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61 points by passiflora96 ↗ HN
So I've been working on this app for a very long time now. Started off by wanting an app that separates long form notes from short form notes visually and keeps everything organized on a canvas.

The app features:

-Sticky notes for quick, small notes and A4 notes for long form documents

-A quick mode that uses local storage to quickly open the app and jot down a thought on the canvas -A PDF export option that exports your notes into 3 custom designed PDF styles

-Visual hierarchy to replicate file structure instead of a linear fashion, where your files are notes, stacks are folders and labels are names for your folders

Would love to continue working on this app if you guys like the concept.

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mjkl7896
The UI animations are impressive; they are cute and have a nice vibe.

However, I discovered one bug. I am Korean, and when I write a memo in Korean on a sticker and press Enter, two notepads appear. This is a very familiar bug to me.

ArekDymalski
Congratulations on shipping your app! I like the design and the concept of avoiding forced hierarchy like folders etc. I think this concept is worth building on even more. For example do users really need a rigid hierarchy like post-it vs A4? What would happen if I would be able to click anywhere on the canvas and immediately write down the thought (just like in MS OneNote) and format this text after writing it down - give it a distinct background to make it that physical note feel? Personally I'd be happy as it would give more freedom. Now that experience is a bit broken - I can click anywhere on the canvas to create a post-it, but inside of it I need to click on the top row to even start writing. I hope this quick opinion will be useful/inspiring for you.
RustyRoss
Looks cool, but I can't sign up. I enter my email and password, and I see the error "Google sign-in isn't enabled. Turn it on in Firebase Console...". But I'm not trying to use Google sign in.
NickNaraghi
Really cool. What do the buttons on the right sidebar do?
Jperalbelmont
Nice idea! I can't sign up, i'm trying using google sign in
chux52
As a notetaker who likes new apps, but has tried them all, I was impressed by this.

Your version reminds me of OneNote when it was new and good and not horrible. Being able to place your notes where you want them is such a radical concept.

The features you have are simple and the idea of stacking notes is really cool and don't think I've seen that done before.

panja
Dark mode coming??
carterEthan
Nice work! The canvas interface looks clean and intuitive. I especially like the stacks and zones concept. Do you have plans to add a mobile app or sync across devices?
pedrogpimenta
I really like this! I'm not sure I can fully commit yet, though, because I don't want to invest in a new app without some assurances:

- Is this for the long run (I know you can't know, but I'd like to hear you out) - Will it transform to a paid service? - Will I always (at least before stopping the service or putting it behind a paywall) be able to export the content to store it myself, offline, so I own the data? - Is it open source? - Will I be able to sync it myself with an external provider? - Who are you? Why should I trust you? There's no info whatsoever anywhere, not a contact, not a privacy policy, a legal note. - Is the content encrypted?

I would really like to put my work notes in a place like this, it really looks great, but right now, I can't commit to it.

That said. I love this and wish you the best of luck! Maybe sometime I'll be a user :)

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prabhanjana_c
Clean and simple UI. Some glitches on iPad. Would like to experiment on iPad.