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The Benefit of Nested Tags
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Posted by MadaboutDana
Dec 18, 2020 at 11:15 AM
I like Obsidian very much, but I also like Bear (I can’t, alas, use InfoQube because it’s Windows-based, although I have downloaded a copy of the outliner to use in Parallels Desktop!).
But NotePlan 3 (macOS) has most of the advantages of Obsidian, Bear and other nested taggers.
NotePlan allows you to nest hashtags (#) and mentions (@), supports folders, and now offers backlinks (in iOS they’re still in beta, but they’re already very stable and I’m using the beta version without issues on my iPad and iPhone). And unlike e.g. Agenda, NotePlan allows you to open notes in multiple windows. The app also has a very good search function.
Users have expressed dismay at NotePlan’s fairly robust subscription pricing, but I can say from personal experience that the app replaces a whole bunch of information and task managers while being firmly based on simple Markdown.
A few additions are needed: more support for Markdown would be good (at the moment it only supports a fairly limited subset of formatting commands), and some widgets and services would be brilliant (NotePlan accepts file links and mail links – and turns them into tidy, referenced Markdown links – but it doesn’t have a service for automatically “sending” stuff to the app, although it does support drag and drop).
Project manager Didier Varlot has written a couple of interesting articles on how he uses NotePlan for project management (e.g. https://dvarlot.medium.com/how-i-manage-projects-with-noteplan-3-c7ff3a100d00).
Eduard, the developer, is extremely responsive, and has a lengthy roadmap of features for future inclusion, including e.g. folding (aha! can’t wait!).
Cheers,
Bill
Posted by eurobubba
Dec 18, 2020 at 03:15 PM
Regarding NotePlan’s price, it’s worth noting that it’s available on SetApp, although it can be slow to update. (The recent update to version 3 is not there yet.)
MadaboutDana wrote:
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>Users have expressed dismay at NotePlan’s fairly robust
>subscription pricing, but I can say from personal experience that the
>app replaces a whole bunch of information and task managers while being
>firmly based on simple Markdown.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Dec 18, 2020 at 04:23 PM
Also regarding NotePlan, Eduard has asserted that he is working on providing a browser version, which would be great for me, since I spend my work days in Windows.
The subscription is a little steep, but to me NotePlan is an excellent app and only promises to get better. I am happy to support that work.
Steve Z.
Posted by Simon
Dec 18, 2020 at 06:43 PM
I used Noteplan 2, but v3 is now out of my price range—-and a subscription at that, not something I’ll return to. It also won’t be in Setapp anytime soon as the developer wants to gain traction with his subscription model.
The thing I like about nested tags is that they create a pseudo folder structure in Bear. They are part of your note’s structure. They are also extremely quick to rearrange and move things about or have them in more than one place. Until Bear, I never really saw the benefit of tags apart from search, but if I use them individually I may as well search for the word as it will appear in the text. Creating nested tags and being able to see all the items associated with the nested tags and being able to drill down further has really helped me. I find it’s ruined folders for me because they are just too rigid.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Dec 23, 2020 at 06:22 PM
Just FYI for those who want a note manager that has BOTH nested folders and nested tags, take a look at Notejoy.
Like Bear, it provides instant rendering of markdown. It now works offline. Even though it is built for team collaboration, there is a solo plan.
I’ve been pleased with Notejoy as a replacement for Evernote.
Steve