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FINAL|FINAL - an 1 week ago

NEW Added typewriter scrolling. It works when you are in "focus mode," and is turned on in the focus mode settings from the preference pane for that feature. https://github.com/kerim/finalfinal...

FINAL|FINAL - an 1 week ago

NEW Added typewriter scrolling. It works when you are in "focus mode," and is turned on in the focus mode settings from the preference pane for that feature. https://github.com/kerim/finalfinal...

FINAL|FINAL - an 1 week ago

NEW (I'll just post enhancements here, skipping bug fixes, of which there have been many. These are mostly all small quality and UX improvements.) Each project now remembers how you like its anno...

My Workflow for Organizing a Thesis Before Writing 2 weeks ago

I've been combining Obsidian-Wiki, which allows an LLM (like Claude) to read and manage an Obsidian vault for you, with Zotero MCP, which allows the LLM to read and interact with your Zotero database,...

Review of Traverse 3 weeks ago

At first I was bothered that almost all the features of the app I'd be interested in require you to pay for the app. But you can subscribe to pro for just $0.99 per month (there is also a reasonable l...

FINAL|FINAL - an 8/26/2026

new Export preferences now lets you rename what your bibliography heading is called https://github.com/kerim/finalfinal/releases/tag/v0.2.127

FINAL|FINAL - an 8/22/2026

Added - Undo (cmd-Z) and Redo (cmd-shift-Z) now cover restoring a previous version and duplicating or deleting a section from the outline sidebar, not just typing — before, once you confirmed a res...

FINAL|FINAL - an 8/21/2026

Wow. Thanks!

FINAL|FINAL - an 8/20/2026

> although it's hard to know how well that scales as a business Thanks for your kind words. This app is primarily a tool for my personal use. My hope is that if I make the best app for my own needs...

FINAL|FINAL - an 8/20/2026

It already has "folding" though I call it "zoom." You can zoom in on any level of the outline by double-clicking the left sidebar. Typewriter mode is on the roadmap, as an enhancement to the exist...

FINAL|FINAL - an 8/16/2026

I've come to realize that it isn't "vibe coding" that is a problem, but that a lot of vibe coders simply don't do the followup work. Tom Cargill once said "The first 90 percent of the code account...

FINAL|FINAL - an 8/16/2026

The release log for Final-Final only shows about half of the work I've put into it. I don't include all the changes I've made to the development tools: tests, workflows, task management, etc. But all ...

BeautyTasks and Plainva 7/31/2026

I use Logseq DB with a script I wrote myself that syncs my tasks to Apple Reminders. However, for my coding projects I use Obsidian as both a task list and permanent memory, so BeautyTasks is a great ...

Apps for Retirement 7/19/2026

Have you tried TaskForge? https://taskforge.md/

FINAL|FINAL - an 7/11/2026

One thing I need to work on are better UI "hints" about possible user actions. For instance, this part of the card could subtly light up on mouse-over.

FINAL|FINAL - an 7/11/2026

Thanks. To set a section wordcount goal, ctl-click on the card for that section (in the left sidebar), in the bottom-right corner of the card (where the number is).

FINAL|FINAL - an 7/11/2026

I have been on a bug-hunting spree, squashing dozens of major bugs in the last 5 days (thanks to Fable). Full changelog is here: https://github.com/kerim/finalfinal/releases The app should b...

Apps for Retirement 7/8/2026

One issue I will face at retirement is that I will lose the many educational discounts I get as a teacher. As a result I will need to cancel a lot of services that I currently use: Notion Pro (free fo...

FINAL|FINAL - an 6/12/2026

Just added support for LaTeX style math formulas in Final|Final. I don't use math in my own writing, so this is in response to user requests. If you do use this feature, please test it out and give fe...

Roam Research -- Recent Experience? 5/25/2026

Logseq, for me, is the ultimate task manager. I love having my notes, contacts, and tasks in the same app. It allows me to have context for my tasks, which raw lists like Reminders or Todoist neve...

FINAL|FINAL - an 5/17/2026

Thanks! The large footprint is largely due to TinyTeX (232 MB). This is actually the smallest possible way I can support PanDoc export to Word and PDF. The other option would be to require users to do...

FINAL|FINAL - an 5/15/2026

Final|Final now supports Markdown tables.

Forum redesign 5/15/2026

This is wonderful!

FINAL|FINAL - an 3/18/2026

@bvasconcelos Sorry, "zotero not running" was a genuine bug. Should be fixed now.

FINAL|FINAL - an 3/18/2026

This inspired me to write a longer post on the topic of porting to other platforms: https://vibing.kerim.one/posts/2026-03-18-porting/

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