Card-based productivity software

Posted by MadaboutDana
Feb 2, 2016 at 10:29 PM

Andy Brice wrote:
>Do you have a particular preference? Markdown, HTML or something else?
>HTML is almost certainly easier it implement in Hyper Plan’s tech stack.
>Can you point me at some desktop software with a particularly good
>implementation of rich text notes (no point in re-inventing that wheel),

I don’t think it really matters: Markdown is useful, because it’s basically just plain text that’s been “interpreted”. But then so is HTML, and as you say, that’s usually easier to implement (and there are some fantastic HTML editors around).

On the desktop? Well, I’d take a close look at the amazing Quiver (only available on Mac OS at the moment, but uses an underlying JSON structure). It sells itself as a programmer’s notebook, but it’s much more than that. Most of the other apps I use personally are Markdown-based, with the ability to sync very quickly between my various mobile devices. But another good example on Mac OS is, of course, Apple’s own Notes app. Very easy to use, very accomplished.