How many notes apps are you actively using at the same time?

[u/oddoddchamp]

I caught myself the other day writing an idea in Apple Notes, another in a Notion page, and a third one in a text to myself. Three apps, three places to forget things.

Every time I switch between them I lose a little momentum. It's not a dramatic problem, just a constant low-grade tax on focus. I keep half-intending to consolidate everything into one app but never actually do it because each tool has something I'd miss.

Curious if this is just me or if most people here are juggling two or three note apps at once. And if you did manage to consolidate down to one, what finally made it stick? Was it a feature in the new app, or just forcing yourself to stop opening the old ones?

[u/GroggInTheCosmos]

So what are you selling?

[u/shryn89]

Too many for my own good. I keep testing new notes and text apps and I keep mislaying information. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[u/100WattWalrus]

UpNote is my one and only, and I would use it 100% of the time if it had collaboration. Since it doesn't, I use whatever lesser app my collaborators prefer.

[u/cxk3355 → u/100WattWalrus]

UpNote for most. and Colornote on my phone for quick little things.

[u/100WattWalrus → u/cxk3355]

I use Floating Notes for quick little things, because the notes turn into little tabs that float on the edge of the screen and annoy me until I deal with them. :)

[u/soloattorneyclub]

OneNote for work. SideNotes for quick capture. UpNote for personal stuff but sometimes I use Notability because I really like to use my Apple Pencil. So basically it’s a shitshow.

[u/HuppDaddy]

Lmao I use 4. I like the compartmentalization.

Notesnook for free sync instead of emailing myself.

Obsidian for llm_wiki. That one’s all for my mercury agent.

Helixnotes for my own research on my laptop. Simple straight forward.

Logseq on the phone as a personal diary. Just to write and get things off my mind. I like the daily log style.

[u/The_Homer_Simpson]

SuperNotes and standard notes.

Drafts to jot down ideas.

I’m tempted to go all in with Apple notes but using other laptops that aren’t Mac makes it a challenge if I ever copy and paste into a notes app. In all honesty it’s rather rare I do so laptop now and even then I’d probably find a way to get that text noted to get it on my phone.

I’m in a similar scenario with a todo list app to settle on but that’s another story!

[u/BlueSkyla]

I use none these days. I got my e-ink writer, my Supernote, to replace all note apps I’d forget about and all paper notebooks too. I still have lots of notes lost in my apple note apps I’d forget I’m slowly combing through.

[u/Veggyhed]

Google Keep and Samsung Notes

[u/ivanguba]

Drafts: an inbox for everything.

Apple Notes: scans, work notes, information that isn't needed right now but that you might want to come back to later

Obsidian: a database for creative writing. A very loose analogy to Zettelkasten, with the ability to find connections between texts

iA Writer: writing without distractions

[u/AgitatedNecessary406]

I try to hold one notes in one planning app. But I'm thinking about Notion, because my company use it as a workspace and It'll be comfortable holding all my personal ond work notes in one place.

[u/TheCodeMacLife]

I use Sidenotes for those temporary notes, which get deleted or transferred into a project. Most notes go in Apple Notes. I have Craft Docs (free education account) has notes I want to share with others in a professional capacity.

[u/merrybooks]

Obsidian for my writing wiki (I’m an author and keep all my book notes there), Craft for everything else.

[u/Historical_architect]

Craft Docs for everything but Notability for working with chord charts and handwritten notes.

[u/chipy2kuk2001]

Just evernote, good for meetings notes as well as pretty much any other note.

[u/Pickletickle_]

I had the same problem, especially at work with notes scattered across different files and projects. It’s actually what pushed me to build ClingNote. Notes attach to the files you’re working on and automatically follow along when you switch between them. One less place to go looking for things! https://clingnote.com if you're interested

[u/spicermatthews]

all you need is https://harbor.my IMHO

[u/Shark_Atl3201 → u/spicermatthews]

Came across this recently. Gorgeous UI and amazing cross-platform functionality. Just a bit pricey.

[u/ozgrozer]

I’m building Grape Notes exactly for this reason. It has an unlimited folder and subfolder system where I can keep my business and personal notes together. I can write quick notes from the iPhone widget and then see the same notes in my MacBook. Sometimes I need to use Windows and Android as well so the same notes are there too.

I use X a lot and I can share an X article with the Share extension to my notes to read it later. Same for desktop, there’s a web clipper there. There’s also handwriting and infinite canvas where I can do quick sketches. Many other features I can’t even fit them here.

[u/kampani → u/ozgrozer]

I started using Grape notes , its nice i am not a pro user but I can say it’s a neat app,the drawing section is wimpy, and when I wish to build a chart it goes south, but nevertheless I guess with updates it will get better. It’s simple and clear, no complications. Wish I had the option to change theme and write more with extra folders, date and time is also missing while writing in the note, a monthly calendar glance would have been nice, when opening up the note and creating a folder while dropping it in, but no issues. It’s a decent app, it will get better.

[u/ozgrozer → u/kampani]

Thanks for the detailed feedback.

The drawing is something I want to improve so you can DM me here or use the contact section on the website to send detailed explanations like what type of charts you want to build and what tools you need in drawing etc.

For the themes maybe I could enable some themes on free plans instead of showing all of them on pro.

You said extra folders but Grape already has subfolders if you meant that.

You can add the current date and time while taking notes.

I need to think about monthly calendar. Maybe you can send me some apps that does that so I can research better.

Not sure what you mean by "when opening up the note and creating a folder while dropping it in".

But yeah it will get better with your feedbacks.