Octarine: free lightweight Markdown/Obsidian-like app for Mac

Posted by MadaboutDana
Aug 29, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Yes, I had a quick play, too, and although it’s not as sophisticated as e.g. Acreom (which also has a “forever free” tier), it’s got – as someone already pointed out – a tiny footprint! Unlike e.g. Tangent, Acreom, Capacities and other rather gorgeous but space-intensive apps such as AnyType.

I like the graph view, too – I tried it out on my Obsidian vault and was quite impressed by the results!

That’s another plus IMHO – you can designate any folder as a “vault”.

NotesHub is worth mentioning again here – another cross-platform app with a tiny, tiny footprint. But no graph view (although excellent kanban support). Single payment, no subscription. Which I hope is the route Octarine is going to take…

Prion wrote:
FYI, the app is not open source, neither is Obsidian. This is not a con
>(depending on your viewpoint), as developing an app is an investment and
>the dev can do as they see fit.
>Good to see that the developer is upfront about this and seems to be
>developing a sensible monetisation strategy. Lately lots of shiny tools
>have disappeared from view or are in the process of shutting down. Maybe
>I am getting old but this has dampened my enthusiasm somewhat.
> >That said, I was intrigued enough to download and try and although far
>from a thorough evaluation so far, I am quite impressed by what I saw.
>Excellent near-term roadmap, too. I’ll definitely keep an eye on it and
>test some more, thanks for the tip!
> >Any news yet regarding the price of the Pro version?
> >