Thank you Paul — this is exactly the kind of report that gets something fixed fast, and you pinpointed both problems precisely.

You were right that import wasn't reliable, and I found why:

It stopped after a few pages because a single page MojoPad couldn't read or convert would halt the entire import, quietly dropping everything after it. That's fixed — MojoPad now imports every page independently, so one problem page can never sink the rest of your document.
The "9 skipped" message with no explanation is gone. Import now creates a VoodooPad Import Report page that lists every page it couldn't bring across and why — whether it's encrypted (you'd unlock it in VoodooPad first), an unsupported page type, or missing data — and opens it for you automatically.
This is out now in 1.8.1. MojoPad should offer the update on its own, or you can use Check for Updates (or re-download from mojopad.app). Please give your documents another try.

One ask: if any pages you care about still show up in that report as an unsupported type, just reply with the report to support@mojopad.app and I can usually add support for that format. I want your legacy data to come across completely.

Thanks again for taking the time — and for sticking with the project.

— Mark

Paul Korm wrote:

With 1.8.0 I am unable to import any VoodooPad document correctly. Sometimes MojoPad skips most of the content of the source doc and stops importing after a few pages. Sometimes it imports but pops up messages like "9 skipped", without telling what was skipped and why. Sorry, but import seems to be iffy. I enjoy the project and its progress for new documents, but to transfer legacy data its not reliable at this point.

Thank you @Mark == you are a remarkably responsive developer, which tends to be the case for all the devs who come here to talk to us.

The pages that did not import were all markdown documents, dating back a long time.

Did all documents import this time? If you had any that failed, just send me the report to support@mojopad.app

Paul Korm wrote:

Thank you @Mark == you are a remarkably responsive developer, which tends to be the case for all the devs who come here to talk to us.

The pages that did not import were all markdown documents, dating back a long time.

Just a note to mention that I'm trying 1.8.1, and the the new graph views are really impressive!

I installed Ollama and used it with MojoPad for a while, then removed it entirely. I have no confidence that I can understand what locally installed AIs are up to and what motherships they are exchanging data with. I'm very wary about upcoming Apple Intelligence updates in macOS/iOS 27.

Hey Paul, so glad you brought up this topic. This is exactly the reason I went with the AI in MojoPad to be local only. My goal with MojoPad is to keep everything local and 100% private to your computer and your eyes only. These AI models via Ollama are local only, they do not communicate outside your computer. I thought about also including the ability to input your own API key for other models such as Claude and ChatGPT. Then after thinking about it further, it went against my mantra of always local only and your eyes only, hence I have not implemented it. When you use Claude or ChatGPT, you are contributing to a global model, this part we should all be concerned about, again, exactly the reason I went local only models, no outside communication. The local AI brings forth some really neat features which I have built into MojoPad and am leaning heavily into because, the way we can expose our notes and thoughts to show us connections or ideas we may not see or think about. Please do your own research on these local models to gain your own trust level with it. Another thing I won't do is force AI on users who do not want to use it for whatever reason. This way the user can choose to use it or not, yet still enjoy the fundamental creating of notes and recalling them in MojoPad. Not using AI though will keep you from experiencing some of the enhanced AI features that need the AI model to work. I am responding because I would like you to think about it further. AI is coming like a freight train and will change the future, this I am certain of, and it has it's benefits, but there are also things humanity needs to think about. I am choosing to implement the parts that benefit us with our thinking, and understanding of what we write, or have written in the past. But, always keeping it local. Love the discussion.

Paul Korm wrote:

I installed Ollama and used it with MojoPad for a while, then removed it entirely. I have no confidence that I can understand what locally installed AIs are up to and what motherships they are exchanging data with. I'm very wary about upcoming Apple Intelligence updates in macOS/iOS 27.

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you like it.

marlowe wrote:

Just a note to mention that I'm trying 1.8.1, and the the new graph views are really impressive!

Here is a snippet from Ollama's privacy policy.

2. How Ollama Works
Ollama runs on your local device. We do not collect, store, transmit, or have access to your prompts, responses, model interactions, or other content you process locally. Your data stays on your machine.

Paul Korm wrote:

I installed Ollama and used it with MojoPad for a while, then removed it entirely. I have no confidence that I can understand what locally installed AIs are up to and what motherships they are exchanging data with. I'm very wary about upcoming Apple Intelligence updates in macOS/iOS 27.

I can confirm that I run Ollama in local-only mode (you can completely deactivate its web access), generally running Qwen3 as my local model (pretty good, on the whole). I've been running it with note-taking software Octarine, but will happily experiment with MojoPad. Provided Ollama's web access is disabled, it really doesn't call the mothership!

But I entirely agree with you, @Paul, about Apple Intelligence. If you run traces on just how often any Apple machine calls the mothership, it's actually rather alarming (there's a constant stream of data running to and fro!). That's why I'm continuing to experiment with Linux (ZorinOS 18.1, specifically), in an effort to disengage from both Apple and Microsoft.

A couple of days ago, I was delighted to run into a friend of mine who's involved in advising the Irish government on alternative economics and discover that she's using a Fairphone complete with e/OS (Google-free Android). So cool, and definitely next on my list (meanwhile I use my own Android phone with DuckDuckGo's tracker blocker running in the background; this works pretty well. e/OS doesn't run on all Android phones, unfortunately).

Mark wrote:

Here is a snippet from Ollama's privacy policy.

2. How Ollama Works
Ollama runs on your local device. We do not collect, store, transmit, or have access to your prompts, responses, model interactions, or other content you process locally. Your data stays on your machine.

Paul Korm wrote:
>I installed Ollama and used it with MojoPad for a while, then removed it entirely. I have no confidence that I can understand what locally installed AIs are up to and what motherships they are exchanging data with. I'm very wary about upcoming Apple Intelligence updates in macOS/iOS 27.

MojoPad is growing up quickly. In the next release MojoPad gets a needed facelift to modernize it. I am moving towards a combination of a Personal Wiki/PKM/Second Brain app. I am keeping the initial look and feel simple, for those that just want a personal Wiki, like MojoPad's predecessor. But when you pop the hood, there is a V8 Twin Turbo when you want it. I have many ideas and am working many long hours to deliver them. I am openly offering to anyone, if you want a feature along the lines of the direction I am headed, drop me a note at support@mojopad.app. I collect all suggestions, and have worked in most of them so far.

There is a lot to MojoPad under the hood so to speak. Please do explore it, and read the docs, or you may miss some neat things going on. Thank you for supporting the project, it means the world to me. I would love for anyone using it to leave feedback on the app next time you go to download the new version, right below the download button, you can click to leave feedback, it only takes a minute, and really means a lot to me.

It's unbelievably powerful, Mark – I've been sitting there admiring the gorgeous graph and the various views it supports (as well as the fact that you can view pages alongside the graph). Wow.

I shall be investing! I'll also leave feedback, when I get a minute.

Really, the VoodooPad community don't know what they're missing.

It's a great gift -- but please don't burn yourself out making it :-o

Mark wrote:

MojoPad is growing up quickly.\

Really appreciate the feedback, it's what keeps me going late nights. OK, 1.12.0 is being released in the next 5 minutes. Lots of new goodies, and a redesigned interface. I really think you guys will like it. Reduced friction, modern layout, and the things you need, right at your fingertips. Do let me know what you all think. And again, I am always open to feature requests. If you have one, drop it here or drop me an email at support@mojopad.app. This was a really big update, if you run into any issues drop me a note at the email above. I work to fix bugs fast.

Request noted, but Safari is not on the short list. Apple being apple, a lot of red tape for me to support it.

Mark

Stephen Zeoli wrote:

Will you be adding a Safari extension?

I am lining up the next 4 sprints, beyond the 4 I have ready to deploy, lots of good stuff coming this week! Would love to hear what features you are missing in MojoPad that would make the tool better. Also looking for feedback on existing friction in the tool while you use it. Also, are there features in another PKM/Second Brain apps that you have used that had a killer feature you wish MojoPad had? Don't be shy, if you don't ask, you may not get it. While I have a large number of ideas, I really want to hear from my users. I have been a PKM tool user for quite some time and have used most all of them that exist today. This is where I get some of my ideas, taking what worked best and discarding the rest. Drop a note here or send me an email at support@mojopad.app

As always, thank you for your support and feedback

Mark wrote:

Also, are there features in another PKM/Second Brain apps that you have used that had a killer feature you wish MojoPad had? Don't be shy, if you don't ask, you may not get it.

Mark, MojoPad as-is is awesome, and I don't have suggestions for it as a VoodooPad replacement for me; it's working great. One feature that I've looked for for a long time in a local PKM app is spaced repetition. Emacs and org-mode have proved too complicated and fiddly for me, though there's an org-drill module for this (https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-drill.html which seems like it would do what I'm looking for.

Going way, way back, there was apparently a Mac app that was a combination outliner and spaced repetition system called MindBurn. Here's a review from 2008 https://huginn.net/foolsworkshop/reviews/index.html%3Fp=13.html that describes what that app was trying to do, which strikes me a similar to RemNote today, but locally and offline. That is what appeals to me--the idea of having notes and flashcards in one place, where the flashcards are using an algorithm like Anki's SM-2 or FSRS to surface cards just before you forget them. (As an aside, and speaking of niche applications, there was one Full Recall (https://fullrecall.com that I used for awhile when a Windows users because it's algorithm was supposed to be customized through a neural network to the user.)

I just really like the idea of having an integrated flashcard system with a smart review scheduling system inside my notes system, and it seems hard to find a non-subscription option for this today outside of org-mode and org-drill. Thanks for asking for ideas, and I recognize there may not be much interest in this one as there are lots of standalone flashcard applications such as Anki that people like.

Well, if there's two things that would be wonderful:
a) folding (under headers, perhaps)
b) the ability, currently exclusive to Ulysses (and the alas defunct Novellus), to view multiple documents/notes together/simultaneously, i.e. as a single document, while still being able to edit them

Mark wrote:

Also, are there features in another PKM/Second Brain apps that you have used that had a killer feature you wish MojoPad had?

For b) I assume you mean side by side viewing/editing. Like in Ulysses, you open a document, then right click another and choose open in second editor. When you said as a single document, I was unsure if you meant side by side, or as a longform, with multiple documents. or both?

MadaboutDana wrote:

Well, if there's two things that would be wonderful:
a) folding (under headers, perhaps)
b) the ability, currently exclusive to Ulysses (and the alas defunct Novellus), to view multiple documents/notes together/simultaneously, i.e. as a single document, while still being able to edit them

Mark wrote:
> Also, are there features in another PKM/Second Brain apps that you have used that had a killer feature you wish MojoPad had?

I think Bill is suggesting selecting pages in one column of the view, and seeing a composed view of all the contents of the selected pages in a column to the right. So I select pages A, C, Y, Q and in the column next to that I see and can edit all of their text.

Quite fancy.

(Bill, Tinderbox does this too, btw.)

Thanks for this, the fullrecall brings back some old memories. It's an oldie and one I ran across and tried a long time ago. Anyway, your request is one I personally had down as a to implement item. I will work into one of the 4 sprints.

Mark

marlowe wrote:

Mark wrote:
>Also, are there features in another PKM/Second Brain apps that you have used that had a killer feature you wish MojoPad had? Don't be shy, if you don't ask, you may not get it.

Mark, MojoPad as-is is awesome, and I don't have suggestions for it as a VoodooPad replacement for me; it's working great. One feature that I've looked for for a long time in a local PKM app is spaced repetition. Emacs and org-mode have proved too complicated and fiddly for me, though there's an org-drill module for this (https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-drill.html which seems like it would do what I'm looking for.

Going way, way back, there was apparently a Mac app that was a combination outliner and spaced repetition system called MindBurn. Here's a review from 2008 https://huginn.net/foolsworkshop/reviews/index.html%3Fp=13.html that describes what that app was trying to do, which strikes me a similar to RemNote today, but locally and offline. That is what appeals to me--the idea of having notes and flashcards in one place, where the flashcards are using an algorithm like Anki's SM-2 or FSRS to surface cards just before you forget them. (As an aside, and speaking of niche applications, there was one Full Recall (https://fullrecall.com that I used for awhile when a Windows users because it's algorithm was supposed to be customized through a neural network to the user.)

I just really like the idea of having an integrated flashcard system with a smart review scheduling system inside my notes system, and it seems hard to find a non-subscription option for this today outside of org-mode and org-drill. Thanks for asking for ideas, and I recognize there may not be much interest in this one as there are lots of standalone flashcard applications such as Anki that people like.

I mentioned to @Mark it would be nice to have Mermaid rendering in our MojoPad pages. He rightfully said, that's hard but he'd think about it.

Today, MP 1.14 shows up with a full-fledged Mermaid implementation -- including the AI's ability to review documents and diagram their relationships with Mermaid.

Amazing!

OK, 2 chunky releases out of the way. 1.14.0 and 1.15.0. Taking additional requests. I think I added most if not all of the recent requests into sprints. I am currently working on 1.20.0. Lots of cool things coming in those releases. I am no longer marketing MojoPad as a personal Wiki. It has clearly grown beyond that and will continue to do so. I would consider it a thinking space for your MAC. My new tagline for the app is: "A Digital Playground For The Mind" You will understand this better as the releases continue to go out. Looking for your requests for 1.21.0. Think along the lines of my taglines and let me know what would make your day if I implemented it. Again, thanks for the support.

Mark

1.17.0 released. In this release you have several personas to choose from in the AI panel. My favorite being the professor. Choosing a person then presents you with 6 prompts you can use, or you can use your own. After the results of a query are presented, a list of 5 questions you can ask based on the content. A quick way to go down a rabbit hole on a particular subject.

Release 1.18.0 went out earlier today, this was the implementation of your request. Just wanted to follow up to see if it hit the mark of what you were looking for?

Mark

MadaboutDana wrote:

Well, if there's two things that would be wonderful:
a) folding (under headers, perhaps)
b) the ability, currently exclusive to Ulysses (and the alas defunct Novellus), to view multiple documents/notes together/simultaneously, i.e. as a single document, while still being able to edit them

Mark wrote:
> Also, are there features in another PKM/Second Brain apps that you have used that had a killer feature you wish MojoPad had?

1.19.0 was just released. It has your requested feature in it. Please let me know what you think.

Mark

marlowe wrote:

Mark wrote:
>Also, are there features in another PKM/Second Brain apps that you have used that had a killer feature you wish MojoPad had? Don't be shy, if you don't ask, you may not get it.

Mark, MojoPad as-is is awesome, and I don't have suggestions for it as a VoodooPad replacement for me; it's working great. One feature that I've looked for for a long time in a local PKM app is spaced repetition. Emacs and org-mode have proved too complicated and fiddly for me, though there's an org-drill module for this (https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-drill.html which seems like it would do what I'm looking for.

Going way, way back, there was apparently a Mac app that was a combination outliner and spaced repetition system called MindBurn. Here's a review from 2008 https://huginn.net/foolsworkshop/reviews/index.html%3Fp=13.html that describes what that app was trying to do, which strikes me a similar to RemNote today, but locally and offline. That is what appeals to me--the idea of having notes and flashcards in one place, where the flashcards are using an algorithm like Anki's SM-2 or FSRS to surface cards just before you forget them. (As an aside, and speaking of niche applications, there was one Full Recall (https://fullrecall.com that I used for awhile when a Windows users because it's algorithm was supposed to be customized through a neural network to the user.)

I just really like the idea of having an integrated flashcard system with a smart review scheduling system inside my notes system, and it seems hard to find a non-subscription option for this today outside of org-mode and org-drill. Thanks for asking for ideas, and I recognize there may not be much interest in this one as there are lots of standalone flashcard applications such as Anki that people like.