Show HN: Notes Plus – A Markdown Apple Notes Clone with Latex, Excalidraw etc.(notesplus.io)
3 pointsby sliqqq6 hours ago2 comments
  • tarwin5 hours ago
    Very impressed, especially with the markdown/visual syncing. Tried it myself in an app (see tinyjs.app - nib example) and it's hard. Also the copy/paste from other places can be complex woop!

    Appreciate the app size - including releasing separate Intel/ARM versions - no need for giant binaries! Thanks.

    I realise you're not trying to be Obsidian (ie markdown is everything) but wondering how you are saving your priority etc? In a side directory like VSCode does or just internally in the app?

    • sliqqq5 hours ago
      Thank tarwin! The app saves metadata like priorities, tags and rank/orders, pin status, favorite status (for files) and sorting (for folders) inside the app itself, technically in ONE simple .json in the app's macOS data folder (might have different locations on Intel and Apple silicon macs):

      ~/Library/Application Support/.... .notesplus/notes-metadata.json

      It's a simple key-value JSON, simply a list of every file, and the according prio, tags, etc. (if set). The notes themselves are not touched and there are NOT any .files or so.

      Regarding speed: To be honest i rebuild the app multiple times from scratch, every single time for performance reasons. ;)

  • timer_interrupt5 hours ago
    It looks really neat! I use Latex still for a few documents, but I honestly have never loved the overall interface for Latex editors. Even the VSCode extensions are pretty temperamental. I can always appreciate a nice UI over these things.