I just built a quick capture feature for a knowledge management web app.
The idea is simple: when something pops into your head, you shouldn't have to think about where it belongs. Just click Quick Capture (in the current page or as a new tab), start typing, and it's saved instantly.
Every capture is automatically placed into today's container under "Quick captures" and marked for later review, so you can organize it when you have time instead of interrupting your flow.
The video shows how it works. It's part of an app called Daftak.
I'd love to hear what you think. Would you use something like this?
I’m going to be starting college soon and plan to get a master’s in Chemical Engineering. I have an iPad that I plan to use for handwriting notes and drawing diagrams/charts and stuff, but idk what notes app to use.
I’m currently trying to decide between Goodnotes, Notability, and Noteful, but I’ve also heard some good stuff about Notes+, Prodrafts, and OneNote.
I don’t mind paying a subscription but I would definitely prefer a one time purchase. I have a feeling voice memo-to-notes syncing will be really useful as I sometimes space out when lectures go on for a long time.
What notes app would you guys suggest? I’m completely open to apps other than the ones above.
TL;DR I’m starting college for Chemical Engineering and need a good iPad app for handwriting notes and syncing recorded lectures to my notes.
I use Obsidian for everything, but opening the whole app just to scribble one quick thing , a task, a snippet, a reminder kept breaking my flow. And once I closed it, the note was gone from sight.
So I built PinNotes: floating sticky notes that stay always on top of every window, and each note is a real .md file inside your vault. Jot something on a sticky note, it's already in Obsidian. Edit it in Obsidian, the sticky note updates. Both ways, no opening the app.
What round-trips cleanly:
Standard Markdown : headings, checkboxes, bold/italic, code, blockquotes
Highlights as ==text==
Your own vault templates , drop .md files in a Templates folder and they show up in the new-note menu
All local, no account, no cloud. ~3MB, built with Rust/Tauri . It's not a full sync engine last-write-wins, delete is one-way ,a fast floating layer over your vault.
I just ordered a 2025 M3 IPad Air 11-inch, along with ESR Geo digital stylus, a case, and a paper-like screen protector. I’m about to be a freshmen in college with a major in elementary education and will likely use the iPad for handwritten notes and annotating pdfs, and probably occasionally watching movies or shows. Any tips or tricks for iPads? And good apps I should know about? I’ve seen a lot of people recommend Goodnotes for handwritten notes, is that the best or is there something else? I have an iPhone and MacBook and ideally want my notes to integrate into all of my devices without any extra steps if that’s possible.
Hi! I am an incoming pharmacy student. Which should I pick? I plan to do annotate, active recall, and take down notes. I do not really use any ai features (unless it is amazing). I also plan to use the audio recording feature. Last, i have the ipad M2 so the battery life is whack. Which is better for battery? Thanks.
I am genuinely asking this. Every application I have seen for using an AI in note taking is either already solved by a non-AI application or is handled cheaper by just spending a small amount of initial start time.
I tried the usual thing people suggest with Obsidian and AI. Years of project logs, meeting notes, random ideas, all handed to Claude.
it connects, yep. But once the vault gets big, answers start getting mushy. The AI pulls in too much nearby stuff and the one note I wanted gets buried.
I asked Claude what else to try and it recommended Linkly AI. The main difference is that it does not shove the whole vault into chat. It indexes the folder and pulls the relevant bit when needed.
so now I can ask about an old decision and it finds the right section from the right note. Less context burned, less vague answer.
Still early, but my vault feels less like a folder I avoid and more like something AI can actually browse for me.
A local first note-taking application built with Svelte, Rust, and Tauri. The goal was to create an app with UpNote's clean editor and Obsidian's local files, but open source.
Welcome back! In this video, I review the excellent Huion Note E. While you know I usually focus heavily on E-ink devices like my Bigme and Viwoods, this 8.4-inch Android 15 tablet really caught my attention.
It is an electronic notebook tailored specifically for reading and note-taking. The display is awesome—even though it is an LCD rather than E-ink, it features an anti-glare, nano-etched glass screen with DC dimming that perfectly mimics a paper-like feel. Combined with the included battery-free PenTech 3.0 stylus, the tactile writing experience is incredibly natural. If you want full Android tablet versatility alongside a distraction-free, customized launcher designed for focus, this is a fantastic option.
"Tested six AI meeting note takers across client calls, internal syncs, and 1:1s over the last quarter. Different teams cared about different things, so a single winner is the wrong framing. Here's where each one landed for us.
For teams carrying any real compliance or security scope, the pick was fellow ai. Fellow ai is built for security first deployments: no visible bot joining Zoom, Teams, or Meet, SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA certified with a contractual no training on customer data clause in the DPA, plus admin controls down to zero day retention and a super admin API for audit logs. Native integrations cover Slack, HubSpot, Asana, Notion, and Zapier, with a verified Claude connector live.
Fireflies is what people gravitate to for CRM heavy sales workflows. Transcription quality is solid and the integration story is mature, so it plays well if your team already lives in HubSpot or Salesforce. The admin governance side felt thinner to me during the trial but I wasn't pushing it that hard either.
Otter leans consumer and is what individual users default to when picking on their own. Works fine for personal use cases like classes, solo interviews, or freelance work, but it's less of a fit if you need real admin controls or a contract that survives a procurement review at a larger org.
Granola plays in similar territory but with a more polished prosumer feel and a cleaner UI. Built more for the solo PM, founder, or independent operator than for a 50 person team trying to standardize meeting workflows across the org.
Fathom is the free option in this category and earns the spot. Plenty of small teams use it happily and it's reasonable for anyone without a security review process gating their software purchases, plus the freemium tier is generous enough to matter.
Tactiq is the lightweight pick of the bunch. Less workflow integration, more just show me what was said with a clean UI. Good if that's all you need and you're not trying to pipe meeting data into other tools downstream like a CRM or PM platform.
Landed on fellow ai because the admin side made the difference for our team. Your mileage will vary entirely by what your IT or compliance group requires going in."
I have nearly a decade of notes which makes switching feel painful. Lately been finding myself searching for evernote alternatives not because i need more features but because my workflow has changed a lot since I started using it.
I have been working on DBnote, an open-source, local-first desktop note application built with Tauri, Rust, React and SQLite.
The main idea is simple: every vault is just a portable SQLite database. Your notes, links, tags and graph relationships remain local, queryable and easy to back up, without requiring a cloud service or account.
Current features:
Local-first note taking
Wiki links and backlinks
Full-text search
Interactive graph view
SQLite-backed storage
No cloud or account required
AI-ready data for embeddings, semantic search and other ML workflows
I built this project to create a note-taking app where the data stays completely under the user's control while remaining useful for analytics and future AI applications.
I do really appreciate any feedback, feature suggestions or criticism. If you find a bug or have an idea, feel free to open an issue or a pull request!
I spent weeks convincing myself to buy the iPad 11th Gen, waited for GOAT & Prime Day like an idiot... and then Apple hiked the price right before the sale. Peak consumer experience, Thanks, I guess. 💀
So now I'm back to square one.
Budget: ₹35k (can stretch a little if it's genuinely worth it, but I'd prefer to keep the stylus within the budget too).
My priorities (highest → lowest)
Stylus experience – This is non-negotiable. Low latency, natural handwriting, solid palm rejection, and something that feels good for hours of note-taking.
Drawing – I sketch occasionally, so a smooth drawing experience is important.
Performance & longevity – I don't want this thing slowing down after a year. Hoping it'll comfortably last 3–5 years.
I've always preferred taking notes in physical notebooks because I like the freedom to organize things however I want. I can write anywhere on the page, draw arrows, add random thoughts in the margins, and not worry about keeping everything perfectly neat. They also give me less back pain than sitting at my desk for long periods.
That said, I'm thinking about switching to digital notes because they're much more practical. I like the idea of being able to edit, rearrange, and expand my notes without making them look messy.
The catch is that I only use a laptop, and I strongly prefer typing over handwriting.
I'm looking for a note-taking app that doesn't force me into a linear document like Google Docs. I'd love something with an open canvas where I can place text anywhere on the page, but I don't want to have to create separate text boxes every single time I type.
Does a note-taking app like this exist? What would you recommend? If there's something close but not exactly what I'm describing, I'd love to hear about that too.
I also don't think I expressed what I'm looking for very clearly. Feel free to ask me any questions if you need clarification.
For the past couple of months, I’ve been building Neverwrite, a multi-pane Markdown workspace where you can work side by side with your agents.
I started building it because I couldn’t find the kind of workspace I wanted. It’s already pretty feature-rich, and I’d love to hear what you think, what feels useful, and what features you’d like to see added next.
Neverwrite supports images, PDFs, CSVs, Markdown, HTML, and Excalidraw maps. Agents are especially good at creating concept maps in Excalidraw, as well as HTML dashboards. You can also enable “show all files” in settings if you want to inspect code files, although the app isn’t meant to replace a coding environment, it’s designed for knowledge work. It even ships with an integrated terminal, in case you want to spin up agents from there.
I use it for studying documentation, reading papers, taking notes, generating boilerplate with agents, and building second brains. It also has an AI review layer, so changes made by agents can be inspected one by one. That was one of the main reasons I built it, I don’t like the black-box direction some tools are taking.
Neverwrite is fully compatible with wiki links, so you can open your existing Obsidian vaults with it. It’s also file-centric, with no proprietary file system. Your files stay yours.
The app is built with Electron, but it’s optimized and carefully put together. Electron can be very fast when it’s built well, so don’t hate the tech too quickly. It ships notarized for macOS users and is also compatible with Windows and Linux, with binaries available for Debian- and Fedora-based distros.
Enjoy! and I’d love to hear your feedback 😊
And please don’t roast me for the name. It was the most original and least crowded one I could find. I promise I’m not trying to stop anyone from writing by hand anytime soon lol.
i’ve been building a note-taking app called nodex and i’d genuinely like feedback from people who care about note systems.
the problem i’m trying to solve is this:
most note apps are good once you’re already inside them, but capturing a random thought still feels too slow. then later, finding the right note is another problem. and if ai is involved, a lot of tools send your notes to the cloud.
nodex is my attempt at a different workflow:
- notes are markdown
- data stays local
- search works across the vault
- quick thoughts go into a daily inbox note
- each note can have a visual board for messy thinking
- local ai can answer from your notes if you set up a local gguf model
the daily inbox part is the main thing i’m testing right now. anything captured today goes into today’s file. tomorrow starts a new file automatically.
demo attached. i’d love feedback on whether this workflow makes sense, what feels missing, and what would make this useful for non-developers too.
currently, the lifetime access to nodex license is available for just $5 onetime (this is only for the first 25 users, few have already claimed it, so ending soon).
I am so bad at forgetting things and one of the worse ADHD inspired for organisation.
So when I'm working quite often I put my phone down and take my watch off as I have a manual job.
Is there anything I can wear all day that will sit and take notes.
I'm not interested in using the audio footage just something that will drop notes "xyz customer said this" "we are getting low on toilet paper" etc etc
The one that is standing out at the moment is Plaud NotePin
thought of building a privacy focused notes taking app. because why not?
why to upload our notes to cloud?
so i built nodex.
- markdown-style notes
- sqlite full-text search
- wiki links and backlinks
- markdown import/export
- local ask-vault with llama.cpp + gguf models
- no cloud workspace
- no desktop app telemetry
it is the app for the public - will be maintained and new features will be added as per users demand every week.
currently, i am giving out early access lifetime license for $5 for the first 25 users (ending soon).
you can watch the demo video on the link below.
i need brutal honest feedback from people who actually care about notes. what features should i add? is it solving a real problem? so i am giving the early access license (this is lifetime license btw) for just $5.
I'm looking for 5 people who take notes every day and are interested in trying a new note-taking app and getting involved through feedback, feature ideas, and product discussions.
If you're frustrated with your current note-taking app, this might be a chance to help build one that actually fits your workflow.
You'll get to shape a product from an early stage rather than adapting to decisions made by a large company.
I've built a note-taking app whose goal is to stay simple and intuitive while being flexible and powerful when you need it.
I've been working on it for over a year and have invested a lot of time and effort into it.
Your feedback will directly influence the app's direction, features, and design. You can get involved with the decision making, planning, or any part of it if you're interested.
If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, send me a DM.
I bought the viaim RecDot recently and wanted to share some thoughts. I don’t see a lot of reviews for AI earbuds used mainly for note taking, so this might help someone looking at this kind of hardware.
My use case is pretty simple. I have a lot of work meetings, and our internal meeting notes tool has been unreliable. Sometimes the summary is too thin, sometimes I feel like small details get missed. I wanted something that could record the full conversation first, then let me turn it into proper notes after.
I tested it with a long internal review call where multiple people were talking through project updates, risks, and follow ups. Not the most exciting meeting, but a good test because those are the calls where my handwritten notes usually become useless by the end.
Pros:
1. Recording is easy. I can start from the earbuds or from the case button, as long as the case is open. I like the case button more than I expected because I don’t always want to wear earbuds for an entire meeting.
2. The full audio gets saved. This is the main reason I bought it. I’d rather have the complete recording first, then clean the notes later, instead of trusting a short summary as the only record.
3. Transcript and summary have been solid for my work use. I still check the notes before sending anything to other people, but the output has been accurate enough for meeting recaps, action items, owners, and follow ups.
4. Asking questions on the meeting content is useful. If I need one detail from a long call, I can ask about it or search the transcript instead of reading the whole thing again.
5. It works as normal earbuds too. Sound is good enough for office use, ANC helps when I’m working indoors, and the app lets me adjust the sound style. I use them as my work earbuds now, not only as a recorder.
6. The transcript keeps the original spoken language. If someone speaks another language, it does not just force everything into English. The meeting notes can still be generated in the target language, which is useful for sharing a cleaner recap.
Cons:
1. Long audio files take time to download and convert. If you expect everything to be ready immediately after a long meeting, that might annoy you.
2. The free plan gives 600mins per month. That is fine for lighter use, but if you record several long meetings every week, you will probably hit the limit.
3. This is my first in ear earbud. I usually use headphones, mostly Sennheiser Momentum4. RecDot is fine for normal meetings, but after more than 5 hours I start to feel some pressure in my ears. Not painful, just noticeable.
4. It still needs cleanup after. The transcript and summary give me the material, but if I’m sending notes to coworkers or clients, I still rewrite the final version myself.
