Notion is fantastic, but the friction it creates with the slow start up time, slow loading times going between pages, inability to access offline, etc makes it quite frustrating to use day to day.
Would be interesting to see an in-depth video how to perfectly setup a Second Brain with only M365-apps. I know there’s little love for MS, but it remains the default ecosystem for big businesses and organisations.
Building your 'second brain' on a set of webservices that might not be around (or at least not in the current form) 5 years from now doesnt seem like a very profound thing to do.
I believe Obsidian relies too heavily on its plugins, but most are community-made and supported. This support can be inconsistent, and the varying range of quality and user intuition can also pose challenges. Its lack of security features, multiuser capabilities and reliance on files all mean the tool has distinct limitations and so cannot be used beyond a PKM tool. My two tools of the year that haven't made your list are, 1) Craft - Its version 3 update has brought it into contention with the leaders in the Note-taking space. Its only weakness is the lack of an Android app, but this is also a strength because this market has been hard to crack, with Google Keep and Samsung Notes being installed by default. 2) Anytype - another tool that has a good year. Anytype is wooing users from Obsidian because of it's local first philosophy but with much better security and being completely graph-based so no limitations with files and folders. Its Object management isn't as good as Capacities, but the great emphasis on security and multiuser capabilities means this tool is ahead in this regard. But Capacities is planning some big plans for next year.
Yes, overall, but it's slow to start, slow to go between pages, doesn't let you access your info offline, doesn't have any good exporting tools and it's an exercise in frustration to use it on iPad/iPhone.
The thing that annoys me about Notion is it's slow: slow to start, slow to go between pages, doesn't work offline, etc - does Heptabase address this, or is it still purely cloud based?
Notion is fantastic, but the friction it creates with the slow start up time, slow loading times going between pages, inability to access offline, etc makes it quite frustrating to use day to day.
This! This is why I don’t use notion anymore :/
Would be interesting to see an in-depth video how to perfectly setup a Second Brain with only M365-apps. I know there’s little love for MS, but it remains the default ecosystem for big businesses and organisations.
Building your 'second brain' on a set of webservices that might not be around (or at least not in the current form) 5 years from now doesnt seem like a very profound thing to do.
The Obsidian Web Clipper is groundbreaking.
why not considering anytype?
I believe Obsidian relies too heavily on its plugins, but most are community-made and supported. This support can be inconsistent, and the varying range of quality and user intuition can also pose challenges. Its lack of security features, multiuser capabilities and reliance on files all mean the tool has distinct limitations and so cannot be used beyond a PKM tool.
My two tools of the year that haven't made your list are,
1) Craft - Its version 3 update has brought it into contention with the leaders in the Note-taking space. Its only weakness is the lack of an Android app, but this is also a strength because this market has been hard to crack, with Google Keep and Samsung Notes being installed by default.
2) Anytype - another tool that has a good year. Anytype is wooing users from Obsidian because of it's local first philosophy but with much better security and being completely graph-based so no limitations with files and folders. Its Object management isn't as good as Capacities, but the great emphasis on security and multiuser capabilities means this tool is ahead in this regard. But Capacities is planning some big plans for next year.
Joplin deserves a spot on the list!
Notion is 👑
Yes, overall, but it's slow to start, slow to go between pages, doesn't let you access your info offline, doesn't have any good exporting tools and it's an exercise in frustration to use it on iPad/iPhone.
Obsidian is a great app with its free features and the authority on the file. I think they should include more plugins .
Capacities for me it's perfect. The only thing missing is an app for the tablet, I know the app is being tested, and a web clipper like Notion's.
In fairness Notion's iPad app leaves a lot to be desired, it's very frustrating to use, the best experience is definitely on the desktop/laptop.
What about PKMs, like mymind or Sublime?
For me Twos is by far the best second brain app. No other app makes note taking this easy
And it's mostly free right?
What about Tana?
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Heptabase seems cool but pricey. Doesn anyone know a similar product that has a free plan?
Noteey is very similar but has one off fee. Also affine.
I think affine pro. I did not like it much though. I need one too but currently using anytype
The thing that annoys me about Notion is it's slow: slow to start, slow to go between pages, doesn't work offline, etc - does Heptabase address this, or is it still purely cloud based?
Is this video AI edited? The quality seems less than what you guys deliver
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