UpNote continues to improve

Posted by MadaboutDana
May 1, 2021 at 03:07 PM

I haven’t written about UpNote for a while, but it’s worth pointing out that this is one excellent cross-platform note-taking app that’s under steady, thoughtful development and works across macOS, iOS, Windows and Android. It was first launched back in 2018, I believe, and from modest beginnings has become something of a powerhouse.

Some of the features, for reference: It supports notebook hierarchies, cross-linking and back-linking (here it takes a sensible approach – you can call up backlinks if you want to see them); you can also link to headers inside notes. It supports rich text and markdown. It supports multiple windows and (too rare in note-taking apps) always-on-top windows. It imports and displays images. It supports tags. It exports notes in a wide range of formats, ranging from PDF to Word to HTML. It imports Evernote notes. Notebooks can be password-protected. It claims to be fully encrypted. It’s also notably quick, even when displaying notes with big images in them.

Negatives? Well, it’s a subscription app (not very expensive, mind!), and it uses its own synchronisation server (because it’s cross-platform); the underlying system is, I believe, Firebase. Neither of those things are a strong negative, in my view, although I know some forum members have Strong Views on subscriptions ;-)

More details for those interested on https://getupnote.com; there’s also a useful blog on https://upnote.medium.com

No, I have no concealed interest in UpNote, I just love the fact that it’s yet another sole developer app that’s really made and continues to make impressive progress. Go indies!

Cheers,
Bill