Notebooks for Mac 2 beta available

Posted by MadaboutDana
Feb 20, 2019 at 11:19 AM

That’s a better description. Notebooks includes Markdown, along with many other super-flexible features, precisely because it aims to be as adaptable to users’ needs as possible.

Personally, I like the Markdown feature and use it by preference. But I also like the fact that Notebooks uses HTML in its rich-text (“Formatted”) documents - and that’s more appropriate for some of my needs. Finally, I love the fact that Notebooks keeps all notes as separate files, so there’s no tie-in. Ironically, that makes me much more willing to make a long-term commitment to Notebooks. It’s not unlike the success authors such as Cory Doctorow have enjoyed by making DRM-free versions of their books/novels available for free download. By showing trust in “users” (in their case, readers), you actually build up profound and trusting relationships.

And Alfons is one of the nicest, most responsive developers it has been my privilege to correspond with. I’m currently using the Notebooks 2 beta, and he welcomes and appreciates any and all feedback.

Cheers!
Bill