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Did Remnote Just Leapfrog Tana?
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Posted by nathanb
Jul 31, 2023 at 07:25 PM
I’m blown away by this video describing RemNote’s new update (v1.12, posted 3 days ago).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjC5pHw-Ios&t=31s
They implemented tables and tags but it’s more than just formatting. It truly is a fusion of database-like tables within your notes, very similar to Tana and what I hope Logseq can be someday when they migrate to a database back-end. Remnote is a fairly mature platform, they’ve had a good mobile app for a while. I think Tana only has a capture app for iphone right now.
I feel like Remnote is now a top tier option for the infiinite outliner crowd (Logseq/Roam/Tana etc). This video is really impressive throughout. I’m curious to hear other opinions.
Posted by satis
Jul 31, 2023 at 08:50 PM
nathanb wrote:
> I hope Logseq can be someday when they migrate
>to a database back-end.
I recently sent someone a link to Logseq’s Trello roadmap and he wasn’t impressed, saying it was light on technical detail, that there does not appear to be a mention of an alternative querying system, and that from what he could see they’re so far just discussing switching to `.edn` from markdown for improved performance and better structured data, with that the example `.edn` looking identical to the current structure of the database queried by datascript.
Maybe there’s more there than discussed in the roadmap but maybe they’re not even at the point getting deep into a replacement of the back-end.
https://trello.com/c/0hUluTN4/1128-database-version
Posted by Lucas
Aug 1, 2023 at 07:24 PM
I have tried the new tables feature in RemNote and I think it’s excellent. What’s more, unlike Tana, it works fully offline (except for images and plugins). And it is accessible on all devices as well as via the web.
While RemNote doesn’t compete with single-OS heavyweights Tinderbox and InfoQube, in my view, and it doesn’t have Logseq’s whiteboard feature (which is also excellent), I agree that the recent update makes Remnote the one to beat in the cross-platform space.
Posted by Lucas
Aug 1, 2023 at 09:32 PM
(* There are still some bugs such as the need to quit and reopen to sync reordering/adding/removing columns between devices)
Posted by Paul Korm
Aug 1, 2023 at 09:52 PM
Probably because I haven’t used it enough, RemNote’s structure built around the card metaphor feels really fiddly. Did the app start out as a spaced repetition tool that got a lot of other features bolted onto it?
I wouldn’t say RemNote has surpassed Tana. Tana is still rough and very much an alpha thing. It seems RemNote and Tana are not on parallel streets. They’re more on perpendicular roads heading off in different directions.