SilverNote Free Edition - Up to 80 notes per notebook sketch based notetaker

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Posted by Foolness
Sep 12, 2012 at 01:55 PM

Feature link: http://www.silver-note.com/features/

From this donationcoder topic it doesn’t appear to be very stable but definitely a unique mix on tried and true concepts.

http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=32207.msg299615#msg299615

The link feature is what caught my eye. There aren’t many notetaking software that try their hand at the master document principle while presenting it as a mindmap. (If the example screenshot is accurate)

“For a higher level of organization, create links from one note to another and arrange those links in any way that makes sense to you. And if you need to reference information not in your notebook, it’s just as easy to link to external documents and web pages.”

Posted by MadaboutDana
Sep 12, 2012 at 06:26 PM

Hm - well spotted. I’ve just had a quick play. It’s actually quite a nice little app, albeit with some flaws (search mode is inconsistent across text boxes, “scratchpads” aren’t actually scratchpads at all, they cause the main window to empty, standard keyboard navigation shortcuts don’t work). But it seems nice and stable, has a very pleasant interface, and is fairly versatile. It’s actually a kind of OneNote competitor - it has a very wide range of linking and embedding functions (including links to other notes). I like it! Definitely one to keep a close eye on. With a bit more work this could be very impressive (the main search function is very powerful, something I value highly!).

Cheers,
Bill

Posted by MadaboutDana
Sep 12, 2012 at 07:11 PM

Actually, I’ve just heard back from the (very amiable) developer. It’s not really been released yet. He’s going to sort out the search anomalies, and pointed out that scratchpad mode does work (i.e. you can open up several notes in separate windows - all editable - and also edit notes in the tabbed main window). Actually, this is shaping up to be a really nice product. Kind of like a simple OneNote (definitely one for those who think Microsoft’s endless ribbons, bars, nubs, tabs, etc. are excessive).

Cheers,
Bill

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