UpNote continues to improve

Posted by steveylang
Dec 27, 2021 at 08:13 PM

I settled on UpNote a few months back, but recently went through a few weeks using Notion (and also trialling Obsidian.) I believe I am coming back to UpNote, for me it seems the best unique combination of features, interface, and pricing:

- Good links/backlinks implementation (my main organizational method now)
- Tags, folders, stars, pins as secondary organizational tools
- Very responsive software with local storage (faster/snappier than Notion and Craft), reliable synchronization, good import/export
- Attractive, elegant interface (this is where Obsidian really falls down for me)
- WYSIWYG (maybe a given in this forum, but I had been trying out Obsidian…)
- Mac/iOS/Android/Windows (I only really need Mac and iOS)
- Tables
- Affordable lifetime license

The one major feature I am personally missing right now is ability to collapse/expand (it does have TOC feature which helps a lot here.)
The way collapse/expand is currently implemented in Obsidian (by heading) would be fine for me.

I was pretty happy with Notion and love its versatility, but really wish it used local storage. I don’t know that the company can easily implement this, as its apps are basically just web browser windows and a lot of Notion’s functionality seems server based. For team work I think it would be excellent.

WSP wrote:
Oops. I just found the answer to my own naive question. Simply clicking
>twice (in Windows, anyway) on a note title in the left-hand column opens
>the note in a separate little window, and I see that I can have several
>notes open simultaneously.
> >This confirms my general impression of UpNote: it is an exceptionally
>powerful little app, but sometimes you have to poke around a bit to
>discover its potential.
>