release.
In fact, some smart folks have been speculating that Apple may add some features to Notes similar to those found in PKM apps like Craft, which might not only include highlighting, but a whole range of rich formatting features…
Here's a Cosmere reading order I fully support, it's a good build-up to writing styles and also is the order to make all the connections and easter eggs make the most sense if you pay attention to the stories and the details (I'd change only one thing, read Elantris after Mistborn Era 2 and before secret history, I myself read Elantris after Mistborn Era 1 and then Emperor's Soul, then Era 2)
Depends how heavily you rely on Notion’s databases and some of its other advanced features, but I’ve found Craft to be a really artfully designed alternative. It’s Mac-only (though they’re working on a web editor), but you can work offline since it uses local storage for pending updates.
I still prefer Notion for certain things, but Craft is an absolute joy to use as well.
I’ve been creating a rules-light, sci-fi, space exploration game, and while it’s still in process, you’re welcome to mine it for inspiration. The world building is mostly complete and the rules are done. I’m now working on building out the tools for generating your own universe. I also plan to have some pregenerated content for when you don’t feel like creating it yourself.
Recently made this guide for a friend. It minimizes switching between series as frequently, and should allow you to catch all the Easter eggs. Plus, Mistborn is a pretty isolated series that is easy to get into and isn’t overwhelming in complexity.
Literally just whipped this up for my friend. (If I’m missing something, let me know) Should minimize jumping between series and should allow you to enjoy all the Easter eggs. Also, it includes “The Lost Metal” last because of a recent wob Brandon gave at Jordan Con→ very big Mistborn spoiler…read ROW and Bands of Mourning first!
Check out Craft! It’s very similar to Roam or Notion but far easier to use. I’d say it is one of the few apps out there that is on Things level from design and usability standpoint.
(1) If you use iCloud for syncing then you have more control over security but you will sacrifice some functionality. (2) This I really would love to see and it's been on my feature request list since day one over here https://www.craft.do/s/K73vzG6zV0uPzx
Craft. It’s a game changer! Just come out of beta. Is being actively developed and updated with new features. It’s beautiful! Easy to use! Wiki-links, backlinks, markdown, content customization. It’s the Evernote for markdown, similar to Roam and Notion. Try it free but worth the subscription! IMO better than every other Zettelkasten app out there (and I’ve tried them all!) as I can easily create and access work on either iOS or Mac.
Haha thanks :)
The goal was to have a product that you can use on the go to be productive and write beautiful docs! We found that mobile was never considered well enough when it came to writing apps, so a better UX on iPhones and iPads was our main goal. It just happens that we also have a great mac app as well :)
Features behind the subscription are listed here: https://www.craft.do/pricing
Sure: - syncing between devices - export to pdf, word, markdown (with bear, ulysess etc flavours), web share - spell check - back links - grouping features to make pages inside long documents - lots of styling options - live collaboration And the list goes on..
Here is a doc as an example
Craft looks awesome, thx for recommending: https://www.craft.do/
Unfortunately, it doesn't solve for the use case of work/confidential data: when you're not allowed to store data in unapproved 3rd parties. Their current offline solution seems to solve the 'temporarily offline, but syncs the next time you're online' use case (same as Notion's). Here are 2 examples of tools that support this work use case, but what I really need is what Craft offers (Notion-like functionality):
- Roam Research offers an offline mode that only goes online to download the latest application code, but stores all user data in the browser cache locally.
- Bear Notes lets you turn off Sync entirely so everything is stored locally. The app still updates via App Store, but user data is never uploaded.
Just after posting this I discovered Craft https://www.craft.do/
It's only just come out of beta, but definitely one to watch. Literally what I was looking for - note apps are all at an inflection point this year so we're going to need to pick carefully if there's any evernote refugees here.
There are 2 more great alternatives which are not in the list https://www.notebooksapp.com/ This app got both windows and mac version along with iPad and iOS App but does not have Android version
https://www.craft.do/ Native app for iOS, iPad and Mac. It's so fcking crazy regarding how many features they built within last one year compared to years of no updates from Evernote.
Do note that they both dont have web clippers, while notebooks got OCR search.