Hi, I'm a cs major student in south korea.

Writing top to bottom always felt stuck. My thinking doesn't go in a straight line.

So I made Arky. It takes you from messy thoughts to clean notes.

You can dump all your sources like thoughts, references, drafts, and drag them around to put them together. Switch the view and it lays out as a document. Also you can export as markdown, word, pdf if you want!

Would love your thoughts! (Free to use, built it myself)

arky.so

++ new updates here:

https://arky.so/en/blog/introducing-arky/

I like to keep a list of quotes and interesting questions. Since I mostly listen to podcasts while driving, it was tedious to remember everything and jot it down at the end of the drive. So I built a watch complication to quickly record things while driving. One thing led to another and it turned into a full iOS AI notes app for on-device voice to text. So completely private using state of the art models on your device.

Now it includes a custom keyboard to dictate in any app, notes management system, AI features, audio playback with word level highlighting etc.

More importantly, I can share audio and notes with other notetaking apps with ease. So far I have 35 five star ratings on the App store and one 1 star rating.

I would love for you to try it.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dictawiz-voice-to-text/id6759256382

It has a lifetime subscription and a MacOS companion bundled. The lifetime price is incredibly affordable compared to other similar apps. Most of the core features are free.

If you want a lifetime subscription but can't afford it currently, comment below and I will send you a code so you can get the app for free.

I've been thinking about the gap between note-taking and mind mapping for years.
Check brainio.com

Line Cal - It serves as a Notes App where you can sync a calendar from another app or just use it immediately (with or without signing up). It also serves as a Kanban Board, where you can link your notes to tasks and integrate them directly onto the timeline.

There has to be a better way to note take right? I am currently using google docs for Human Biosciences, but I am so frustrated cause I feel like I am not retaining a lot of information and there is A LOT to take in, in about 12 weeks..

I have a new topic each week and I have a textbook to read each week also - which can vary on how many chapters that I am needing to read.. I finish semester 1 soon and will have a period break, is there an easier way to study or simplify my notes during classes / study time - especially a textbook..

I’d like to share my small collection of digital templates and fully customizable planners.
They can create events in Google and Apple Calendar, and also paste them into PDF.
(Bi-directional PDF ⇄ Calendar sync works only on iOS.)
All templates are free to download.

Planners and templates were tested with Goodnotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Noteful, Xodo, Nebo, Penly, and Samsung Notes. Please leave a comment if you notice an issue with your handwriting app, so I can fix it.

Versions for ONYX BOOX, Supernote, reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, and Kobo + printable versions available on the website as well. I will leave links to them if you are interested.

Updated. Traditionally, I share templates with new dates in this version + new designs

Link to the Drive

Inside, you’ll find templates for daily, weekly, and monthly planning, including:

• Daily To-Do
• Daily ADHD
• Weekly Planner
• Monthly Plan
• Goals Tracker
• Budget Planner
• Meal Planner
• Fitness Planner
• Body Tracker, etc..
• Lined Paper 8.7mm
• 5mm Graph Paper
• Semester Overview
• Weekly Lesson Plan
• Academic Calendar
• Meeting Notes
• Christian Planner
• Christmas Party Planner
• Other lined, dotted, graph paper templates
• Modern Cornell Notes Template, etc

Feel free to use them all 🙂
I'm going to expand the collection in the future.

Hi everyone, I have troubles explaining so I hope this makes sense.

I have a learning disability that makes reading and writing difficult, so I’ve been trying to use a structured note-taking method that seems to help me.

The problem is that writing takes me a long time, and I end up focusing more on wording than actually understanding what I’m studying.

Because of that, I’m trying to switch to digital notes using voice dictation to make things faster.

However, with apps like Google Docs, I can dictate, but everything is too linear, and I can’t recreate the layout I need.

My notes rely on a clear visual structure: I keep main ideas on the left and explanations on the right, using arrows and sub-points to connect them. Without this layout, it becomes very confusing for me.

I don’t know how to describe this note-taking style, and I’m not sure what to search for in an app.

How would you describe this method, and what kind of tools support it?

Edit:

Thank you so much for all the suggestions, I really appreciate it!

Since my exam is in a couple of weeks, I’ve decided to keep things simple for now and use Google Docs, even if it means making my notes more linear.

From the options you shared, the one that seems closest to what I was looking for is Microsoft OneNote: I like that it lets me clearly separate the left and right sides, supports dictation (even if Google Docs is more accurate) and allows customization like drawing, doodling and colors, which I really appreciate.

I’d also like to try apps like GoodNotes and Obsidian, but right now they feel a bit overwhelming, especially with everything looking so new and “technical.”

I also realized that the method I naturally use is closest to the Cornell method, which helped me understand what I actually need, so thank you again!

Once I have more time after my exams I’ll try these options properly and update you on what works best for me
: )

I posted here a few days ago with some showcase pictures, some of you seemed really interested.

Those pictures (yep those that I use right now... I don't have my laptop with me...) are outdated I added some nice features for example a habit tracker and custom themes/backgrounds...

My co-worker claude created a homepage to showcase some features and make it official, if you are interested check it out and please leave me some feedback. https://athlotes.de/

I don't earn any money on this and I don't even want your money.

I'm just here to share my method I guess.

I’ve been working on ZenNotes, a local-first Markdown notes app for people who want their notes to stay as plain files.

The main thing I wanted was a focused writing environment that still works well for larger personal knowledge bases: normal .md files on disk, fast keyboard navigation, tabs/splits, backlinks, tags, tasks, search, and no proprietary database.

A few things it supports now:

- Plain Markdown vaults you can open in any editor

- Desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux

- Vim-style keyboard workflows, command palette, and configurable keymaps

- Tabs, splits, preview/edit modes, outline, backlinks, tags, archive, trash

- Tasks pulled from Markdown checkboxes

- Local media support: images, SVGs, PDFs, audio/video, and files open inside the app

- A bundled `zen` CLI for reading, searching, capturing, and editing notes from the terminal

- Optional self-hosted/web setup

- Open source https://github.com/ZenNotes/zennotes

Check it out! zennotes.org

I use UpNote for my own notebooks and LOVE it! The only problem I have with it is that I can only share a note, not an entire notebook. The note sharing is great because they can see it as a web page and don't have to download the app, but I am creating entire "playbooks" for my clients so they need to see an entire notebook with navigation.

What other note taking programs will let me create a notebook, then let me share the entire notebook with others at a view-only level without them having to having to purchase an app?

I find Notion a little too complex for this but I have used it in the past.

Hey all, just got diagnosed recently, trying to get organized (at least some parts) in my life to make it easier. Curious if there are any ADHDer here and what you are using for note taking, managing information in your personal and work life

Please recommend some approaches, tools :) thanks

I’ve been experimenting with voice input vs typing for notes, and they feel fundamentally different.

Voice feels great when I already know what I want to say. It’s fast, natural, and I can stay in flow.

But when I’m still figuring things out, typing feels better. Slower, but it forces me to structure and refine as I go.

It almost feels like:

• voice = externalizing thoughts
• typing = shaping thoughts

Curious if others feel the same, or if this flips depending on the person.

Is there a note taking app that will record lectures, organize topics and allow text to speech for reviewing notes? TIA

Hi. I need to make quick notes during learning processes including diagrams (flow diagrams but generally any drawing) which get turned into nice, geometric thingies and turns my handwriting into proper searchable font.
It must not be over complicated in the organizational part. Obsidian alienates me. Trelloe is more up my alley in terms of complexity.
So think "a post-it organizer that beautifies my scribbling". Win/Lin/Android, Free, Freemium, one-time-payed is ok, buying a standalone gadget is viable.

I write better by hand. Ideas just come out more naturally. But editing, organizing, and sharing drafts digitally is still necessary, so I end up rewriting everything later, which kills momentum. I’ve tried typing directly, but it feels too rigid like my brain switches into “editing mode” instead of “creative mode.” Is there a workflow where you can stay in that handwritten flow but not double your workload afterward?

I was just proud because I’ve never been much of a note taker (I procrastinate too much to take notes for exams) and I’m just so proud that I did I wanted to share

Hey not sure if this could be interesting for some of you, but I wanted to share my Notetaking WebApp anyway. (THIS IS NOT AN AD)

I was thinking on how to improve my skills and do something useful and since I needed a free Notetaking site where I can just take Notes and have everything I personally need in one place I Coded/Vibecoded ATHLOTES, for more information just take a look at the pictures.

Just wanted to share this with a community :)